The Race Seat/Bracket Thread
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Staging Lane
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The Race Seat/Bracket Thread So, like the title says I would like to start a collaboration from everyone who has an aftermarket seat/brackets or some type of modifications to help keep you in place and focus for roadrace/autocross style events
I'm new to the camaro world and the Z28 I bought has a Corbeau FX1 with side mounts on factory slider, and has a terrible side to side wobble. I'm looking at getting rid of this setup or at least stopping this wobble.
So let's see what everyone has!
I'm new to the camaro world and the Z28 I bought has a Corbeau FX1 with side mounts on factory slider, and has a terrible side to side wobble. I'm looking at getting rid of this setup or at least stopping this wobble.
So let's see what everyone has!
I'm using a cobra imola pro seat (side mounts) with wedge engineering bracket with no sliders. I had to drill the bracket to make it work with the side mounts. The seat is a little higher then stock, but the seat cushions can be swapped to sit lower or higher. With this setup the seat does not move at all.
Last edited by Empatho; Aug 17, 2014 at 09:12 PM.
I'm running Corbeau FX1s with their double-locking slide mounts. The legs have been trimmed to lower the seats because of helmet contact with the roof with taller drivers. I also have IO Port Racing seat back braces connecting to my roll bar cross brace. The seats stay firmly in place and are a huge difference over stock. They are also comfortable enough to take on longer drives.
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I'm 6'1" 180lbs wear a 34 to 36" pants. I'm running a Corbeau Forza with their dual locking slider. I have been daily driving it for a good couple of months now. It takes some getting used to being a fixed back seat. But during the winter the stock one will go back in.
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I'm running a Corbeau FX1 Pro on the drivers side and a FX1 on the passenger side. I broke Corbeau's double locking sliders so many times that they finally talked me into running two of their single sliders per seat. This means you have two handles to pull to move the seat. I'm using their mounting bracket made for the 4th gens. It places the seat very high and when I run on the track I don't run a seat cushion to gain helmet room. It's a horrible setup but I just haven't had the money to swap it out and frankly now I'm used to it.
The seat is very flimsy and flexes quite a bit during hard cornering. I have 5 point harnesses in the car but there is still a lot of movement in the shoulders. Watch this video and concentrate on watching my right shoulder move around and you'll see what I mean.
These are an inexpensive seat so I got what I was paying for and they are worlds better than the factory seats. I just wish I had spent a little more money for something more solid.
The seat is very flimsy and flexes quite a bit during hard cornering. I have 5 point harnesses in the car but there is still a lot of movement in the shoulders. Watch this video and concentrate on watching my right shoulder move around and you'll see what I mean.
These are an inexpensive seat so I got what I was paying for and they are worlds better than the factory seats. I just wish I had spent a little more money for something more solid.
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I'm running a Corbeau FX1 Pro on the drivers side and a FX1 on the passenger side. I broke Corbeau's double locking sliders so many times that they finally talked me into running two of their single sliders per seat. This means you have two handles to pull to move the seat. I'm using their mounting bracket made for the 4th gens. It places the seat very high and when I run on the track I don't run a seat cushion to gain helmet room. It's a horrible setup but I just haven't had the money to swap it out and frankly now I'm used to it.
The seat is very flimsy and flexes quite a bit during hard cornering. I have 5 point harnesses in the car but there is still a lot of movement in the shoulders. Watch this video and concentrate on watching my right shoulder move around and you'll see what I mean.
These are an inexpensive seat so I got what I was paying for and they are worlds better than the factory seats. I just wish I had spent a little more money for something more solid.
The seat is very flimsy and flexes quite a bit during hard cornering. I have 5 point harnesses in the car but there is still a lot of movement in the shoulders. Watch this video and concentrate on watching my right shoulder move around and you'll see what I mean.
These are an inexpensive seat so I got what I was paying for and they are worlds better than the factory seats. I just wish I had spent a little more money for something more solid.
Last edited by 1981TA; Sep 17, 2014 at 11:09 AM.
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I'm running a Corbeau FX1 Pro on the drivers side and a FX1 on the passenger side. I broke Corbeau's double locking sliders so many times that they finally talked me into running two of their single sliders per seat. This means you have two handles to pull to move the seat. I'm using their mounting bracket made for the 4th gens. It places the seat very high and when I run on the track I don't run a seat cushion to gain helmet room. It's a horrible setup but I just haven't had the money to swap it out and frankly now I'm used to it.
The seat is very flimsy and flexes quite a bit during hard cornering. I have 5 point harnesses in the car but there is still a lot of movement in the shoulders. Watch this video and concentrate on watching my right shoulder move around and you'll see what I mean. Sebring video
These are an inexpensive seat so I got what I was paying for and they are worlds better than the factory seats. I just wish I had spent a little more money for something more solid.
The seat is very flimsy and flexes quite a bit during hard cornering. I have 5 point harnesses in the car but there is still a lot of movement in the shoulders. Watch this video and concentrate on watching my right shoulder move around and you'll see what I mean. Sebring video
These are an inexpensive seat so I got what I was paying for and they are worlds better than the factory seats. I just wish I had spent a little more money for something more solid.
I do have some slight movement but I don't notice it.
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I'm guessing from the camera position that you have a roll bar of some sort. You may wish to try seat back braces. I have them on my Corbeaus and they are rock solid. $110 each @ IO Port Racing Supply. Watch the rear view mirror to get a idea of the lack of movement between the bar and seat back:
I have an Autopower 4 pt. bar in the car and I tried the IO Port seat back brace. The Corbeaus have a single mounting point on the back so I re-drilled the IO Port bracket to mount to the single point and with all the twisting it just kept loosening up. How do you have yours mounted? Did you drill the seat for two mounting points? I love your car BTW it sounds bad *** and looks like it handles really well.
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Edit: Seeing Brigade24's post below jarred my memory on something: I did have to drill the seat rails so that they positioned the seats about an inch closer to the trans tunnel. As supplied, there was interference with the doors, which kept them from closing.
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I run an OMP champ series fixed back seat with OMP side mounts on double locking sparco sliders...these sliders are finicky but they work. I had to drill some extra holes in the front portion of side mount to lower the seat...all this "stuff" sits on a Planted seat bracket which also needs to be drilled to centre the seat as the holes/slots are not in the right place for my setup. i'm 5'8" and the seat is a bit high but does not move...
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I run a 4119w racetech on my drivers side with hardbar brackets and passenger side is 4009w racetech with also hardbar seat brackets. mounted as low and far back as possible. Then crow 6 pt harnesses. gives me decent head room in a C6Z.