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08-19-2009
Was wondering the weight savings on the steel cradle versus the aluminum one, picked an aluminum one up at the yard today for $32 and was curious as to the actual weight difference, i know the steel one took me and my brother but the aluminum one i can pick up with one hand no problem.
08-19-2009
There's a few that have done the switch, but mostly guys who are just trying to squeeze out that extra weight savings. It won't hurt anything either though.
08-19-2009
I figured while i had it out anyways cause i dropped my tranny, for $32 it would be worthwhile.
08-19-2009
Yeah, I believe it is a direct bolton from what i've seen/read? Either that or there was some slight modifications/cutting. Lmk because I've been coming across some too but haven't pulled the trigger to buy any yet.
08-19-2009
Should be the exact same, from what i hear, looks identical. It would make sense as they would only have to make one for all the platforms.
08-19-2009
Are there certain years that got the aluminum ones or what?
08-19-2009
04+ cars have the aluminum one. i dont see the reason why its such a big mod unless youre going for big weight savings by shaving weight all over the car.
08-20-2009
The aluminum cradle has been around since the 2000 model year. They're also weaker, as I found out when mine in my Impala developed a bad crack.Originally Posted by Bio248
08-20-2009
Im going with it, $32 you cant beat it, its alot lighter. As i see it, some have this problem, some dont, but i can MIG so if it does develop a weld crack, its easily fixed.
08-24-2009
Well everyone, its a direct bolt up. Running it now, its about 25 pounds lighter. For someone who is looking for weight savings, probably not that great to pull it out just for that, but for me, i had the cradle out when i pulled the tranny so it was easy and the lighter one was easier getting back up in there. For $32 i couldnt beat it.
08-24-2009
25 lbs. Not really much overall. Although in your case, having the cradle already out..it was a good move. 25 lbs though, I had heard it was a great mod, then found out it was 20-25lbs and thought there's other places to save that much.
09-05-2009
Does my 2000 GTP have an aluminum or steel cradle? Twenty five pounds sounds pretty significant to me for $30, especially since it's all coming out of the front end.
I'm thinking of replacing my isolators and tranny/engine mounts, so this would be worthwhile for me if it I don't already have the lighter one.
On a somewhat unrelated note, are there any options for us with subframe isolators aside from the stock rubber? The Taurus SHO guys use aluminum and plenty of other people use polyurethane, but I've never heard anyone even suggest it for our cars.
09-05-2009
You have a steel cradle.
09-11-2009
if you wanna drop 25 pounds off your gp for free....work out
09-17-2009
only 25 pounds? if it took you and your brother to get the steel one out.. and you can pick up the aluminum one with one hand... thats gotta be more than 25 pounds
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