LX vs GT 87-93 FoxBody; Whats the diff?

My Conv GT only weighs 3215.

GT's are NOT 300 pounds heavier. I have owned an 88 GT and two 89 LX Hatchbacks.

88 GT 5 Speed, sunroof, no front sway bar, no sound insulation under the rear seat or in the trunk, subframes, aluminum driveshaft, Ponys and still had a smog pump and a spare and about an 1/8 of a tank of gas weighed 3260 with me in it

89 LX 5 Speed, 25th Anniversary so it had GT Interior, sunroof, no smog, aluminum driveshaft, Pro Star Knockoffs and about an 1/8 of a tank of gas weighed 3200 with me in it

89 LX 5 Speed, 25th Anniversary so it had GT Interior, Powerdyne, Saleen Body Kit, Chrome Cobra R's, no sound insulation in the trunk or under the rear seat and less than a 1/4 of a tank of gas weighed 3300 with me in it

88 Turbo Coupe 5 Speed weighed 3460 with me in it

GT convertables are the ones that are Fat Cows not the Gt coupes.
The GT coupe and convertable are both heavier than a stock LX notch or LX hatch

10HoleLX said:

GT convertables are the ones that are Fat Cows not the Gt coupes.
The GT coupe and convertable are both heavier than a stock LX notch or LX hatch

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Usually if any car has a convertible "brother", the convertible weighs more.

The convertible is not much heavier than the regular coupe version, tops about 150lbs heavier. People like to say this is soooo much heavier but they're only going on what some people say and have never bothered to weigh the vehicle. As noted above a GT weighs a hair less than 3100lbs, my CONV Gt weighs 3215. Not much of a difference in my book. So i take exception to the comment my GT is a fat cow lmfao Try calling it a fat cow as it's putting car lengths on you

Oh no wait, its a GT/ auto/ convertable that is a FAT COW.

Anyone know what an 89 LX Vert weighs?

It is probably around 3050 i bet, a little more if it's an Auto.

My 1990 LX vert is 3230lbs with me in it and i'm 192lbs......so do the math. This was done on a calibrated scale, did it three times and took the average.

I don't believe you could option the 3.55 gear in an LX, though i could be wrong on this one. I've seen some GTs that came with it, but never an LX.

myroc said:

My 1990 LX vert is 3230lbs with me in it and i'm 192lbs......so do the math. This was done on a calibrated scale, did it three times and took the average.

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Wow, so that "Verts are pigs" thing is kind of a myth?
I mean, 100 lbs more doesn't exactly make it a pig.
of coarse I did have to add SFC's, rollbar, STB, etc, etc to make it stiffer but so have most hatch owners also.
I guess I can't be using that excuse when I get beat any more.

dgollem said:

GTs were up to 300 pounds heavier due to options and sound proofing. The GT models had more padding under the carpet to quite them down a bit more. The same options were available on both LX and GTs however the GT package included several items, like tilt steering and the lights that tell you your low on gas and windsheild washer fluid. (the only point here is there were no completely stripped down GTs, the GT package alone brought some extras) Other than the bumper trim and spoilers and items mentioned already by others they are the same cars.

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i had tilt on my 87 lx 5.0

i have seen (87-89)gt's with out even cruise control

and the gt interior came standard on 89+ lx v8s, not 90+ lx v8's

yeah, this is true... and you can always add fogs to an LX if you wanted... tha factory harness has provisions for it

My friend has a 87 GT without power windows or power locks, I dont think it came with cruise control either. Factory drag car!

ive read all these threads and basicly on average the only difference between the gt and lx is somewhere between 50-250 lbs depending on options? id guess that its all on personal appearance, i like the gt ground effects so thats what i have.