drag seats in a street car
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anyone run drag seats in your street car? if so what brand? are they comfortable? i am thinking about purchasing a set for some weight savings but wanted some opinions before i purchase them.
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Most people put in drag seats after they install a cage. It is a convenient time to do so and also offsets the added wieght of the cage (to some extent).
Most drag seats (kirkeys for example) require a rear crossbar for mounting purposes.
Also, you should realize that a "proper" kirkey setup is going to set you back about a grand.
Seat => $150
Seat cover => $80
Seat bracket => $50
5 point harness => $150 (probably find it cheaper)
Back Brace => $90 (I like this one, http://www.ioportracing.com/Merchant...gory_Code=IOPP)
Total => $530
multiply that by two (assuming you want a matching passenger seat), and you have $1060 before tax and shipping. And you still need a Roll Cage.
Sure, some of these things can be fabbed if you have the equipment. But, I am assuming by your question that you probably don't. This extrordinate cost was the deciding factor for me not doing a 10point cage while my interior was gutted during HVAC/Air-bag/ext... delete.
As for comfort, I hear that they are very nice. They also look really clean. https://ls1tech.com/forums/drag-raci...key-seats.html
Most drag seats (kirkeys for example) require a rear crossbar for mounting purposes.
Also, you should realize that a "proper" kirkey setup is going to set you back about a grand.
Seat => $150
Seat cover => $80
Seat bracket => $50
5 point harness => $150 (probably find it cheaper)
Back Brace => $90 (I like this one, http://www.ioportracing.com/Merchant...gory_Code=IOPP)
Total => $530
multiply that by two (assuming you want a matching passenger seat), and you have $1060 before tax and shipping. And you still need a Roll Cage.
Sure, some of these things can be fabbed if you have the equipment. But, I am assuming by your question that you probably don't. This extrordinate cost was the deciding factor for me not doing a 10point cage while my interior was gutted during HVAC/Air-bag/ext... delete.
As for comfort, I hear that they are very nice. They also look really clean. https://ls1tech.com/forums/drag-raci...key-seats.html
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Well I had kirkeys in a few of my cars and my TA has a set ready to go in soon as well. I usually stick a 17" pro street in the drivers and a regualr 17" economy in the passenger side I think they are comfortable if you set them up to your preference and not just slapping them in and going. Even though I dont mind driving around like that one bit, Ive had a few complaints from passengers...but I like to say "theres always the bus if you dont like it!" lol.