Removing the back seats , weight reduction??

Aggrsve_ss · 01-17-2020, 10:43 PM

2017 ss
How much weight do you guys think the rear seats are? And if removing them will show any real weight reduction benefits ?

STEVE41 · 01-17-2020, 11:55 PM

don't waste your time. you will be lucky to get like 20lbs weight reduction, plus a funny looking interior.

7speed · 01-18-2020, 01:06 AM

Rear seats about 31lbs. Very easy to remove though

Number 3 · 01-18-2020, 06:53 AM

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Originally Posted by 7speed

Rear seats about 31lbs. Very easy to remove though

= 4 Gallons of gas.

Just don't fill up all the way.

Significant weight loss will be much tougher. IMO if you don't get at least 100 pounds you won't notice.

Rear seat, passenger seat, restraints for those, A/C Compressor might be about 100. Oh, yeah drain your windshield washer fluid another 8.

But why?

laynlo15 · 01-18-2020, 07:55 AM

Cloth 28 and leather over 30lbs. Passenger front about 58 lbs. cloth and 65 or so for leather. I save 86 or so removing both but added a 6 pt Chromoly RPM Roll Cage that's close to the same weight, so its a wash. With Magnuson 2650 at the LS Fest mine weighed 3890 with my fat ass.

Aggrsve_ss · 01-18-2020, 03:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Number 3

= 4 Gallons of gas.

Just don't fill up all the way.

Significant weight loss will be much tougher. IMO if you don't get at least 100 pounds you won't notice.

Rear seat, passenger seat, restraints for those, A/C Compressor might be about 100. Oh, yeah drain your windshield washer fluid another 8.

But why?

I’d have to disagree because I went 20x10s and 20x9s (new rims) and I noticed a weight difference between the oem 20x8.5 and 20x9.5 and that was only a small change by .5, so I figured taking the seats out would help

7speed · 01-18-2020, 04:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Aggrsve_ss

I’d have to disagree because I went 20x10s and 20x9s (new rims) and I noticed a weight difference between the oem 20x8.5 and 20x9.5 and that was only a small change by .5, so I figured taking the seats out would help

Because wheels are unsprung weight.

tomcamaro1 · 01-18-2020, 08:08 PM

Yeah remove the back seat and put in a decent subwoofer, amps and sound system that the car should have came with

LARRY01Z28 · 01-18-2020, 09:07 PM

these cars are heavy so I think any bit of weight reduction will help you. usually every 100 pounds is around a tenth. some one also makes a rear seat delete. I seen it somewhere but cant remember where at.

LARRY01Z28 · 01-18-2020, 09:20 PM

https://secureservercdn.net/166.62.1...3a1_871292.pdf

vtirocz · 01-18-2020, 10:03 PM

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Originally Posted by 7speed

Because wheels are unsprung weight.

Unsprung AND rotational mass, the worst kind!

Rock-It Man · 01-19-2020, 04:47 PM

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Originally Posted by 7speed

Because wheels are unsprung weight.

No, because wheel weight reduction lowers rotating inertia, and that is a multiple of static weight reduction. A factor of 2.5 to 3, depending on wheel geometry.

01-17-2020, 10:43 PM	#1
Aggrsve_ss Drives: 2017 Camaro ss Join Date: Jan 2020 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 25	Removing the back seats , weight reduction?? 2017 ss How much weight do you guys think the rear seats are? And if removing them will show any real weight reduction benefits ?

01-18-2020, 01:06 AM	#3
7speed Drives: 21 SS Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: Dallas Posts: 322	Rear seats about 31lbs. Very easy to remove though __________________

01-18-2020, 07:55 AM	#5
laynlo15 Drives: 2022 Lt1 A10 Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: clark, mo Posts: 8,860	Cloth 28 and leather over 30lbs. Passenger front about 58 lbs. cloth and 65 or so for leather. I save 86 or so removing both but added a 6 pt Chromoly RPM Roll Cage that's close to the same weight, so its a wash. With Magnuson 2650 at the LS Fest mine weighed 3890 with my fat ass. __________________ 2022 Lt1 6.2 A10, Maggie 2300, THPSI Port Inj/10 rib, Rotofab, E, Nickey, SCOL, Griptech, RC Bandits, Hoosiers/MT 9.80@142.96 1.44 60ft, 6.34@112 707/669 RWHP/TRQ. 16SS Maggie 2650 9.41@147 1.35 60ft, 5.99@119. 16 C7 A8 10.90@128 Bolt on stuff

01-17-2020, 11:55 PM	#2
STEVE41 Drives: 2016 SS Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: PHOENIX Posts: 156	don't waste your time. you will be lucky to get like 20lbs weight reduction, plus a funny looking interior.

01-18-2020, 08:08 PM	#8
tomcamaro1 Drives: camaro rs v6 2017 Join Date: Oct 2019 Location: ON Posts: 25	Yeah remove the back seat and put in a decent subwoofer, amps and sound system that the car should have came with

01-18-2020, 09:07 PM	#9
LARRY01Z28 Drives: 2001Camaro Z28 Join Date: May 2009 Location: eubank KY Posts: 250	these cars are heavy so I think any bit of weight reduction will help you. usually every 100 pounds is around a tenth. some one also makes a rear seat delete. I seen it somewhere but cant remember where at.

01-18-2020, 09:20 PM	#10
LARRY01Z28 Drives: 2001Camaro Z28 Join Date: May 2009 Location: eubank KY Posts: 250	https://secureservercdn.net/166.62.1...3a1_871292.pdf

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