I need to lose some weight ...from my quad
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I need to lose some weight ...from my quad
Well my truck is gone now due to gas prices and I now have a Dodge Caliber with a towing capacity of 1000 pounds.
I'm left with two choices now - either sell my Outlander Max XT for a lightweight sport quad, or trim some heft off my current quad.
I found an aluminum trailer that weighs in at 200 pounds. The Outty Max according to my owners manual weighs in at 650 dry weight. I am willing to bet that this is not the XT version however. Even if it were, that puts me at about 900 with gas, oil, etc. If I drive with a passenger, i'll be over the limit.
I'm looking for tips on how to lighten up this beast. If I swap out the Carlisle ACT's for Mudlites, I'll be saving a total of 14 pounds there. If I remove the winch, there goes another 25. If I take off the front and rear bumpers, who knows, a little more, maybe 10.
That leaves the option of going with aluminum rims. The C-Series Type 5's supposedly only weigh 7.5 pounds a piece. I think that's the lightest around. Can anyone tell me how much the stock steel rims weigh? Are there any other areas I can save shave some weight off?
I'm left with two choices now - either sell my Outlander Max XT for a lightweight sport quad, or trim some heft off my current quad.
I found an aluminum trailer that weighs in at 200 pounds. The Outty Max according to my owners manual weighs in at 650 dry weight. I am willing to bet that this is not the XT version however. Even if it were, that puts me at about 900 with gas, oil, etc. If I drive with a passenger, i'll be over the limit.
I'm looking for tips on how to lighten up this beast. If I swap out the Carlisle ACT's for Mudlites, I'll be saving a total of 14 pounds there. If I remove the winch, there goes another 25. If I take off the front and rear bumpers, who knows, a little more, maybe 10.
That leaves the option of going with aluminum rims. The C-Series Type 5's supposedly only weigh 7.5 pounds a piece. I think that's the lightest around. Can anyone tell me how much the stock steel rims weigh? Are there any other areas I can save shave some weight off?
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I need to lose some weight ...from my quad
Originally posted by: kawiyowee
I don't think the passenger is counted in towing capacity[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]
I don't think the passenger is counted in towing capacity[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]
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