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Originally Posted by CobraEd
A Cobra is about 1,000lbs lighter than a Fox body Mustang.
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That is a static load. I'm talking about the dynamic loads the componets can see under acceleration, braking, and cornering.
It's true that the overall weight reduction will affect those loads, but there is a lot of difference between a car that weighs 3500 pounds and only pulls .65 to .70 G's in a corner, and a 2500 pound car that can pull .95 to 1.0+ G's in a corner. The same principle applies to braking and acceleration.