# How heavy is one end of a car?

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**Created:** [August 14, 2014, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-heavy-is-one-end-of-a-car/695550 "2014-08-14T22:39:12Z")\
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> [@Ranger\_Jeff](#):
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> Of course, you don’t need CGI to have 2 identical looking Caddys, except one is drivable and and the other lacks an engine and transmission.

Or even has extra weight then placed on the other side of the fulcrum already. No hydraulic lift or CGI needed. Just take out weight from one side of the fulcrum and add some on the other, then lift from side one. Though if you have the lift handy already it might be cheaper and faster that way.

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