put my fox on diet
#13
RE: put my fox on diet
The biggest wieght savings probably comes from going to aluminum heads and if you can afford it an aluminum block. Lighter battery. GOING CARBlol. And start out with a early 4 eyed stang they are the lightest! The earlier the lighter lol.
#14
RE: put my fox on diet
a huge weight saving (if its a hatchback) is putting on a fiberglass hatch with lexan window, and either ditching the stock wing or put an aluminum drag wing on there. the difference is absolutely amazing. id be suprised if mine weighted much more than 20lbs all together. i can easily lift it on and off, but the stock hatch i can barely even lift a few inches off the ground, let alone put it back on lol.
#15
RE: put my fox on diet
foxbodies range a little i've never weighedlx hatch/old style GTbut i'm sure it's safe to say it weighs maybe 100 lbs more than a notch
my current notch has power everything, smog delete, sway bars off, and w/ 1/4 tank it weighs about 3200 lbs
hatchback lx'sare about 75-100 more i think, but GT's are about 150 more for sure, and my phat-a$$ lx 'vert w/ an aod weighed over 3600 lbs
my current notch has power everything, smog delete, sway bars off, and w/ 1/4 tank it weighs about 3200 lbs
hatchback lx'sare about 75-100 more i think, but GT's are about 150 more for sure, and my phat-a$$ lx 'vert w/ an aod weighed over 3600 lbs
#17
RE: put my fox on diet
yea if its a hatch make it a fiberglass one, with the lexan window like was said, taske out the back seats...ditch the spare tire jacks and all that crap, take out you rpass seat, and cheange over your bumpers and hood to lighter pices, and deff get a c4 not a c6
#18
RE: put my fox on diet
you guys are getting way ahead....
my old hatch weighed 3500lbs fully loaded (LX 5.0)
when i got done.. it weighed 3023lbs exactly
heres what i removed:
- hatch carpet and insulation under carpet
- spare tire / jack
- hatch interior panels (i kept the quarters)
- backseats completely removed
- removed insulation under rear seats
- removed passanger seat
- very minimal amount of gas
the weight reduction was a factor in my accident though. the rear was very light and spun around at the least expected moments...
my old hatch weighed 3500lbs fully loaded (LX 5.0)
when i got done.. it weighed 3023lbs exactly
heres what i removed:
- hatch carpet and insulation under carpet
- spare tire / jack
- hatch interior panels (i kept the quarters)
- backseats completely removed
- removed insulation under rear seats
- removed passanger seat
- very minimal amount of gas
the weight reduction was a factor in my accident though. the rear was very light and spun around at the least expected moments...
#20
RE: put my fox on diet
ORIGINAL: Tberg725
How much do the hatches even weigh? the only thing I would be worryed about would be making the rear too light
How much do the hatches even weigh? the only thing I would be worryed about would be making the rear too light