abodyjoe
Well-Known Member
for a car that will get driven 5 miles to the local burger joint and back will you notice?
i agree, may as well keep the stock 6 cyl in those cars also. seriously, what does anyone need 600 hp to drive that 5 miles ?
but people like me that actually drive their cars its a huge improvement, i didn't do it for the weight savings (thats an added bonus) but to modernize my car. i drive the **** out of mine. take it on 2-3 + hour one way cruises multiple times during the season.
Don't know for sure but I read in one of the Mopar mags it is 95-120 pounds lighter depending on options and brakes used over a stock manual steering suspension.
it depends like you said, what your starting with and the options you elect when installing the alter-k.... its not the stock k-frame that weighs so much its all the crap thats needed for the steering thats heavy compared to a rack. steering box,idler and pitman arms, inner and outer tie rods and sleeves, center link, strut rods,torsion bars...etc... look at all the stuff eliminated when going to a rack and coil overs.