less weight

fisher319 · Sep 2, 2007

I am looking to get less weight outa my ranger but have it still look nice what would be my best choice and what is the deal with fiberglass stuff never really used it before. thanks fisher

krugford · Sep 2, 2007

I don't have any experience with the fiberglass stuff you see online, but my brother did a fiberglass tub on his early bronco. I think it's heavier than the stock body.

If you want to save weight, composites are the way to go, but you'll want to make your own. It's pretty simple to do, if not time consuming, and you can get lighter and stronger parts out of the process if you design it right.

f_cubed · Sep 2, 2007

If you don't mind the strenght loss or live in a cold climate like 32f or below(brittle as glass), they are lightwieght, but once damaged flake.

projectnitemare · Sep 7, 2007

Depends on how the panels are built. I've seen some glass fenders that weigh more than stock steel but I've also seen them lighter. My glass hood is about half of what the stock steel one was. My front fenders are about the same but the bed sides are a little lighter. My fiberglass sees all 4 seasons with no problems at all, not too brittle in the cold but it does break a little easier. I've rubbed it off trees and such, it bounces right back to where steel dents. No rust either.

Matt

hairyboxnoogle · Sep 7, 2007

wood bottom flatbed and fiberglass bumpers are about the easiest and still looks good. The thing is new vehicles are built to be light as possible for the most part, so its hard to lighten them up more without actually removing stuff.

Black P-38 · Jun 10, 2008

projectnitemare said:
Depends on how the panels are built. I've seen some glass fenders that weigh more than stock steel but I've also seen them lighter. My glass hood is about half of what the stock steel one was. My front fenders are about the same but the bed sides are a little lighter. My fiberglass sees all 4 seasons with no problems at all, not too brittle in the cold but it does break a little easier. I've rubbed it off trees and such, it bounces right back to where steel dents. No rust either.

Matt

I am shocked at how heavy the hood on my '91 feels, especially right after lifting the hood on my wife's '07 'stang which is much bigger. Thought about replacing it with a lighter steel or 'glass unit. Which hood are you running and do you remember how many pounds you saved? I'm trying to build a very light well balanced V8 RCSB Ranger 5 speed with tall gears for a fun gas sipping daily driver.

Thanks,
Mike

CopyKat · Jun 11, 2008

Drill holes in your frame!

85_Ranger4x4 · Jun 11, 2008

Black P-38 said:
I am shocked at how heavy the hood on my '91 feels, especially right after lifting the hood on my wife's '07 'stang which is much bigger. Thought about replacing it with a lighter steel or 'glass unit. Which hood are you running and do you remember how many pounds you saved? I'm trying to build a very light well balanced V8 RCSB Ranger 5 speed with tall gears for a fun gas sipping daily driver.

Thanks,
Mike

Mustang probably has an aluminum hood, and assist shocks.

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