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Old 04-12-2007, 11:08 AM
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Does having my rear and passenger seats out save any real weight? Is it worth the time doing it? Any suggestions please!
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Pass seat weighs about 30#s. The rears weight very little, but every little bit helps. A rule of thumb to use is: Every 100#s dropped will improve ET by a tenth. Weight reduction is also the only real mod that will guarantee an improvement everytime.

Some people go crazy in this department and some are more realistic. It just depends what your goals are and how much comfort you are willing to sacrifice.

I hope this helps. Good luck!!
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actually if the passenger's seat is a power leatehr one, it weigh's closer to 40 lbs. The rear seats, bottom and fold down part with the seatbelt is about 28 lbs. The seatbelts are pretty heavy.

The driver's seat is the heaviest, with the power stuff and the lumbar pump it's about 45.

fwiw, lw kirkey's, mounted right on the floor like I have mine with no added brackets or anything weigh in at 20 lbs for both
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My passenger seat MIGHT weigh 25 lbs. That thing is light as hell. The driver seat is heavy though.




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