Pro Stock John

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I'm looking for a set of nice leather seats for my '98 Formula, to make it more street friendly again.

Now do the Arizen seats really make you sit 2 inches higher than stock? I have a 10 pt cage and I can't have my helmet hitting the t-tops.

Worst case I'll source some stock ones and then have them modified for 5 pt harnesses.

Current:

'Trust'

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I had the MRC seats in my old Blue T/A and it sat MAYBE an inch higher on the correct brackets.

Vicinity

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http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2-NEW-Black-REAL-Leather-Racing-Seats-CAMARO-PORSCHE-VW_W0QQitemZ120298840532QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item12 0298840532&_trkparms=39%3A1|65%3A1|240%3A1318&_trk sid=p4506.c0.m245

I'm not sure what brand, but those look awesome, and about stock height (no visible brackets).

z28bryan

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When I got the MRC seats 2 years ago I got the Arizen brackets and I was on the ceiling pretty much with my head touching the visor.

My advice to you is never buy a seat without trying it out first. The MRC seats to me were uncomfortable, too firm, too tight, and sat too high. Didn't make any sense to keep them, so I put back in the stock seats.

EchoMirage

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i have an arizen drivers, with their bracket. it put me at least 1.5 or more inches higher. had to get the bracket modified, which only dropped me a half inch or so. i couldnt wear my helmet at all with the stock bracket, and even with the modified, i have to take the t-top off when i race. i -can- keep the top on, but my top-left side of my helmet rests against the t-top plastic on the side. had to do that when it rained during an autox. its doable, but not the best. having the seat cushion cut might help also.

Pro Stock John

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Yeah I searched and saw both of you guys indicate this before, thanks for replying to my thread. I will just look for OEM seats then since I can't sit higher than stock at all.

6LITEREATER

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I honestly sit the same as stock (stock was a power rail though) with my MRC on Arizen (modified) brackets...

6LITEREATER

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Corbeaus are a nice option as well...

DevilDougWS6

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not to hijack but does anyone ever use the cheaperish racing seats? like scat procar or the summit or jegs option seats?

6LITEREATER

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^^I had Summit before, they SUCKED. Like sitting in a rubber baseball glove.

MRC's were even cheaper than what I paid (at the time) for the cheapo Summits...

InsaneAuto86

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I chopped up a trans am bracket for my Forza seats. Sits about an inch higher than stock.

Photochop

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I have the cloth MRCs. I had a heck of a time getting them to fit right and me feel like I wasn't a little kid sitting in a booster seat. I originally tried using stock brackets unmodified bolted up to a piece of aluminum I affixed to the seat. That sat about 1.5"-2" higher than stock. I ended up keeping it this way on the passengers side (it sat a little lower than the driver did). On the driver side, I took the stock bracket back off the seat, used a grinder and grinded down/popped out the rivets that hold the steel feet to the bracket itself. I then aligned the feet with the holes in the body and placed them on the rails that the seats came with. If I remember right, one of the stock feet didn't line up just right on the rail vs the post on the body, so I had to make a bracket for one of the corners out of that aluminum I had to make it line up correctly. Total pain in the ***, I probably had at least 10 hours in screwing with these things, but the result looks terrific and feels great. It actually sits about .5"-1" lower than the stock seat. The seat (minus rails/feet, but they're probably less than 3-4 lbs) weighed right at 30 lbs on its own. Putting in the seat was a chore being able to get to all the bolts because theres so little room with the sliders the seats come with - the stock feet lift the seat just enough off the body to clear and fit your hand barely under/around it. Heres a couple pics...

RAMPANT

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I went with leather CR1 Corbeaus. I had to do a lot of mods to the mount to get the drivers seat to sit low enough. I am 6' 1" and can now fit with a helmet.

I know they are poor photos but it is all I have. They are a nice seat.