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Hi everyone,
I think my truck is overweight. I need to put it on a diet. Any suggestion on how to lighten the Frontier KC 4cyl?  |
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Moderator NISSAN4WHEELER  |
Eat salad and don't put gas in it.
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Ultimate N4Wheeler |
fillup twice as often-put only 1/2 tank.
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this will make you consume gass faster as It has more volume to vaporize into. Instead, fill up twice as often and keep it more than 1/2 full and find other ways to shave weight. Ever consider a "bobbed bed"? use the search for bobtail bed ideas. that'll cut a bit of weight. =================================== mostly stock(for now) '89 Pathfinder XE over 210k and running good! Thorley Headders & Magnaflow High Flow Cat w/ 2" turn down in rear wheelwell. |
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NISSAN4WHEELER |
Take the bed and doors off. If it's a mud truck or off-road only truck, start gutting all unnecessarily stuff.
IF you got off road bumpers and things, take them off. Put stock stuff back on. 1995 KC XE-V6 4x4. |
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I was thinking about fiberglass hood, doors, fenders and bobbed bed. I want to keep the XD9000 and the sliders. It's my DD and my weekend playtoy.
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Or I could go on a diet myself, I'm right at 265lbs
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NISSAN4WHEELER |
Here’s my question. Why do you want to lighten up your truck? Usually as time passes a off road truck gets heavier.
1995 KC XE-V6 4x4. |
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Administrator N4W Card Holder  Ultimate N4Wheeler  |
Ever driven a 4 banger frontier?  1998 Frontier 4x4, 2002 Xterra 4x4, and Z28 street rocket Pass here and go on. You're on the road to heaven - Kerouac |
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NISSAN4WHEELER |
My 2wd Hardbody is a 4cyl, surprising with the gearing it's got it'll whip my V6 hardbody. Thats with tires bigger than the truck should have.
As for torque, VG got the 4cyl beat at least 2 times over. 1995 KC XE-V6 4x4. |
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Administrator N4W Card Holder Ultimate N4Wheeler |
Your 2wd HB weighs a lot less than a 4x4 king cab.
1998 Frontier 4x4, 2002 Xterra 4x4, and Z28 street rocket Pass here and go on. You're on the road to heaven - Kerouac |
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N4W Card Holder NISSAN4WHEELER  |
Clever how you got us back on topic. 
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Here we go.
Winch XD9000 95 lbs Winch mount 60 lbs sliders 70 lbs Hilift jact 60 lbs Fib camper shell 120 lbs KC lights + bracket 20 lbs Homegrown oil pan guard 20 lbs Recovery kit 40 lbs Firefighting eqpmt 100 lbs Skipper (Lab mix) 60 lbs Guesstimated total 645 lbs  |
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NISSAN4WHEELER |
I had to weigh my 03 before towing it, fully loaded with a 1/2 tank of gas it tipped the scales at 4600
---------------------------- 08 Titan 4x4 03 Frontier 4x4 05 Quest |
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N4W Card Holder NISSAN4WHEELER  |
the camper shell and hi-lift would be the first things I would remove... I may leave the hi-lift, but I'd definately take off the shell until I need it, or I'd look into a lighter-weight design... like the Can-Backs...
2005 Nissan Titan 4X4 with some mods... |
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