Lightweight thread....
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It easily will in a crew cab , extended cab no . spare tire weights 60-70 lbs alone .
The tailgate was a lot lighter than i thought it would be. I remember the tailgate in my old Titan was a lot heavier than the one on this silverado.
Get out a cutting wheel and go to town. Back half the truck behind the leafs or go to a 4 link and cut it up to the axle . Cut out cross members and build them out or lighter material, just keep the outer skin of all body work cut out the inner except where needed for mounting
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I have gotten my truck down to ~6450lbs with me in it at the track. It normally weighs somewhere around 7100lbs, full tank of fuel, me in it.
This is what I do for weight reduction (all weights are approximate)
Tailgate: 70lbs
Spare: 80lbs
Spare winch: 20lbs
Hitch: 50lbs
Tonneau: 30lbs
Rear Seat: 150lbs
Pass Seat: 90lbs
Jack/Tools: 20lbs
2nd Battery: 50lbs
1/2 tank of fuel: 90lbs (7lbs per gallon)
It usually takes me about 1/2 hour to prep the truck at the track. I take the rear seat out at home unless the kids come with me.
I also removed the overload springs, but adding the Caltracs, pinion snubber and computer stand for EFI offsets that.
I could still remove the rear bumper (70lbs) if I wanted to or if I am close to my goals.
And yes, its 200lbs per .10 for our trucks. IMO, its foolish not to take advantage of "free" hp.
This is what I do for weight reduction (all weights are approximate)
Tailgate: 70lbs
Spare: 80lbs
Spare winch: 20lbs
Hitch: 50lbs
Tonneau: 30lbs
Rear Seat: 150lbs
Pass Seat: 90lbs
Jack/Tools: 20lbs
2nd Battery: 50lbs
1/2 tank of fuel: 90lbs (7lbs per gallon)
It usually takes me about 1/2 hour to prep the truck at the track. I take the rear seat out at home unless the kids come with me.
I also removed the overload springs, but adding the Caltracs, pinion snubber and computer stand for EFI offsets that.
I could still remove the rear bumper (70lbs) if I wanted to or if I am close to my goals.
And yes, its 200lbs per .10 for our trucks. IMO, its foolish not to take advantage of "free" hp.
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i could of had a 13sec button if id known about all this secret stuff...too embarrassed to ask fo my 14 sec one...i ran a 14.1/slow
idk how yalls are so heavy mine barely weighs 7000lbs and ive got a tool box and ranch hands on it. it is a ec/lb though
My CCSB is currently on the "drive for 55" as in 5500 lbs before ballast.
Stupid sled pullers anyways:rofl:
Stupid sled pullers anyways:rofl:
Ec/lb are lighter then crew cabs by a decent amount.
I never realized the whole backseat weighed 150lbs seems like theirs not much to it. I figure ontop of your list I can loose another 50 by going to 2 front sport buckets. I would Also really like to loose the hood that thing is stupid heavy
I never realized the whole backseat weighed 150lbs seems like theirs not much to it. I figure ontop of your list I can loose another 50 by going to 2 front sport buckets. I would Also really like to loose the hood that thing is stupid heavy
Light bulbs come out after I drain the oil. 2.5 gallons of that crap adds up in weight fast. I'll just put it back in after the pass
That's actually a common thing to remove if your a racer
you have to think like a dope dealer and that every ounce counts!
Eric care to share what all your doing to get yours down that low?
I wish more people would of been into getting a glass bed that was plug and play
My fuel tank is a 5 gallon gas can in the passenger floor. saves 250 lbs and it works. My TTS pumps are also zip tied to the side of the gas can. works for me.
lighten rotating mass. you can remove 16 lug nuts you might be able to get away with 4 per wheel :hehe: