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Originally Posted by imped4now
As someone who went to pretty far lengths building a lightweight, DD-capable/hard offroad Jeep TJ, just make sure you really, really want the disadvantages (increased NVH and less comfort) before diving in. Yes, it's not apples to apples but I do have some pretty solid experience in building vehicles with weight being a high priority. You may end up missing those creature comforts down the road.
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Fair warning. I drove all last year with a gutted interior. It's noisy for sure. Some of that will be going back in to reduce noise, but modified. The difference with 200lbs removed was, in my mind, incredible. It lead me to wanting more weight savings. But, I am now targeting select areas.
Losing weight off of your suspension, tires, wheels will not add NVH. Changing hardware, reproducing brackets, etc in lighter materials are areas I'm looking at.