2G Brake Upgrade, '05-'06 Outlander Parts

[Kevin 1G Drummer]

You also have to consider that's 20 pounds of unsprung, rotating mass. Both of those are areas where every pound counts.

[asshanson]

Originally Posted by 89_Colt_GT

In a 17,000 lb car, an extra 20 lbs of weight is nothing. especially when you figure 20 lbs of weight is the same as 2 gallons of gas.

Damn! What kind of DSM do you drive that weighs seventeen thousand pounds?

Originally Posted by Kevin 1G Drummer

You also have to consider that's 20 pounds of unsprung, rotating mass. Both of those are areas where every pound counts.

This. On my last car (weighed 3800 lbs) I took out 45 lbs of rotating mass, and it felt like a totally different car, like it was magically several hundred pounds lighter. Rotating mass makes a pretty noticeable difference.