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Old Feb 27, 2009 | 06:46 AM
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ok so my cars finally down and im drivin the old truck. the motors comin out soon and weight reduction should start soon. but i have a question about the honey comb type pieces behind the bumpers. first off what are they? lol and are these ok to remove on a street car? they seem lik a nice chunk of weight that id lik to get off if its safe.
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Remove em, the foam doesnt actually weight that much its the bar that its attached to that weights the most.
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Prob just helps keep the shape of the bumper on a low low impacts. (i.e. backing into something)
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ok so my cars finally down and im drivin the old truck. the motors comin out soon and weight reduction should start soon. but i have a question about the honey comb type pieces behind the bumpers. first off what are they? lol and are these ok to remove on a street car? they seem lik a nice chunk of weight that id lik to get off if its safe.
Pull it out, just don't run into anything.
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Pull it out, just don't run into anything.
my concern is other ppl not me lol
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u can remove them just don't hit any one else's car and don't get hit by anyone else's. without the supports there is no stiffness in the bumpers to prevent them from flattening out on small impacts.
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leave the rear...for the idiots on the road...and if ur brakes are ok...take out the front
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burkhart chassis makes a bumper support that weighs only 9 pounds.
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Originally Posted by C_Rules
burkhart chassis makes a bumper support that weighs only 9 pounds.
really? u know how much the stockers r?
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i've read answers from people who have taken them off and weighed them ranging from 18 to 25 lbs. in the weight reduction sticky in the drag racing tech section i believe it says 22.
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Can anyone chime in on the way the front bumper performs without any support at trap speed? I.E., bumper deflection and/or being ripped off?
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seems like there is a thread just like this one in here every few weeks. Here are a few I pulled up using Search in this forum only searching Weight Reduction in titles only.

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Originally Posted by RamAir95TA
Can anyone chime in on the way the front bumper performs without any support at trap speed? I.E., bumper deflection and/or being ripped off?
Ours was fine till it got a small tear in it putting it on the trailer. Then it started collapsing and tearing more at the end of the 1/4 mile
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Ive probably pulled a good 250 pounds out of mine, check my thread in my signiture for pictures.
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