| JRitt |
10-03-2012 11:40 AM |
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woohoo!
on the front steps today. more info and an install write up on the blog and facebook coming soon...
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I doubt you'll run into any install issues...super easy...but don't hesitate to call if you have any questions. Enjoy!
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I want a review of the difference in not just braking power but also driving feel due to the weight reduction
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That is a very difficult one to put into words. My hunch is that a sensitive driver would be able to feel a difference if they installed the brakes and a lightweight wheel/tire package. I went with a 7 lb. Volk wheel on my Miata and instantly felt a difference, but at 2100 lbs that car is quite different from the FT86. When I have the passenger seat in and someone is riding with me on the track (+200 lbs or more), the handling is all jacked up and it feels like I lost a cylinder.:)
I remember an article quite a few years ago (2003?)...think it may have been a Dodge SRT-4 in Sport Compact Car? They put a big brake kit on it that shaved a bunch of weight and were actually able to see a measurable acceleration increase.
Regardless, shaving 20 lbs. of unsprung weight is likely impossible via any other route on these cars. Knocking 20 lbs. off the nose is also a very nice bump in the proper direction for overall front to rear weight bias.
In 8 years from now when these cars are selling for $10k and people are desperately stripping them down and drilling speed holes in them to remove every ounce, an unsprung weight reduction of 20lbs. will be viewed as a gift from the heavens. :D |
