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Old Nov 27, 2004 | 04:09 PM
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Weight distribution on the Coupe???

I was wondering which is the weigth distribution in the coupe? (and for c220cdi coupe?)

Any site to see that type of info?

I know all BMW have 50/50 but what about the coupe???

and yes, I used the search button

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Old Nov 28, 2004 | 12:52 PM
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Originally Posted by gaiex
I was wondering which is the weigth distribution in the coupe? (and for c220cdi coupe?)

Any site to see that type of info?

I know all BMW have 50/50 but what about the coupe???

and yes, I used the search button

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check your inside door jamb. their should be a sticker in there with front and rear gross vehicle weight. use that to calculate the percentages.

EDIT: sorry, i forgot to add it's on the driver's side.
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Old Nov 28, 2004 | 04:47 PM
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Old Nov 29, 2004 | 06:55 PM
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The sticker shows the gross vehicle weight, doesnt really tell you anything
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Old Nov 29, 2004 | 07:52 PM
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935 kg front / 970 kg rear. This gives you 49 F/51 R.
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Old Nov 29, 2004 | 08:08 PM
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Vadim, do you know the distribution of the sedan?
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Old Nov 29, 2004 | 08:16 PM
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Vadim, do you know the distribution of the sedan?
No, but if I owned one, I would look at the driver's door jamb and would know it that very instant !
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Old Nov 29, 2004 | 08:30 PM
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No, but if I owned one, I would look at the driver's door jamb and would know it that very instant !
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Old Nov 29, 2004 | 10:50 PM
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Originally Posted by vadim
935 kg front / 970 kg rear. This gives you 49 F/51 R.
As pointed out, these are the gross allowable weights on each axle. 935+970=1905 kg, whereas the curb weight of the 230 coupe is 1475 kg manual, 1490 kg automatic. The weight distribution unloaded is 55F/45R.
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Old Nov 29, 2004 | 11:36 PM
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As pointed out, these are the gross allowable weights on each axle. 935+970=1905 kg, whereas the curb weight of the 230 coupe is 1475 kg manual, 1490 kg automatic. The weight distribution unloaded is 55F/45R.
A full tank of gas and staggered wheels - and you are closer to 50/50! Also - always put your passenger in the back.
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curb weight includes a full tank of gas
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Old Nov 30, 2004 | 12:08 AM
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curb weight includes a full tank of gas
Well, if you have, say, 1/4 of a tank, it changes the weight distribution even more towards the front. So keep it (near) full - at the very least. I wish they put the battery in the rear as well.
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Old Nov 30, 2004 | 01:46 AM
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A full tank of gas and staggered wheels - and you are closer to 50/50! Also - always put your passenger in the back.
Lol! Or you could throw three big bags of safety sand in the trunk as ballast. Winter is almost here.
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Old Nov 30, 2004 | 01:55 AM
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Lol! Or you could throw three big bags of safety sand in the trunk as ballast. Winter is almost here.
Yeah, I have a dead battery from my wife's Volvo for that
BTW, what is "CL230"? Did you mean "CL203" or "C230"?
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Originally Posted by gaiex
I was wondering which is the weigth distribution in the coupe? (and for c220cdi coupe?)

Any site to see that type of info?

I know all BMW have 50/50 but what about the coupe???

and yes, I used the search button

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All BMW have close to 50/50, but most of the time it is 51/49. Not that it makes that big a diference but the new M5 is something like 54/46! Which is strange for BMW since they normally are very close to 50/50, then again a V-10 is a good sized engine and does weigh in at a few pounds more than the old engine in there.
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Old Nov 30, 2004 | 12:01 PM
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BTW, what is "CL230"? Did you mean "CL203" or "C230"?
The bill of sale from my dealer says I bought a "CL230M", but why would they be right?
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The bill of sale from my dealer says I bought a "CL230M", but why would they be right?
They must have screwed up: W/CL203 is a platform designation; C230 is a model name - both by MB no less.
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As pointed out, these are the gross allowable weights on each axle. 935+970=1905 kg, whereas the curb weight of the 230 coupe is 1475 kg manual, 1490 kg automatic.
So, is there anyway to find it??

my gross weigths are:

995kg F
990kg R

and my curb weight:
1540kg

How do you calculate that if there is no axel weigths unloaded?

(sorry for my ignorance)
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Old Dec 1, 2004 | 10:18 PM
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Originally Posted by gaiex
How do you calculate that if there is no axel weigths unloaded?
You'll either have to put your car on the scales one axle at a time and tell us all, or accept that it's probably not much different from the 55/45 for the 230 coupe.
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Now, you should move the driver's seat as far back as possible to make it closer to 50/50 On a serious note, that would be *the* correct driving position (providing you can reach controls, of course). A friend of mine always seats very close to the steering wheel so that the steering wheel is almost under his chin. Now that's very wrong, but he won't listen.
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