Component Weights and Dimensions

[ericjon262]

I think it's a great place for it! thanks for posting, it gives me an idea of what to expect my car to weigh. I take it this is a 2.8 and TH125c?

[pmbrunelle]

I'll add in a data point:

85 SE
Stock V6 with turbo, Muncie 4-speed trans
Stock Hi-Tech wheels with 215/60R14 Radial T/A tires.
AC delete
Spare tire + jack delete
Rear sway bar
Floormats are installed
Me sitting in the driver's seat: 55 kg
Laptop in passenger seat: considered negligible
Fuel situation: almost full

Measurements taken at local truck scale (10 kg resolution):

Entire car on scale:
Front: 510 kg
Rear: 730 kg
Total: 1240 kg

Left tires on scale:
Front left: 270 kg
Rear left: 360 kg
Total left: 630 kg

Right tires on scale:
Front right: 240 kg
Rear right: 370 kg
Total right: 610 kg

[Honest Don]

Yeah, 2.8/125c

[The Dark Side of Will]

Is this a good thread for this?

87 notch aero-nose
A/C
Auto
Spare and jack gone, but I’ve only really pulled stuff out to put different stuff back in.
2/3 tank of gas and even the floormats are still in it.

Oh wow, you're under 2800 with an automatic? Nice.

I'm hoping to get The Mule under 2700 with a Northstar and Getrag... but have to exercise judicious component selection to get there.

[Honest Don]

Oh wow, you're under 2800 with an automatic?

What do they usually come in at?

[The Dark Side of Will]

I'm under the impression that's on the lighter side for a V6 Fiero, and I expected automatics to be on the heavier side.

[The Dark Side of Will]

84-87 rear knuckle:
bare weight: 9 lbs 7 oz

A-body HD knuckle:
Weight: 10 lbs 4 oz

'96 Trans Sport knuckle: 11 lbs 8 oz

Well junk... my fabbed hub carrier design is coming in at 11.89 lbs and I haven't added the toe link boss yet... better get busy with the speed holes!

[Honest Don]

SPEEEED HOOOOOLLLLES!


https://youtu.be/hqvbmTEVZVI

[The Dark Side of Will]

Speed Holes! Add Lightness!

My hub carrier still has to hold the car up, so I can't go as far as he did.

These guys like speed holes in their uprights too: https://us.gktech.com/240sx-skyline-z32 ... kinematics

'88 front knuckle: 4# 14 oz

At least my assembled knuckle design for the '88's is coming in a hair under 4 lbs, although I haven't added the bolts into the model yet.

[The Dark Side of Will]

I added the toe link and an extensively relieved bracket for radial mount calipers, reworked the mount lugs for the radial caliper bracket and ended up at... 10.5 lbs. Not bad, and I haven't completely exhausted my speed hole options.

[The Dark Side of Will]

1988 Fiero lower ball joint taper: 2"/ft
1988 Fiero upper ball joint taper: 10 degrees