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BEST Seats for Daily Use and AX/DE events
Pelicaners,
Help me out, what is the best cross over type seat for daily use and occassional, monthly AX use? Cost is not the only issue but something I must consider on an Army salary.
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02-05-2008, 07:55 AM
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If your car is a daily driver, i'd consider a seat like the Recaro Speed/SRD, Sparco Torino, Cobra Daytona, Corbeau, etc. I had the Recaro SRD and it was very comfortable and worked perfectly with 6 point harnesses. The only thing I didn't like is the seat bottom was not long enough (front to back) to give me good support underneath my legs in the area just above the knee. I have rather long legs, so other people may not have this problem.
The first three mentioned are a little expensive, but with the right sliders they'll bolt right into your car. When you go with a true racing shell, the width of the base is much narrower and you have to used some bracketing to fit the seat to the mounting rails in the car.
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02-05-2008, 10:06 AM
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Take a look at these http://hunsakersports.com/shop/item.asp?itemid=194
I have a pair and have been VERY happy! Pics on my website!
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#29 SCWDP (muhaahhh!!)
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No issue of height in my cab. They definitely sit lower than stock. If you did a direct mount of the seat to the floor that would also help!
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02-05-2008, 11:50 AM
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#29 SCWDP (muhaahhh!!)
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Seats come with brackets but I made my own and used the porsche sliders.
Show me your after market seats!
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02-05-2008, 12:07 PM
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#29 SCWDP (muhaahhh!!)
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The bolt pattern on the Hunsakers is narrower than factory. A wider base mount is needed.
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02-05-2008, 12:08 PM
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Excellent! And I see from your referenced post that we are the same height and weight (6'3" @200lbs) so they should fit me just fine.
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Glenn Daily Driver - '78 911SC RoW Endurance Racer - '85.1 944 Street/Track Project - '86 951 Race Project - 944 Spec |
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02-05-2008, 12:19 PM
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#29 SCWDP (muhaahhh!!)
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Indeed! I've found them to be a great value and very comfy!
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02-05-2008, 12:21 PM
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NCSEAHAWK
"The Porsche"
Endurance Racer
944 Spec "The green car"
Scalded Cheetah?
