Competition Cutting Weight

[Twisted Shifter]

What is the best place to cut weight on a 94 2 Door 2Wheel drive truck. I want to do something with the front bumper but cant find anything. I want to cut all the weight I can from the front.



Twisted.

 

[HOSS]

Glass hood and bumper (I need a glass bumper as well but have not found one) there is a lot of wieght to lose up front if you look hard enough

 

[Scrappy]

move the batteries to the bed and /or lose one of them.

 

[ob1kobi]

The easiest items to lose are basically what has already been listed:



lose the hood, replace with a fiberglass one



lose the hood hinges, although it now becomes a pain to take the hood off if your alone



lose one battery, relocate the other to the bed



lose the sway bar



lose the AC



There is more, but I think you have to start getting creative at this point.



Ted

 

[HOSS]

I have removed the AC (I live in Washington like I need air ) I removed the inner fenderwells (makes more room for working on plumbing also)

Changed a lot of the front end parts to lighter ones. Moved the battery to the bed.

 

[Twisted Shifter]

Cool ... I am in FL so I will be keeping the AC This will be a daily driver ... but I like what I am seeing so far. I have hunted for 2 weeks for a glass bumper and all I can find is covers and thats just going to add... ... thanks again... .

 

[RacinDuallie]

lose the AC Ted

HMMMMMMMMM!! Oh really now... ...

 

[HOSS]

TS

I thought about getting one of those "covers" and adding brackets to it to mount without the stock bumper. I have not done it yet. It might work and would be very light

 

[ob1kobi]

HMMMMMMMMM!! Oh really now... ...

Yes RD, if you take the time to read the first post, he is asking for advise on ways to cut weight. Losing the AC will accomplish that. Nowhere did I say that I had removed mine. Any other questions RD?



Ted

 

[ob1kobi]

TS

I thought about getting one of those "covers" and adding brackets to it to mount without the stock bumper. I have not done it yet. It might work and would be very light

Friend of mine, not with a diesel, has done this and it worked out well for them. You really couldn't tell it was fake.

 

[RacinDuallie]

Yes RD, if you take the time to read the first post, he is asking for advise on ways to cut weight. Losing the AC will accomplish that. Nowhere did I say that I had removed mine. Any other questions RD?

Ted

Ted-

I DID read the first post, and the rest of them too, for that matter
relax will ya.


I do have one question though... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...

 

[Turbo Thom]

The sport bumper is the way Jeff went on his race. I installed it and it just slipped on. 2 brackets were put on the bottom to hold it in place. I had to make those. I guess about 20 lbs was saved there.



. . Preston. .

 

[Twisted Shifter]

Thats a bunch of work for 20# and I drive in the 3rd most dangerous roads in the US ... . South FL ... . So maybe I keep the bumper and look at other things ... ... ...



Now as soon as I see my parts from PDR I can get to work ..... need to prep the block.

 

[ob1kobi]

RD,



I have already wasted to much time with you, so I won't waste anymore.



Twisted,



Thats a good thought, if the truck is still driven on the road much, I would leave the front bumper on also, however you could look into the sport bumper option that Tom mentioned, that would save some weight. I am originally from Florida and I remember how it can be down there in some places.



Ted

 

[Twisted Shifter]

Hey ..... NO! #ad
in my thread ..... #ad




Might do the Sport Bumper ..... I am in South Fl so its hot

 

[ob1kobi]

:-laf



Twisted,



It gets pretty warm up here in MD also, so I still have my AC too. Of those that I have talked to, I think HOSS has done the most to lighten his. I have gotten alot of info through PM's with him.



Ted