Weight Reduction?

[TheGreekIndian]

Looking to reduce the weight of my 5300 lbs Crew Cab for mpg differences. I know the differences will be barely noticeable, but every little bit counts with the gas prices rising. I have taken off the spare tire and the tools necessary to replace a flat, but still looking for more reduction. I have heard of people removing the hitch, how hard is it to take off and put back on? Where else can I make weight reductions? Taking off the tailgate is a little to extreme body change for my taste.

 

I'm 6'1 and 190 lbs - so a diet is out of the question. lol

[jtramsey]

What if you have a flat? It is not going to make a noticeable difference.I would just change driving habits.

[BlackZ71Silverado]

Best way to get better mpg is a lighter right foot IMO. Doesn't make sense to get rid of the spare tire and tools needed to change it.

[burnthefurniture]

I don't notice any difference in mpg whether its just me or 4 other people with me. Factor that as at least 500 lbs, and you have to consider stripping it down to a rolling gas tank to really increase mpg by decreasing weight in my opinion. As mentioned, a lighter right foot, or a smaller vehicle. 5300 lbs and v8 don't go too well with mpg.

[RyanbabZ71]

Tailgate (oh wait that will actually hurt gas milage), doors, rear bumper, side mirrors may reduce some drag

 

How bout removing the bed?

 

Sorry felt like being a smart ^#%# tonight

[700 sportsman]

Sorry to say, but IMO your not going to get any noticeable gains from removing things like that. If gas is that important, you should probably consider getting a car.

[highspeedvehicle]

Agreed lighter foot is the best way to save gas but its so hard when you've got a v8.

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Agreed any "****" weight reduction like that is just a drop in the bucket as far as mpgs go. If it's 4wd you're really wasting your time.

[Superperv23]

Just put the octane boost to it, if nothing else you will have more octane

 

I think it would be impossible to shave a significant amount of weight out of one of these

[BlackZ71Silverado]

Just put the octane boost to it, if nothing else you will have more octane

 

I think it would be impossible to shave a significant amount of weight out of one of these

 

 

Running a higher octane gas will not increase performance or MPG, unless your truck is custom tuned for a higher octane.

[Superperv23]

Just put the octane boost to it, if nothing else you will have more octane

 

I think it would be impossible to shave a significant amount of weight out of one of these

 

 

Running a higher octane gas will not increase performance or MPG, unless your truck is custom tuned for a higher octane.

 

 

I was joking...

[SJP12]

Pretend there is an egg under your right foot, drive the speed limit and use cruze control.

[oldmann]

Remove all the seats except yours.

[8.1HD/ALLISON]

Buy a car

[foghorn23]

Remove the engine, tranny, and gas tank. Cut a hole in the floorboard and make like Fred Flintstone. This will work and you'll have highly developed calves.

 

Seriously on a truck this large you're not going to see much improvement by removing weight. As posted before, alter your driving style, drive lightly on the gas and let off the gas approaching a stop or red light. Keep your speed down. It's a 5000+ lbs truck (with or without the spare) It will only do so much. Let's all hope the gas prices level off and hopefully retreat.