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Old 10-17-2004, 03:59 AM
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Just wondering, whats the best way to reduce weight while maintaining a stock appearance and not sacrificing daily drivability? like spare tire, jack etc...
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Old 10-17-2004, 04:44 AM
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Back seat.
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Old 10-17-2004, 04:46 AM
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Carbon fiber hood.......??
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Old 10-17-2004, 10:53 AM
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Sound deadening. CF panels actually do offer a lot of weight savings. Also moving the battery to the trunk helps. Spare tire & jack, like you said. Maybe switch to manual windows, small things like this add up.
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Old 10-17-2004, 10:54 AM
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oh yeah, a biggie, wheels and tires. If you can afford to swap to a set of light weight wheels and tires, you will notice a huge difference.
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Remove dogbone, lightweight wheels, lightweight seats
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Word.. Tubular K member. I want to get one myself!
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Old 10-17-2004, 11:29 AM
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is there anything you guys DON'T know? lol
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Old 10-17-2004, 11:38 AM
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hmmm... I dont know how many women Ive been with! [&:][&:][&:]
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Old 10-17-2004, 01:08 PM
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Yea tubular K-member does take alot of weight off. It is not that hard to do either my buddy and I just put one on his 2004 vert in my garage. It took 2 of us to carry the old one out that was without the A arms. The new one completely assembled I could carry around like nothing. I think he said he paid like $600 for the whole set up (tubular D-member, Tubular A-arms, coil over set up, and all the bushings and misc stuff) Not too bad I think. It also makes it so much easier to do any kind of work under the front of you car because of the room you free up.
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