How much weight did i loose???

Kdubslugga

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This winter i added a fiberglass hood, eliminated the A/C, and the Smog Pump, got an aluminum driveshaft, and removed the Dogbone. Just curious if anyone knows what this all would weigh?

 

LT1Killa

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My guess is about 50lbs, but that's just a guess. I know the dog bone is 8 and smog pump is about 8 if it helps any.

 

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A/C is about 35 pounds
dog bone is like 7
AL DS is 7 pounds
smog is like 6-7
The fiberglass hood is the big one

 

Ford_Racing

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My Boss Inc. hood weight was 23 lbs

 

wrathchild

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you can take off the swaybar and the driving lights and all that they attach to for another 50 lbs.

 

stock88

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What is the dog bone?

 

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charlesw6954

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i took out the back seats, that thick padding carpet, speakers, ac condesor, foglight's and bar, spar and jack, and some of that tar crap. with that stuff taken off i got about 160llbs off the car. i still have the radio, smog pump, ac and all its components, and some smog stuff.

 

Kdubslugga

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If i took the front sway bar off would there be a big difference in the way it handles?

 

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Kdubslugga said:

If i took the front sway bar off would there be a big difference in the way it handles?

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Yes....people usually take the front sway bar for weight transfer issues, not just the weight of the sway bar. Taking corners can be very scary with no front sway bar.

 

Kdubslugga

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maverick0716 said:

Yes....people usually take the front sway bar for weight transfer issues, not just the weight of the sway bar. Taking corners can be very scary with no front sway bar.

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Ah Screw it then

 

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SmockDoiley

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They usually just take it off for the strip. you can do it there with basic hand tools, and before you leave, put it back on.

 

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Dog Bone? Huh? Sorry Little Slow ToDay..... It is A Monday....

 

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xtrockx said:

Dog Bone? Huh? Sorry Little Slow ToDay..... It is A Monday....

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Its another name for the weight that is bolted to the bottom of the differential....its there to dampen harmonic resonance from the stock gears.

 

stock88

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I'm getting gears installed this weekend, should I keep the 'dog bone' on?

 

90lxcoupe

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maverick0716 said:

Yes....people usually take the front sway bar for weight transfer issues, not just the weight of the sway bar. Taking corners can be very scary with no front sway bar.

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i took the swaybar off of my car and it dosent handle that bad. You just cant go around taking turns like mario andretti.

 

90mustangGT

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The dogbone is designed to work with your stock d/s and stock gears, if you change your rear gears (which I hope you have) then isn't much more than a weight. I took mine off and didn't notice a difference in noise or anything.

Removal of the front swaybar really does help weight transfer, esp if you drive in the rain, at the track it helps also. Handling isn't really that effected, but steering responce is not as good. The stock rear suspension is so sloppy, removing the front swaybar actually balances it out, no more rear end kick out with the slightest corners.

Removal of the fog lights and that metal support is another big wieght loss thing, and removing weight from the worst place for weight to be. Moving the battery to the trunk is not a weight delete, but a 30lbs+ wieght transfer right where you need it.

Manual rack is supposed to be another 30lbs, A/C is at least 30lbs (condencer, compressor, ect), Kmember, coil overs... the list keeps going on. It's not too hard to get a foxbody into the 2800 or below weight catagory. I've scene many at 2600lbs with out being gutted. (interior, ect...)

 

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ka0tyk

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How much weight have I removed:

89 LX coupe:

Rear seat delete
No speakers (wires trimmed)
No radio
No AC
all trunk panels are gone
spare and jack gone
aluminum driveshaft
sparco front seats
D&D kmember
D&D tubular control arms
D&D coilover kit
steeda front and rear swaybar
hood underliner gone
fuel purge gone
windshield washer tank and pump gone
wipers removed and motor gone
front and rear internal bumper support gone
bumper springs gone
front inner fenders gone
insulation under carpet gone
tar scraped off
eibach springs (maybe weigh less than stock?)
Sun visors gone
insulation behind rear panels gone


I *THINK* thats all for now...

any estimations???