I guess a lightened center link is kind of like a drilled beam axle.



Surprised he added LCA stiffening plates. I thought the idea for those was more for handling so the sides of the LCA don't flex outwards under hard cornering. The plates themselves don't weigh a whole lot though.

My Duster has the aluminum tie rod sleeves like those. IIRC they save over a pound on either side.

I believe that Valiant had really light MW brakes ($$$) on 9" drum spindles in front and on the rear as well.