I'm of the understanding that the only alloy panel that is available for a classic is the bonnet? You get a lot of talk about lightweight panels, alloy boot lids etc but it's just internet crap as far as I know.

There's some guy on the subaru swap shop claiming that imports came with alloy wings, no airbags because they are heavy, small fuel tank (correct) to make the car lighter & alloy front arms to make it lighter....

My car is the same as his and mine has steel wings!

Let's clear this up for once and for all!

 

Only the bonnets on the JDM classics are aluminium, Classics also had the alloy wishbones, Again JDM only. Classic RA's did without EW/CL/EM/AC/Airbags/ABS (but these could be added as required as options). The Newage cars are the same but some Spec's came with light weight glass.

Get him to go round a Scoob with a magnet, he'll be disappointed and a dick.

 

alloy bonnet and arms correct, no airbags pre 96 import correct. alloy wings etc bollox

 

That's exactly what I thought but I would be surprised if alloy arms are actually lighter than the steel ones fitted to UK cars!

 

This thread should help.

http://www.type-ra.com/subaru-forum/...ght-guide.html

 

Good information there but I now want to know what the steel lower arm weighs

That list could also do with the weight differences between TMIC & FMIC's

 

Can't help you there I'm afraid. JDM only

 

Sorry, can't help you there either as the list is for standard cars only

 

It's got whiteline anti rollbars and drop links on there lol

 

The idea of the thread is to share the actual weights of the parts not to compare the weights of factory systems and aftermarket systems

 

The standard steel wishbones are fookin heavy ! even if the alloy ones are marginal it's probably of more significance in terms of unsprung weight than say an alloy boot But if your car came fitted with steel wishbones it's not worth the effort fitting alloy ones just because they're alloy In an off you are more likely to drive home on a steel wishbone than a very much snapped alloy wishbone

The internet bollox about panels etc is exactly that

 

You heard it on subaru swap shop, enough said.....lol.....

 

No alloy bonnet or alloy wishbones on my 95 wrx wagon...not that it bothers me ;-)

 

Alloy bonnet was reserved for the sti's and ra's.

 

An alloy bonnet is a nice thing to have given it's of identical shape and a third of the weight

 

The difference in weight is phenomenal!!

The first time I lifted a steel bonnet I could hardly believe the weight!!

 

The swap shop page is still alive is it? Can't find no reference to it when I look, the caged monkey banned me for having an opinion, class 1 grade A muppet!

 

Yes but his car is uber light

 

No it wasn't. My WRX came with an alloy bonnet.

 

Micky throws them a curve ball......! Wooohoooo! Lol

 

no it was on the wrx saloon just not the wagon. ive had both.

 

Ive had two early wrx saloons, both had steel bonnets.

 

My first MY95 WRX also had an alloy bonnet as well as the alloy bottom arms...

 

 

Either that or my memory isn't as good as I thought.

 

I definately did the magnet test on my old WRX on boot and bonnet, one was ally, one was steel so must have been an aluminium bonnet.

 

there are some weights\photos in my project thread, I wieghed both when I swapped my steel ones out...almost half the weight iirc