i was just thinking
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03-02-2008 | 03:04 PM
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i was just thinking
i was just thinking. our trucks are roughly 5000 to 6000 lbs. i know that our engines dont really have a hard time moving that but it takes a lot of gas to move it. i was just wondering if any of you have ever thought about lightening up our trucks or if any of you have already. i was thinking about doing that but i dont know what i can remove w/out messing with the integrity of our rigs. if any of you have any input about this i would definately like to hear it (read it 
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03-02-2008 | 03:16 PM
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RE: i was just thinking
Lose the bed, replace with ALum flat bed
Lose exhaust, replace with straight pipes from collectors to dump under bed
Replace windshield with lexan and find a carbon fiber hood.
Alum Alloy 15" rims with 30x9.50 tires
Remove a leaf from each of the rear springs...
Go on a diet..
Honestly, unless you do a lot of gooseneck towing and the first option apeals to you, the only reasonable thing I can think of is leave the spare tire at home.
Lose exhaust, replace with straight pipes from collectors to dump under bed
Replace windshield with lexan and find a carbon fiber hood.
Alum Alloy 15" rims with 30x9.50 tires
Remove a leaf from each of the rear springs...
Go on a diet..
Honestly, unless you do a lot of gooseneck towing and the first option apeals to you, the only reasonable thing I can think of is leave the spare tire at home.
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03-02-2008 | 03:29 PM
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RE: i was just thinking
Well. You could start by not installing that 12" sub, or the amp. (But for my truck that would kill me. I love my music!)
You already have a 2WD so that helps.
Really, You could do weight reduction, but at a cost to the integrity of your truck.
If your looking for better gas millage, you could put the 3.7L 6 cyl in there.
These trucks aren't meant to be light weight. And they were designed and built during the days of $1/gallon gas.
I can completely understand about wanting to get better gas mpg, as I am currently getting about 9 mpg due to some repairs that need to be made right now. But It's a truck. It's not gonna get 25, 30 mpg's. Although I'd be extremely happy with 15.
You already have a 2WD so that helps.
Really, You could do weight reduction, but at a cost to the integrity of your truck.
If your looking for better gas millage, you could put the 3.7L 6 cyl in there.
These trucks aren't meant to be light weight. And they were designed and built during the days of $1/gallon gas.
I can completely understand about wanting to get better gas mpg, as I am currently getting about 9 mpg due to some repairs that need to be made right now. But It's a truck. It's not gonna get 25, 30 mpg's. Although I'd be extremely happy with 15.
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03-03-2008 | 02:46 AM
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RE: i was just thinking
right right i undersand its a truck i was just hopeing. the reason i asked is cuz i want to get a custom bumper/pushbar. and since im 2wd was gonna do the whole prerunner deal. the bumber is all 3" steel and HEAVY, and just wondering if there was anything i can do to offset the additional weight. does anyone make baja fenders?
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03-03-2008 | 02:56 AM
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