Arizen seat height
Arizen seat height i just installed my drivers side Arizen seat. leather, lumbar, with the supplied brackets for 82-02 f-body. fit well enough, but it put my *** at least 2 inches higher then the stock seating position. im 6'1, fairly tall but not freakishly tall. as is, my head almost touches the t-top, and i cant wear my helmet at all. yeah, i can take the top off, but what about autoxing in the cold? during the last 3 events i went to this year, the temp. never rose above 40. its bad enough with just the window down, let alone a top off.
has anyone else noticed this? what did you do to fix it? did the padding wear down enough, or did you modifiy the bracket?
if i had a welder and some flat stock, id do it myself....but since i dont......i was thinking of having the rear part of the brackets cut, dropped, and re-welded. has anyone done this or something different?
i specifically bought the seat both for looks and mainly support while autoxing. i have a harness bar being made and 5pt. soon after. i really dont want to be limited to having the tops off every time i race.....
has anyone else noticed this? what did you do to fix it? did the padding wear down enough, or did you modifiy the bracket?
if i had a welder and some flat stock, id do it myself....but since i dont......i was thinking of having the rear part of the brackets cut, dropped, and re-welded. has anyone done this or something different?
i specifically bought the seat both for looks and mainly support while autoxing. i have a harness bar being made and 5pt. soon after. i really dont want to be limited to having the tops off every time i race.....
Funny you posted this.
I have the Corbeau CR1 that I just put in and I have to change the exact same thing. I am also 6'1" and my head now touchs the T roof
I plan on cutting up the mount tomorrow and re welding it in a more usable height.
I guess it is meant for the 5'7" crowd.
I have the Corbeau CR1 that I just put in and I have to change the exact same thing. I am also 6'1" and my head now touchs the T roof
I plan on cutting up the mount tomorrow and re welding it in a more usable height.
I guess it is meant for the 5'7" crowd.
Last edited by RAMPANT; Apr 5, 2008 at 08:23 PM.
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Man, I was just about to be sold on buying new seats, either Arizen or Corbeau. I am
6'2". This sucks. Any seats that don't ride higher? Or are the stock seats lower because the crappy cushioning in the seat has compressed with time?
6'2". This sucks. Any seats that don't ride higher? Or are the stock seats lower because the crappy cushioning in the seat has compressed with time?
i dont think the cushioning was bad. but they sit lower because they happen to have like a divit, or a lower area right where the back of your *** sits. the stock height was fine for me, even with the helmet. i just touched the outside t-top handle, but not much.
i think its mostly the brackets, and partly the extra dense/thick cushioning the arizen has. im going to have the brackets modified, and see where that gets me.
as for other brands, i havent heard many bad things about big names like corbeau, sparco, etc. they have less padding, and the brackets might be lower. theyre made more for a specific purpose, ie: racing, while the arizens are made for both racing and daily driving/looks, so they have more padding.
i think its mostly the brackets, and partly the extra dense/thick cushioning the arizen has. im going to have the brackets modified, and see where that gets me.
as for other brands, i havent heard many bad things about big names like corbeau, sparco, etc. they have less padding, and the brackets might be lower. theyre made more for a specific purpose, ie: racing, while the arizens are made for both racing and daily driving/looks, so they have more padding.
6 hours later my drivers seat now sits 2"s lower.
I now have 2 1/2" clearance above my head
It took a fair bit of fooling around, but the bottom of the seat now sits about 3/4" above the floor cross members. The passengers side will not likely go more than 3/4" lower due the the hump in the floor.
I did not have my camera at my buddies shop so I have no pictures and nor do I ever want to take the damned thing out again.
So it can be done.
I now have 2 1/2" clearance above my head
It took a fair bit of fooling around, but the bottom of the seat now sits about 3/4" above the floor cross members. The passengers side will not likely go more than 3/4" lower due the the hump in the floor.
I did not have my camera at my buddies shop so I have no pictures and nor do I ever want to take the damned thing out again.
So it can be done.
6 hours later my drivers seat now sits 2"s lower.
I now have 2 1/2" clearance above my head
It took a fair bit of fooling around, but the bottom of the seat now sits about 3/4" above the floor cross members. The passengers side will not likely go more than 3/4" lower due the the hump in the floor.
I did not have my camera at my buddies shop so I have no pictures and nor do I ever want to take the damned thing out again.
So it can be done.
I now have 2 1/2" clearance above my head
It took a fair bit of fooling around, but the bottom of the seat now sits about 3/4" above the floor cross members. The passengers side will not likely go more than 3/4" lower due the the hump in the floor.
I did not have my camera at my buddies shop so I have no pictures and nor do I ever want to take the damned thing out again.
So it can be done.
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What I did for the drivers seat:
1/ remove the raised rear mounts with a grinder and smooth out the welds.
2/ then take the console side slider and invert it so the large cross section attachess to the bottom of the seat, this is the opposite of the locking slider.
3/ I then drilled 4 new holes shifted approximately 3/4" towards the console. This will move the seat towards the center of the car and will allow the rear console factory stud to clear the slider.
4/I then welded a flat section of the rasied tab that I ground off to give me mount for the rear console side stud. This is welded to to the flat bar that runs from front to back on the console side.
5/ Grind 3/16" off the top of the of the above stud and clean up the threads
6/ drill a new mounting hole in the flat bar above the stud on the drivers side.
Now how to install this contraption.
1/ Bolt the modified seat mount to the car and tighen all 4 bolts.
2/ Slide the seat track as far rearward as possible
3/ bolt the slider to the mount, this is a major pain and very difficult to get a wrench on, but it is possible.
4/ Slide the seat all the way forward and tilt the back forward and do the same to the rear 2 bolts.
The good thing with moving the seat inboard it allowed the seat to clear my swing out door bar of my 6 point roll bar. It was a bitch, with now knowing what to do I could likely do it 2-3 hours. I had to do a lot install and removal to check fit, interference and then modify.
Like I said I wished I had my camera with me.
Hopefully this helps someone, I hate typing.
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The seats in my car sits about right, but i know the drivers seat have a modified bracket, but i have not done this by my self.. The previous owner did it.
I need to do it on the passenger side though!
I need to do it on the passenger side though!
