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Old Mar 11, 2002 | 07:09 PM
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Is it worth it to remove the stock power-lumbar T/A seat with a lightweight race seat for the track only? I saw some cheap in Summit that I was thinking about if it was relatively easy to remove and replace the stock seat. Any ideas?
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Old Mar 11, 2002 | 07:13 PM
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[quote]Originally posted by quickWS6:
<strong>Is it worth it to remove the stock power-lumbar T/A seat with a lightweight race seat for the track only? I saw some cheap in Summit that I was thinking about if it was relatively easy to remove and replace the stock seat. Any ideas?</strong><hr></blockquote>

the weight savings is worth it, if your looking for numbers. Be prepared to fab your seat bracket though.
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Old Mar 11, 2002 | 07:18 PM
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I think you only save 10-15#. Not sure if its worth it for most folks.
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Old Mar 11, 2002 | 07:22 PM
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I run a seat similar to the RCI plastic seats. With the bracket it weighs 13 lbs. My leather power drivers seat weighs close to 50. I used some 2x3 angle aluminum to fabricate the bracket. Its not very comfy though <img src="gr_stretch.gif" border="0">

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Old Mar 11, 2002 | 07:24 PM
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My cloth power driver seat is only 35#...
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Old Mar 11, 2002 | 07:26 PM
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1madss,

Any pics of the fabbed up brackets?
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Old Mar 11, 2002 | 09:57 PM
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whats a good race seat that mounts right in?? well also it cant cost 400+ bucks either... some of those things are expensive!!!

my stock power seat was around 40ish...
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