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Old 03-05-2009, 12:09 AM
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A Strange 12 bolt from Madman.

Strange 12 bolt w/ strange brakes
Narrowed 3'' per side
spool, 4.11's
lightweight yoke
lightweight axle ends
Aluminum cover

The weight with fluid is...... 180lbs


My stock 10bolt with auburn limited slip and stock brakes:
205lbs


Brings me to a new race weight of 2775.
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thats awesome dude !
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i have the exact same set-up except mine is only narrowed 2" each side. nice stuff for sure.
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I went with aerospace brakes, and am plannign on having mine chopped 4 inches per side for the next set of rims.

Narrowing the rear up does alot for the weight reduction of it.
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man thats light !
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wow! that is a nice raceweight
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man thats light !
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Holy poop you got that car light!
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hell, mind sharing what that type of setup costs? I am looking to replace my 10 bolt with something stronger and since I just needed to add the cage I would also like to offset some weight. I like the sub 2850# RW I had last season...
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It runs about $2500

That is without the brakes
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Nice, that is rather affordable too, I guess I need to put in a call to Madman...
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That is awesome!
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2775??????????
That's REAL light!
Sh*t, I'd be running 9.2's at that weight!!!!!
You driving that beast with remote control or what??
How much you weigh D?
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135lb
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Just for the record my S60 with a spool, stock axle length weighed 185 on the nose, not with brakes though. My 10-bolt was 165, again without brakes. I believe the lightest aftermarket rear is one of those aluminum fab9's or something along those lines, but they ain't cheap.
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^ The MWCP are priced very affordably.

I need to save up my pennies and get a rear for my 93. Having it sit there is just frustrating.
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what size wheels will u be running with that narrowed rear?
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Damn man... good to hear... I'm anxious to get my new MWC 9 inch on the scales and compare it to a 10 bolt... guessing its gonna come in lighter...!
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Not trying to hijack or get off topic, but what have you done as far as weight reduction?
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