Re: A question of curriosity

From: Bill Pitz (dakota@billpitz.com)
Date: Sat Dec 28 2002 - 12:06:25 EST


At 01:03 AM 12/28/2002 -0500, you wrote:

>Bill Pitz wrote:
>
>>I guess this is really where you get to the point of deciding if you want
>>your truck "optimized" for daily driving or for racing. If you don't
>>care about convenience for daily driving, there are tons of things you
>>can do to lose that weight. But if you still want room for passengers, a
>>stereo system, etc. it gets more difficult. If you drop both bumpers,
>>the spare, the tailgate, and the tonneau, you would probably drop a
>>couple hundred pounds, but 600 is quite a bit.
>
>Will the weight loss from taking off the front bumper be greater than the
>addedd air resistance?

I don't know. That's also what I was wondering about removing the
tonneau. Of course, removing the tailgate eliminates *most* of that
resistance.

-Bill



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