which racing seats?
I got a set of DAD's last year. They're basically a generic sparco. They look nice and are very cumfy. If you car sits out side I do thing they will fade in the sun though. Not sure about the other companies. There is a pic or two here http://community.webshots.com/user/theblur98ss
is this specifically a race car or do you drive it on the street quit often? I had Corbeau seats at one time and am trying to get one again, I have pictures of them in my car if you are internested shoot me an email.
Lynda
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i as well as a lot of other people have the kirkey pro street drag race seat. its a very comfy seat, one that you can sit in the staging lanes all day and not start hurting(super chevy). its not too exspensive ($200 for seat and cover), and light as well.
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Originally Posted by CamaroCain
is this specifically a race car or do you drive it on the street quit often? I had Corbeau seats at one time and am trying to get one again, I have pictures of them in my car if you are internested shoot me an email.
Lynda
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I have the Corbeau FX1's. They look pretty pimp. I got them from Thunder Racing. There are a few things I don't like about them though...
After about 15 minutes they're uncomfortable on the rear. I don't have much padding 'back there' (6' 165 lbs), so maybe it's just me.
They sit VERY upright with the Corbeau seat rails. Honestly, too upright for my tastes. I'm going to make some bigger shims for the front of the seats to recline them more. I need the recline for comfort, and for head room - my helmet touches the headliner. I shimmed the seats by about 3/8" in the front so far, but I need to go more.
They're not light. I wouldn't be surprised if they were only maybe a 2 lb difference between them and stock (manual rail) seats.
They work great with the 5-point tho.
-Andrew
After about 15 minutes they're uncomfortable on the rear. I don't have much padding 'back there' (6' 165 lbs), so maybe it's just me.
They sit VERY upright with the Corbeau seat rails. Honestly, too upright for my tastes. I'm going to make some bigger shims for the front of the seats to recline them more. I need the recline for comfort, and for head room - my helmet touches the headliner. I shimmed the seats by about 3/8" in the front so far, but I need to go more.
They're not light. I wouldn't be surprised if they were only maybe a 2 lb difference between them and stock (manual rail) seats.
They work great with the 5-point tho.
-Andrew
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I have Kirkey pro-street seats in my car (well, when the car isn't taken tottally apart I do)...
They take a bit of custom fabbing to get mounted (and everyone seems to take a different approach to mounting them), but they are fairly comfortable and lightweight. The main downside to them is that it's virtually impossible to see behind you when your backing up (or changing lanes if you drive on the street).
Mine are mounted with aluminum brackets from IO-Port Racing...
They take a bit of custom fabbing to get mounted (and everyone seems to take a different approach to mounting them), but they are fairly comfortable and lightweight. The main downside to them is that it's virtually impossible to see behind you when your backing up (or changing lanes if you drive on the street).
Mine are mounted with aluminum brackets from IO-Port Racing...
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i have a set of the kirkey pro streets
I found this site a while ago that had the specs of alot of seats http://www.flyinmiata.com/tech/seats.asp
I found this site a while ago that had the specs of alot of seats http://www.flyinmiata.com/tech/seats.asp
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Some Corbeau are only 17lbs, You can get 72o for more incline.IMHO to buy a comfy seat you have to actualy sit in it before you buy it. Mail order seats are a hit or miss. Personally I prefer MOMO or Recaro