Weight Reduction

[Prof]

Hey Roy and Stinker, If we are gonna replace the entire differential why not go to a 9" Ford rear and save ANOTHER 100 lbs or so and have the easy gear changes with the chunk type rear and it would be just a strong?

I have no experience with the 9 inch...

Only Stinkers Read End...He will have to respond...

I am really tempted to make some remarks that would be way off topic

 

[FATJACK]

Roy, Stinkers guys could build us a 9" that would be a bolt in for our trucks (I think) for about the same money.

 

[spdrcrj]

If drivers were to lose weight, that'd help. I could stand to lose 10lbs myself. I'm about to put some BFG KDW's on the truck so they say that'll save 3lbs per tire over my Conti's.

 

[JTS VENOM PERFORMANCE]

Roy, Stinkers guys could build us a 9" that would be a bolt in for our trucks (I think) for about the same money.

they were more expensive to build at the time due to the casing but not by much, it can be had
but too at the time we wanted to keep as close to the oem style as we could.

 

[FATJACK]

they were more expensive to build at the time due to the casing but not by much, it can be had
but too at the time we wanted to keep as close to the oem style as we could.

Eddie ought to look into the 9" for his, gear changes would be a snap.

 

[JTS VENOM PERFORMANCE]

Eddie ought to look into the 9" for his, gear changes would be a snap.

he allready has a dana 60 DTS sitting inthe garage bo

he is comming after you hard, i WILL get his paxton to 800+rwhp

 

[Tooloe]

i removed my spare 90lbs.... removed the sub 15lbs and removed my washer bottle 18 pounds.... i'm also looking at more ways to sve weight

 

[tinygiants]

I removed 30 lbs from the driver. I removed another 100 from the axle. But I added some with the wheels and tires in the rear. I removed another 10 in the front wheels and tires.

 

[Cudajon]

I was thinking an aluminum bed would shave a bunch of weight... and moving the battery to the bed would move the weight the right direction. A lot of other vehicles have lightweight k-members and control arms... that would help a ton on our trucks I think.

Lol I think 175 driver weight might be on the low end on this board.

 

[TNVIPER]

I was thinking an aluminum bed would shave a bunch of weight... and moving the battery to the bed would move the weight the right direction. A lot of other vehicles have lightweight k-members and control arms... that would help a ton on our trucks I think.

Lol I think 175 driver weight might be on the low end on this board.

I have my battery mounted in the rear behind the passenger side wheel well with JMB's kit..............very few I have met here would be even close to 175....I havent weighed 175 since I was 10 yrs old..LOL

 

[Cudajon]

At 5'11" the Air Force says I'm almost overweight. BMI of 24.2 or something.

Does anyone know how much it would cost to build fiberglass versions of our body panels?

 

[FerrariTruck]

IMO... using fiberglass body panels as start to reduce weight is a waste of money for performance factor. Before I started using those I would have complete gone thru the truck in other ways. Hell if any of ya have ever pulled the complete bumper ya would know it weighs quite a bit. I would start with a hole saw and drill the bumper support frame till it looks like swiss cheese. then relocate battery. good start to get 120 pounds off the front. then you can do the obiovous race seats with nothing else in the inside. as for the rear, fuel cell , spare tire delete, light weight exhaust, and stinker DTM axle(150lbs alone right there) again hole saw the rear bumper support and say it be easy to get an RC down to 4,600-4,700 lbs or so

 

[FerrariTruck]

As a matter of fact, i have an extra front and rear bumper that i will hole saw to see how light they will get

 

[dnz28]

Carbon fiber fenders cost me 1200 apiece made of glass i dont know
between the fenders and a hood lookin right at 3500. savings of weight well worth it.

Edit i forgot to add 500 bucks a mold for the fenders also

 

[Cudajon]

How much weight saved??? Are they custom fenders you had built for ya?

 

[ARRESTmeRed04]

As a matter of fact, i have an extra front and rear bumper that i will hole saw to see how light they will get

your gonna weight the bumber before you start drilling???

 

[Tooloe]

he better!