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Old 07-18-2005, 01:55 PM
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who has removed the front and rear suports, or cushioning under the bumpers(not sure what it is called) from there cars, i heard it was worth about 70 pounds.
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Old 07-18-2005, 01:59 PM
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i took out the front. it had some weight to it but not sure how much....
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was it easy or a pain, and dose the car run a little cooler with more air hitting the radiator
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its easy, not sure about the temp.
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I have on 3 cars so far, 22-25 a piece is a guess, it might be closer to 30#s each.
Well worth it to me!!
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I have, its not wirth your time unless it's just gonna be on the track. If i remember right i think it was around 45lbs.
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forgot to add, insurance will drop your *** if they find out
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forgot to add, insurance will drop your *** if they find out
why is that?
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they are sort of a safety feature....
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Old 07-18-2005, 11:44 PM
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so what about the front end sagging, has anyone ever rigged some type of brace.
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the front will sag but i have seen some pretty creative rigs to eliminate that.
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o.k. so dose anyone have pics or some rigging jobs, or detailed info. thanks.
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