Weight reduction calculations...

well i have gutting my rear interior and weighed each piece. here is the info.

Drivers Side rear Panel - 4 lbs
Pass. Side rear Panel - 5 lbs
Rear Hatch panel - 1 lbs
Rear Seats - 29 lbs
Rear Strut bar - 3 lbs
cargo cover w/corner pieces - 9 lbs
Clips, Screws, etc. - 1 lbs
Kenwood Amp - 5 lbs
6x9s w/ boxes - 16 lbs

Grand total of weight loss = 73 lbs

damn just 20 lbs left and u'll shave tenth of a second on ur 1/4 mile run.

weight reduction in a sedan is fun. there is SO MUCH to take out.

Originally posted by DarkImportGrey
weight reduction in a sedan is fun. there is SO MUCH to take out.

:eek: I dont even want to think about weight reduction on a sedan, it would take a month just to remove all the shit. If I ever was to go run my 1/4 mile, I would take out the system for sure, seats and spare, and the right headlight so I could have a little bit of forced induction going on:D

People tell me I should throw the steelies back on if I go but from what I have heard the VX rims are lighter, but I might end up throwing on the steelies anyway cause I dont want to fuck up my new tires.

Then again, I will probably never even go out to the track so fuck it:finger:

Can you feel a difference? Ive been wondering whether to gut the back of my car or not. I know eventually I will, but thinking about doing it now, since the back has no purpose since the subs are gone.

Put your strut bar back in. :D

You know what you need to do travis? You need to buy another hatch, totally strip it out and make it race-only, and save your ZC hatch for show/daily-driver... I'm very seriously considdering doing that myself.

Originally posted by ci5ic
Put your strut bar back in. :D

You know what you need to do travis? You need to buy another hatch, totally strip it out and make it race-only, and save your ZC hatch for show/daily-driver... I'm very seriously considdering doing that myself.

I say you soup up the jeep

yeah i can feel a difference.... and yes i did put my strut bar back in, i just had to take it out to get my panels off.


yeah i may buy a nother hatch..... but not till after college, i cant afford it.:(

Well i can't tell the difference in mine?

I felt the difference when I had my interior stripped. Especially after I put everything back in.

Just go buy an FJ1200. Then you'll go fast and you can keep your interior.

stop by a DOT weigh scale on the side of the highway and ask if they'd weigh your car :P. A lot of gas stations by interstates have truck scales too and you'd probably get less of a hassle (like avoiding tickets... god damn the DOT)