Originally Posted by R J Sledge (Post 356577)

I broke down and called NHRA and talked to Pat C., ask him if the seat deal in Stock was the same as Super Stock and he told me yes as long as the seats in question were "Full Size" and not some short backed aluminum shell that some Super Stock guys were trying to run a while back.

The Seat information reads the same for Stock and Super Stock in the new amended rules for 2013.

I can save about 60 lbs by removing my 45 year old bench seat and replace it with up to date lite weight bucket seats and mounts that are definintely built better and stronger than my bench set up.

If you like the way your old seat looks, aren't concerned about how old they are and are not trying to save some weight don't worry about it.

RJ

Originally Posted by Rory McNeil (Post 356586)

I wonder how many racers would still want the "safety" advantage of a race seat, if they had to add enough weight under the new seat to match the weight of the "dangerous:" factory seat.?

Originally Posted by fredjohnston (Post 356546)

NHRA should reinstate the 50/50 weight rule for Stock Eliminator to prevent this.

Originally Posted by Rory McNeil (Post 356586)

I wonder how many racers would still want the "safety" advantage of a race seat, if they had to add enough weight under the new seat to match the weight of the "dangerous:" factory seat.?

Originally Posted by Rory McNeil (Post 356586)

I wonder how many racers would still want the "safety" advantage of a race seat, if they had to add enough weight under the new seat to match the weight of the "dangerous:" factory seat.?

Originally Posted by 426Fred (Post 356588)

. As an added bonus, moving weight around in a race car to better balance it for optimum traction has been a drag racers tool going back to the 50's.

Originally Posted by 69Cobra (Post 356611)

I would!!! What people don't understand is with the bench seat in my car I can't snatch up the seat belts tight because I wouldn't be able to reach the shifter. Therefor I have to leave the belts loose because with the bench seat I have to move the shifter closer to the firewall for it to go into 2nd and 4th because it hits the seat. So now I'm leaning forward with loose belts grabbing gears. This is why I just bought factory buckets for the car so I could keep the shifter back where I need it. But now I can just keep the Kirkey's and life is good for me:D