Drill lots of holes in it and it'll be much lighter. Though that's NOT where I'd start on a weight reduction program.

Dan

What does the surface of the pedal have to do with the action in question?

This is similar to suggesting a new hubcap when someone has a blown tire.

Some good answers in this thread .... SAFETY FIRST.....

http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/diesel-discussion/366767-removed-throttle-spring-wow-big-difference.html

agreed!

here is a link to a thread where I was missing the spring which people are removing, and my other two springs were weak, resulting in a lack of returning to idle.

Depending on the rust condition of the vehicle, I would make sure I had that third spring in there to prevent an uncontrolled WOT.

there are a few pics that might be of interest below-

this thread has some pics that may be of interest-

http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/diesel-discussion/337755-question-throttle-assembly-return-springs.html