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Just thinking...... again! How much weight would we save and performance would we gain if some company produced an exact truck box replica in fiberglass or carbon fiber or ? Am I Insane?
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Re: reduced weight L
Originally posted by smkstklightning
Just thinking...... again! How much weight would we save and performance would we gain if some company produced an exact truck box replica in fiberglass or carbon fiber or ? Am I Insane?
Just thinking...... again! How much weight would we save and performance would we gain if some company produced an exact truck box replica in fiberglass or carbon fiber or ? Am I Insane?
Dan I really dont think the .1 for 100# rule applies to us because of the insane amount of torque we make bottom end..........just my $.02.
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Apparently the rear quarter panels of the truck are fiberglass. I didn't beleive this until it was posted somewhere on this board.
In order to drop weight, it would be better to do the following:
Stock wheels and tires are so heavy, they are weighed in 'elephants'
Get a set of lightweight forged wheels (e.g. O.Z. ) in 18 inches and wrap them in non-run-flat tires. Get rid of the hitch. Relocate the battery. Swap the stock seats for Sparco competition seats.
The hood weighs less than 20 lbs, so don't touch that
That should save you alot of weight. If you want to go hardcore, you can get your entire body panels formed in carbon fiber. Its been done on quite a few BMW e36 3-series.
My advice to you is don't worry too much about weight reduction because the trucks have iron blocks, steel ladder-type frames, and a heavy *** tranny and rear end.
A true lightweight vehicle is built from the bottom up with lightweight materials.
They will always be relatively heavy because of the aforementioned 'ingredients'.
However, for being 4670 lbs, these trucks handle quite nicely
In order to drop weight, it would be better to do the following:
Stock wheels and tires are so heavy, they are weighed in 'elephants'
Get a set of lightweight forged wheels (e.g. O.Z. ) in 18 inches and wrap them in non-run-flat tires. Get rid of the hitch. Relocate the battery. Swap the stock seats for Sparco competition seats.
The hood weighs less than 20 lbs, so don't touch that
That should save you alot of weight. If you want to go hardcore, you can get your entire body panels formed in carbon fiber. Its been done on quite a few BMW e36 3-series.
My advice to you is don't worry too much about weight reduction because the trucks have iron blocks, steel ladder-type frames, and a heavy *** tranny and rear end.
A true lightweight vehicle is built from the bottom up with lightweight materials.
They will always be relatively heavy because of the aforementioned 'ingredients'.
However, for being 4670 lbs, these trucks handle quite nicely
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From: Erie,PA
Originally posted by TorontoF150
Apparently the rear quarter panels of the truck are fiberglass. I didn't beleive this until it was posted somewhere on this board.
In order to drop weight, it would be better to do the following:
Stock wheels and tires are so heavy, they are weighed in 'elephants'
Get a set of lightweight forged wheels (e.g. O.Z. ) in 18 inches and wrap them in non-run-flat tires. Get rid of the hitch. Relocate the battery. Swap the stock seats for Sparco competition seats.
The hood weighs less than 20 lbs, so don't touch that
That should save you alot of weight. If you want to go hardcore, you can get your entire body panels formed in carbon fiber. Its been done on quite a few BMW e36 3-series.
My advice to you is don't worry too much about weight reduction because the trucks have iron blocks, steel ladder-type frames, and a heavy *** tranny and rear end.
A true lightweight vehicle is built from the bottom up with lightweight materials.
They will always be relatively heavy because of the aforementioned 'ingredients'.
However, for being 4670 lbs, these trucks handle quite nicely
Apparently the rear quarter panels of the truck are fiberglass. I didn't beleive this until it was posted somewhere on this board.
In order to drop weight, it would be better to do the following:
Stock wheels and tires are so heavy, they are weighed in 'elephants'
Get a set of lightweight forged wheels (e.g. O.Z. ) in 18 inches and wrap them in non-run-flat tires. Get rid of the hitch. Relocate the battery. Swap the stock seats for Sparco competition seats.
The hood weighs less than 20 lbs, so don't touch that
That should save you alot of weight. If you want to go hardcore, you can get your entire body panels formed in carbon fiber. Its been done on quite a few BMW e36 3-series.
My advice to you is don't worry too much about weight reduction because the trucks have iron blocks, steel ladder-type frames, and a heavy *** tranny and rear end.
A true lightweight vehicle is built from the bottom up with lightweight materials.
They will always be relatively heavy because of the aforementioned 'ingredients'.
However, for being 4670 lbs, these trucks handle quite nicely
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From: Illinois
Re: Re: reduced weight L
Originally posted by soap
Yes you are insane........that cost would be astronomical. Try just being creative and dropping weight. My buddy is down to 4100# with driver.
Yes you are insane........that cost would be astronomical. Try just being creative and dropping weight. My buddy is down to 4100# with driver.
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From: Selden NY
Originally posted by cyntaxx
You might as well just stuff a Lightning motor in a fox body.
You might as well just stuff a Lightning motor in a fox body.
The radiator blew so I'm junking it, not worth putting any $ into
Just run without your front doors, tail gate, pass seat, tow bar, spare, and bed rug, that's a good 400 lbs
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Is there any rule that says you have to have doors to run ???
They let that little rent a jap do it when they chopped up a rental car (I still laugh when i think of that article and pictures)
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From: Orland Park, IL just south of chicago
Yeah weight savings is where I'm going with my truck now. I figure I was running 12.2's with like 5000 pounds in the truck so if I drop some more weight I can go allot faster and not have to make more power and not worry about a new motor this year.
I want to make new lower control arms out of chromoly and that there should save some weight too. I think ripping out the stock rear end and going with a built to ***** 8.8 would also save soem weight too! I put a roll pan on, thats like 75 to 80 pound diet from that stock bumper.
I want to make new lower control arms out of chromoly and that there should save some weight too. I think ripping out the stock rear end and going with a built to ***** 8.8 would also save soem weight too! I put a roll pan on, thats like 75 to 80 pound diet from that stock bumper.