There is not a 9 lb. difference.
I pulled the 30 lb figure from Savvy's website and 21 lbs off my scale for OEM.
https://savvyoffroad.com/product/sav-tjf/
There is not a 9 lb. difference.
I don't care how or where you derived those numbers, they are not accurate.I pulled the 30 lb figure from Savvy's website and 21 lbs off my scale for OEM.
https://savvyoffroad.com/product/sav-tjf/
I don't care how or where you derived those numbers, they are not accurate.
Understood, I can't do anything about Savvy's product other than what they quote on their site...maybe they are quoting shipping weight? Since I don't have one to put on the scale I can't say for sure so have to go by their site. I can guarantee the weight of the OEM unit tho I weighed yesterday at 21 lbs with end caps installed but no hooks or hardware. I'm assuming bumper manufacturers prob don't include the weight of mounting bolts either.
That's what I was saying. Swapping out oem with something aluminum isn't going to save anything weight wise.Nope. The Savvy front bumper with hardware weighs the same as a stock bumper.
Savvy only has one TJ front bumper.Not seeing that bumper on their site, only the one I linked above. U have a link for this bumper?
Not true at all. Add a winch plate to the stock front bumper and give me that weight.That's what I was saying. Swapping out oem with something aluminum isn't going to save anything weight wise.
Don't. I build my own.So Mr Blaine, what tummy tuck do you like now that the savvy piece isn't available for early TJ's anymore?
That's what I was saying. Swapping out oem with something aluminum isn't going to save anything weight wise.
And the 200lb/1mpg thing doesn't sound accurate. I think there would be too many variables to even guess on something like that, the largest bring what kind of driving. Highway driving in a TJ is worlds apart from city driving a Miata. Not trying to nit pick, just saying I wouldn't expect much difference for a highway driven TJ by removing 200lb. Acceleration numbers are much easier to make rules of thumb for since there are fewer variables.
So Mr Blaine, what tummy tuck do you like now that the savvy piece isn't available for early TJ's anymore?
That's the standard Savvy bumperNot seeing that bumper on their site, only the one I linked above. U have a link for this bumper?
Savvy only has one TJ front bumper.
I guess I should have been more specific. For someone who is not considering a winch and only looking at it from a weight savings perspective, there is nothing to be gained by running anything but the stock front bumper. And I understand the Savvy front bumper would be the same weight as a stock bulker but with the benefit of a winch mounting plate.Not true at all. Add a winch plate to the stock front bumper and give me that weight.
Don't. I build my own.
If you care about the difference regarding weight just pay attention. Wheeling on "E" is about 100lbs different from on "F". Anybody can test that. @jjvw also mentioned a great way to get a feel for it, doors and a different weight bag of water in your passenger seat.
Again. That's just the normal Savvy bumperOk, looking on their site you can't see the weld bead on the ends, but can totally see them on yours. Do you have an early release version/prototype? Maybe they filed down the seams for their web pics. Lolz.
Either way, dunno what the weight on their site is all about. As a weight reduction guy, I've been misled before by data on a manufacturers site. I try to make sure that I pull data from multiple places whenever possible. So thank you for responding with the pics on the scale as now we have some photo evidence. Fu** savvy's website then listing it at 30 lbs then. Bahahaha.
All of us who ship do not pare the amount down to the absolute minimum. We list some amount that will not upset the shipping charges. I do not have an early version, I just picked this one up a few days ago. They used to finish the welds, it appears they no longer do.Ok, looking on their site you can't see the weld bead on the ends, but can totally see them on yours. DO you have an early release version/prototype? If did they file down the seams for their web pics. Lolz.
Either way, dunno what the weight on their site is all about. As a weight reduction guy, I've been misled before by data on a manufacturers site. I try to make sure that I pull data from multiple places whenever possible. So thank you for responding with the pics on the scale as now we have some photo evidence. Fu** savvy's website then listing it at 30 lbs then. Bahahaha.
In winch ready trim, the Savvy is a few pounds heavier. But yes, if you are only after saving weight, pull the rubber bumpers off of the front of the OEM bumper, toss the end caps and trim the ends in close to the frame. That will be the lightest front bumper you can get most likely and still have some sort of bumper.I guess I should have been more specific. For someone who is not considering a winch and only looking at it from a weight savings perspective, there is nothing to be gained by running anything but the stock front bumper. And I understand the Savvy front bumper would be the same weight as a stock bulker but with the benefit of a winch mounting plate.
I guess I should have been more specific. For someone who is not considering a winch and only looking at it from a weight savings perspective, there is nothing to be gained by running anything but the stock front bumper. And I understand the Savvy front bumper would be the same weight as a stock bulker but with the benefit of a winch mounting plate.
And roger that on the tummy tuck. I wish it was an option for me.
All of us who ship do not pare the amount down to the absolute minimum. We list some amount that will not upset the shipping charges. I do not have an early version, I just picked this one up a few days ago. They used to finish the welds, it appears they no longer do.
FYI- it weighs exactly the same as it did when I designed and developed it in case you were wondering who you were arguing with.
Not my circus, not my monkey.Well, thank you. So it would be nice if on the website it listed a separate Item weight and shipping weight. Shouldn't be that hard. Frankly, if I was looking to run the Savvy bumper, I prob would have seen the 30lbs and thought..."ehhh, that's pretty good, but not worth the weight savings." But at 13 lbs, fu** yeah that is a big difference from an aftermarket steel bumper. You may be missing out on some potential biz there.