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phoenix330 05-21-2009 11:52 AM

Weight Reduction
 
Hi,
anyone is willing to help me to build a weight reduction list for street car?

Stang Illusions 5.0L 05-21-2009 09:10 PM

Wow this is gonna be a list and a half...

Start with Interior.....
- Remove your carpet and trash that called insulation...
- While carpet is removed, remove all the seam sealer...
- Swap your seats, from power to non-power or something after market...
- Bye, Bye spare tire and jack...
- Yep thats right.....decrease the size of your stereo or remove the entire thing....
- Only need wiper arms and blades when it rains, hell RAINX...
- Drag rims are nice weight drop...
- Chromoly tubular K member and A arms....
- Air bag(s) delete...
- A/C Delete...
- Loose weight your self.....LOL j/k
- Floor mats are only for looks... lol
- Swap from power mirrors, door looks, and windows to ALL Manual
- All your glass to plexiglass
- Remove your wing
- Do you need 4 bolts holding your shift in, when 2 work just fine.....Do you need 2" long bolts holding that in there when 3/4" Long bolts will do the same damn thing?
- Do I hear a aluminum drive shaft swap?
- Oh look more seam sealer in the trunk...
- Swap your complete wiring from stock to painless wiring...

I have more just need to think about it....this should get you started lol.

1low03gt 05-21-2009 09:32 PM

Don't forget the front sway bar delete
Battery in the trunk,not much of a weight reduction,but helps plant the rear tires,and takes the weight off the front
Lose your fog lights
Lose your tail pipes
Lose the rear seat
Front,and rear inner bumpers under the facias
You can always cut the side impact bars out of the doors


There is probably more.LOL!

Stang Illusions 5.0L 05-21-2009 10:01 PM

The basic ones and I forgot about them LOL!

Good call :) I even done the front sway bar, fog lights as well!
Since I have the SN95 I did the Fox fiberglass bumper swap....

https://www.cmoc.ca/forums/t9548/

phoenix330 05-22-2009 10:12 AM

Deleting the air bag is legal?

phoenix330 05-22-2009 10:13 AM

You can delete the EGR stuff, smog pump stuff, you can go with coil over. Steeda sell Ultra lite wheel if you don't want to go with skinnies.

lowlife 05-22-2009 11:56 AM


Originally Posted by phoenix330 (Post 111964)
Deleting the air bag is legal?


ya u can take them out . not sure about some of the other stuff but u dont have to have air bags .

phoenix330 05-22-2009 12:32 PM

it's good to know !
do you know how much weight is removed with the air bag out of the car?

lowlife 05-22-2009 01:16 PM

maybe a few pounds. but it all adds up

1low03gt 05-22-2009 09:37 PM


Originally Posted by Stang Illusions 5.0L (Post 111947)
The basic ones and I forgot about them LOL!

Good call :) I even done the front sway bar, fog lights as well!
Since I have the SN95 I did the Fox fiberglass bumper swap....

https://www.cmoc.ca/forums/t9548/

LOL,it happens!!:wink:


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