Thread: Axle weight?
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Old 08-13-2018, 07:01 PM   #8
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Default Re: Axle weight?

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Originally Posted by FED 387 View Post
Rifle drilling and scalloped flanges will result in a 17-25% weight reduction over a non lightened axle--- also keep in mind that a one pound reduction in axle weight is like a 15-17 pound weight reduction that the engine sees it has to try to overcome--FED 387
Sounds like quite a bit, curious how you arrive at those amounts?
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