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Old 08-31-2008, 04:10 PM   #8 (permalink)
Clev
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Originally Posted by chipX View Post
I have fairly lightweight sports seats in there now.
I would rather not decrease any form of handling performance - as well as my daily driver , its my little " sporty " car too Depends if i want to be sensible or not
A rough estimate : i have saved 15-20kg by changing the wheels on their own. However the tyres will be more geared towards performance rather than lowering the RR.

Reason why i was wondering about the weight reduction is that the " other " crxs , some of them are like 200kg lighter !
Well, you're never going to be as light as the lightest Rexes; remember, they have the lightweight D15 in the lightest HFs and no sunroof (and thus, no beefed up supports). You might consider losing the jack but keeping the tire; that way, at least AAA can help you if you get a flat. (Get a donut spare if you don't already have it.) Lighter exhaust system, possibly a smaller radiator, underdrive pulleys, carbon-fiber hood?
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