S1E14 Lighten Up! How and when to save weight on your rear and brakes.

In this episode, we discuss lightening options for your housing, axles, differential parts, and brakes. We discuss purpose built cars for drag racing, autocross, circle track, road racing, and street use. There are times where lightening your parts is critical to save weight. There are also times where you should not be sacrificing strength for weight. 

Axles

• Gun Drill
• Scalloped Flange
• Lightening Holes

Housings

• 3/16" vs 1/4" Tube Stock
• 12 Bolt OEM castings vs Aftermarket over built castings
• 9" Ford Big Web Cans vs Fabricated Cans

Differential Parts

• Aluminum vs Nodular Iron Cases
• Aluminum Yokes and Spools
• Lightened Ring Gears

Brakes

• Light Weight Drag Brakes vs 14" 6 Piston Autocross Brakes
• Brake Fade vs Stopping Power

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