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aluminum trailing arms for early 911

what is the weight savings over steel trailing arms on a '69 911??

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If I remember its like 5lbs each.....
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Here is an article from Excellence by Sherwood Lee that should answer all of your questions:

http://members.rennlist.org/911pcars/AlloyContrlArms.htm
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remember that it is partly sprung wt. so it is more effective than it first appears.

you also get stiffer arms.

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