weight reduction 101

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Originally Posted by Quik

if you go about doing all the weight reduction then what is the point of starting with a fullsize truck?

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I have an s10, not a fullsize...

you can shave a few hundred lbs from a fullsize to get it faster while still maintaining most creature comforts and having all the room of a fullsize. why not do it? 250lbs is roughly 1/4 second at the track. relocating your tank and battery patially fixes traction problems that everyone with a truck complains about. asking why you would do weight reduction in a truck is the same as asking why you would try to make a truck fast:ugh2:? isnt this whole site based on making trucks perform better? one of the many things to help that is weight reduction.

couldnt have said it better myself^^ exactly like if silverados were meant for racing etc etc lol

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Originally Posted by Quik

if you go about doing all the weight reduction then what is the point of starting with a fullsize truck?

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kinda like making an 800 HP 4.8........:ugh2:

Dont hate on teh four point eight...:burnrubb:

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Originally Posted by Maui4x4

Dont hate on teh four point eight...:burnrubb:

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he just upset he cant even touch those HP figures with more cubes

FOUND IT!
How to get your econobox into the 14's-A must read.

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Originally Posted by Duct_tape123

FOUND IT!
How to get your econobox into the 14's-A must read.

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haha thats awesome

I've managed to add more weight than what I've removed by deleting spare tire (not that I can get to it anyways LOL) and swapping rear bumper to rollpan. My truck weights 4480 without me in it, but I love going to the track and just changing tires to run. Like how some people make the track look like a swap meet with all these tailgates, passenger/back seats, center consoles, spare tires and what not layin around, then throw it all back on the truck lol
Not that I wouldn't want for it to be lighter but to what extent?. I like my goodies too much like having a sound system, comfy leather seats, power windows and not sweat my ass off while driving it, but to each his own.

yea im gonna run the ltz center console

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Originally Posted by Lsx10

I have an s10, not a fullsize...

you can shave a few hundred lbs from a fullsize to get it faster while still maintaining most creature comforts and having all the room of a fullsize. why not do it? 250lbs is roughly 1/4 second at the track. relocating your tank and battery patially fixes traction problems that everyone with a truck complains about. asking why you would do weight reduction in a truck is the same as asking why you would try to make a truck fast:ugh2:? isnt this whole site based on making trucks perform better? one of the many things to help that is weight reduction.

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