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Old 02-20-2012, 08:57 PM
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Im building a 68 Camaro turbo car which is mostly a street car but will be used for drag racing. Im looking for comfort mostly. If possible can you all post Pics, Price, specs, etc. They have to be able to use 5 point harness and pass NHRA inspection. Im looking at the Kirkey but they look super uncomfortable for daily use. but the price seems affordable and used widely among drag racers. I appreciate any help.
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I use my stock seats. Sure they weigh alot but damn they are comfortable. Those things look very, very, very uncomfortable. lol
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I have had the kirkey seats in my old fox and they actually weren't bad. I liked them a lot and they were comfortable enough for me
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Kirkys are ok for short trips. And it also helps to buy the right width seat for your *** lol. I went with the corbeus seats for this build. Simmilar in design but fully padded and pretty damn comfy for a fixed position seat.
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How much were the Coreus seats for the pair?
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I've sat in Kirkeys and they actually felt very comfortable to me.
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I use my stock seats. Sure they weigh alot but damn they are comfortable. Those things look very, very, very uncomfortable. lol
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im with this guy,a good idea is to sit in a few seats to see what you like,i had my heart set on some seats untill i sat in one, changed my mind pretty fast,
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How about the kind that summit sells? They're super cheap and look comfy and safe...I don't have any experience with them but was going to put them in the camaro, Kirkey's in the TA
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I used a couple seats by Smitty Built I bought from Summit Racing, not too heavy and really comfortable. The are Jeep replacements, not too shabby on price either. $139.99
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/SMT-44915/
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I sat in my kirkeys in my car the other night for about 2 hours drinking beer, making sick *** little "vroom vroom" noises

i was comfy....
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I'm probably going to grab some Corbeau CR1 seats, but more because it's a street car and need the folding ability for the kid.
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If you want comfort try a set of the corbeau Baja suspension seats they are the most comfortable seat I have sat in bar none and still pretty light. The Camaro brackets put them low to the floor so you still have plenty of head room too.
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i run the corbeau clubmans and while it's not a daily driver i find them to be quite comfortable for a fixed back seat and they are fairly cheap.
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I'm not real sure but I don't think there are too many seats out there more uncomfortable than a 4th gen fbody seat.
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Corbeau's are nice. Had them in my last car. Cool that they are located only 25min from where I live.
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I love the kirkey seats. well biult and safe. Also very comfortable as long as you get the proper hip width. Too tight and they will suck.
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I have Grand Am seats in my Nova. If im going to enjoy my car i'd like it to be comfortable.
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I like the kirk seats its what all my step and his biddies use with foam padding underneath though. I also agree the fbody seats couldn't get much worse.
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Are corbeaus NHRA certifiable?
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^^^^ good question,i need something that'll pass tech,Cobreaus look like the way to go as far as comfort. But if they don't pass tech.....



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