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a bit costly but a metric trans was worth 60 pounds from a turbo 350 for me

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Strange. I have all my notes with weight removed, but cannot find the exact number on the brakes. There are a lot of things to get rid of, or modify, and you can get to where you want to be. Every ounce adds up.

I looked at the pictures of your car, are you having traction problems? Others familiar with your body style, and suspension can bring a lot more help.

Sean

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Sean no problem with traction those are old photos from 5 years ago just

Thanks for the infos

Dion i have a metric in the car

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Stock disc front brakes to Wilwoods on my 97 Firebird was worth 40 lbs....
and I weighed all the parts I took off and put on so that is accurate...

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Matt, I agree with rich wilwood brakes were a 40 pound weight reduction in my car too!

Tim stickles

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Tim Rich, i have the wilwood brakes already

think ill put my dad behind the wheel he is 30lbs lighter than me lol

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WOW 40lbs...!!!! You are talking about Front only Correct?

Were they still an improvement in Braking over the stock Calipers?

Considering them for my Impala SS.

D

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matt send me an email when you get a chance tstickff123@yahoo.com

Tim

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The brake kit I used was sold and put together by a compnay in Pa.
I can't recall their name or how I found them.

It was basically a rear kit with mounts cutom made to fit the front of a late model f-body and worked very well.

My car stopped better and still had aluminum drums in the rear at the time.

I piled all the parts I took off the car on a bathroom scale and did the same thing with the new kit.......43 lbs lighter.....

Those brakes are still on that car ....I sold it in 2006 or 2007

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Mat you need to get rid or unbolt anything you do not need or use,,Brackets brake cables wiring ..door hardware....liteweight parts where ever you can put them and dont forget time and $..I can get to 3125 in my car with abench seat..