Removing seats for weight savings on a DD for track days

[derbo]

Yea thank god for that 3.64 lol.

I thought your car looked pretty flat... GC coils make sense.

Managing tire temps... eh? How does one do that?

By ear and listening to the tires and learning its limits. A quiet tire is usually the quickest tire

[az3579]

Managing tire temps... eh? How does one do that?

Managing air pressures and taking ambient temperatures into consideration go a long way toward managing tire temperatures and subsequently tire life. Unfortunately I suck at both of those things - I just drive the piss out of 'em till they start getting squirrely on me. lol

That's probably why my RE-71R's are pretty worn despite only having 3 days on them. lol

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[derbo]

Managing air pressures and taking ambient temperatures into consideration go a long way toward managing tire temperatures and subsequently tire life. Unfortunately I suck at both of those things - I just drive the piss out of 'em till they start getting squirrely on me. lol

That's probably why my RE-71R's are pretty worn despite only having 3 days on them. lol

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Not to mention RE71-R wear fast as heck

[az3579]

Not to mention RE71-R wear fast as heck

Yep - gotta love a square setup. I can move the fronts to the rear and probably get another 2 days out of them.

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[derbo]

Tire pressure + a tire probe will probably help get the best of of your alignment settings


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[az3579]

Tire pressure + a tire probe will probably help get the best of of your alignment settings


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Haha, you said probe​.

[stephenkirsh]

Yea I'm sure my stock alignment isn't helping, either.

[derbo]

Yea I'm sure my stock alignment isn't helping, either.

You can adjust toe and camber to be geared towards more track friendly without changing your suspension components.

0 toe up front, some "toe in" the rear, higher camber in the front than rear.

[stephenkirsh]

I have a suspension rebuild planned...some day. I had the car aligned about 10k ago for stock zhp settings. I'll save the cash for the alignment after the rebuild.

[Stewbie]

The rear seats are NOT folding.

Do you think it's not worth the effort for the weight savings?

I also have non-folding rear seat with no pass through. The rear seat bottom is easy to remove, but I've had no luck removing the rear seat back. If the internet is right, you just need to tug in the right place and it pops off, but I've yet to find the right place. If anyone knows how this is done, I'd appreciate some pointers and some pics.

I removed my centre headrest and the mounts shifted, so it won't go back in. I want to get in there and fix that.

Thanks in advance!

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