[565edge]

Anybody have real wieght difference with the Smith Racecraft front end for a Gen 1 Camaro. Already have strange brakes and Tubular A arms. Looking for the wieght difference from a Smith chromoly front stub to the factory one.

 

[BigLar368]

I think I read somewhere that from a completly stock front end to one of their complete round tube front ends with their a-arms and everything it was around 150 pounds. You can call them. They are very easy to talk too.

 

[myworld69ss]

I have a smith moly sub with extra engine clearense ... if I remember correctly my factory one with the cradle cut out(replaced with moly tube) and frame horns cut off weighed in around 112lbs,..... I believe it was like 128lbs stock, my smith with out the j-bars/strut bars was like 54lbs and so much nicer than the GM sub that I'm sure of a drunk blind man with one arm and 3 fingers and a almost empty bottle of bimix75/25 welded up at the factory.

 

[565edge]

Right on. Thanks for the info. Did you notice a better launch or handling with the smith front end?

 

[HoldensChevyNova]

their bare 4130 frame is 48lbs. dont know whos tubular a arms you have but some are heavier than stock. their 4130 a arms are super lite.

 

[cmquickcoupe]

They told me the other day that their arms are 36 pounds lighter than stock ones but i dont have mine off to weigh them.

 

[Beyond]

Damn - I can't go look at my front end now without thinking there's 50+ lbs sittin there to save. Arghh...

 

[kgiblin]

We switched and loved it, only complaint is did not use there motor plates and with the motor location had to cut on the pan. This is with there widest frame available just had to notch front of pan to clear front main cap by a 1/8'' to be able to remove pan in the car. Not sure on weight savings we did a lot of things at one time. Well worth it just for the room up front if anything.

KG

 

[NKR]

Also with the wide frame you can fit a 5 stage dry sump system with out much trouble.

 

[1bad67]

Right on. Thanks for the info. Did you notice a better launch or handling with the smith front end?

theres no time to get a sub frame in a camaro before SCSN :-Yap

 

[89CIG]

I had a fairly chopped up front subframe with trz arms and factory spindles and all we changed was the actual subframe and saved about 75# with everything else the same

 

[565edge]

theres no time to get a sub frame in a camaro before SCSN :-Yap

You guys are going to run out of luck injecting that Nitro into that turbo motor.... :smt103