Aluminum Racing Seats..........

Stephen & Horace Johnson · 12-29-2009, 12:39 AM

how much do they weigh? How much do the poly seats weigh?

Mark Markow · 12-29-2009, 09:57 AM

the jaz aluminum seat is 11 lbs. with a cover. i can't give you an exact weight difference between the 2. but i will tell you that i will not mount a poly seat in any car i build. the inserts pull out of the bottoms and it's always a pain to mount the back of the seat. you also have to make an access hole, so you don,t crush the seat when you mount the back to the cage. just go with aluminum, leave the poly seats for those 60's style dune buggies.

Chris "drooze" Wertman · 12-29-2009, 10:00 AM

Summit online or Jegs should have a weight, theyre all different depending on model.

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Originally Posted by Stephen & Horace Johnson

how much do they weigh? How much do the poly seats weigh?

Jeff Lee · 12-29-2009, 02:19 PM

I'll bet poly burns a lot quicker and has a nice aroma when burning...

treessavoy · 12-29-2009, 02:25 PM

Horace,

Back when we all raced around AL at places like Green Valley, Sylacaga..(sp), Huntsville, the Mountain at BIR and the rest I ran a Jaz seat in my '64 Max Wedge and it was such a hassle that I went back to the original bench seat.

JimRountree

Stephen & Horace Johnson · 12-29-2009, 04:46 PM

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Originally Posted by quadfather

the jaz aluminum seat is 11 lbs. with a cover. i can't give you an exact weight difference between the 2. but i will tell you that i will not mount a poly seat in any car i build. the inserts pull out of the bottoms and it's always a pain to mount the back of the seat. you also have to make an access hole, so you don,t crush the seat when you mount the back to the cage. just go with aluminum, leave the poly seats for those 60's style dune buggies.

Thanks I have poly seats in the car, I was trying to justify whether it's worth goin to alum seats. My seats weigh 17lbs with bracket and seat cover. Thanks

Stephen Johnson #2162
Horace Johnson #2167
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Stephen & Horace Johnson · 12-29-2009, 07:07 PM

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Originally Posted by drooze

Summit online or Jegs should have a weight, theyre all different depending on model.

not on the sites, i looked at that last nite

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treessavoy VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Dunnellon,FL Posts: 1,103 Likes: 0 Liked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Re: Aluminum Racing Seats.......... Horace, Back when we all raced around AL at places like Green Valley, Sylacaga..(sp), Huntsville, the Mountain at BIR and the rest I ran a Jaz seat in my '64 Max Wedge and it was such a hassle that I went back to the original bench seat. JimRountree __________________ Jim Rountree

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Mark Markow Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: east hartford ct. Posts: 539 Likes: 1 Liked 9 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Aluminum Racing Seats.......... the jaz aluminum seat is 11 lbs. with a cover. i can't give you an exact weight difference between the 2. but i will tell you that i will not mount a poly seat in any car i build. the inserts pull out of the bottoms and it's always a pain to mount the back of the seat. you also have to make an access hole, so you don,t crush the seat when you mount the back to the cage. just go with aluminum, leave the poly seats for those 60's style dune buggies. __________________ Mark Markow 171 ss/tb Last edited by Mark Markow; 12-29-2009 at 10:01 AM.