Racing Harnesses
 

Do any of you know much about racing harnesses? I've got a problem with mine, the harness holes in the seat are too low relative to the top of my shoulders, so the harnesses go through the seat, then up over my shoulders, then back down. So in the case of an an accident, my back might get compressed as the harnesses try to extend forward, but can't. So, can I put holes in the aluminum racing seat without any problems? I'm pretty sure I can, just want to doublecheck. See the diagram to see what I'm talking about.

awesome diagram man :D. you should be ok as long as there is still a decent amount of thickness left between the opening and edges. my question is, what are you doing with an aluminum seat? if its the kind im thinking of i hope this isn't a street car because you must rack yourself everytime you climb in. those things have really high sides.

Better to have high sides than numb arms the next morning. :)

I'm thinking of getting a racing seat, for better side bolstering (which is nonexistent with stock seats) and to get the seats down lower so I don't have to sit like I'm in a dentist's chair. (FC seats don't lower enough and they have even worse side bolstering)

yeah, it's rough to get in/out of, but I'm going to weld a quick release hub to it and it'll be all good from there. Just need to find a steering wheel or adapter that will fit onto the 3-bolt hub for the quick-relase.

i didn't say no bolstering since i'm looking at sparcos. but most aluminum seats have VERY high sides especially off the seat bottom. you see them a lot in dirt track racer's cars. if your an scca memeber and get the mag, look in the back at the aluminum seats vs, say, sparco or or corbeau fiberglass seats. they will hold you very well but they are a pain in the wazoo to climb in and out of. my gf's brother put some in his hopped up s10 "of course for the coolness factor" and it sucks getting in and out of there. i think he has hemeroids now, lol. :D

Here's a problem with Sparcos. They cost a LOT of money. A Kirkey will only cost about $100-140 or so...

love the diagram

kirkeys are 130-400 depending on model. i've sat in some of the lower budget and there is not much padding for your behind. spracos are made for a vast array of racing and most of the cars you see the driver has a lot of continuous seat time. rally, fia, grand am, etc. also its italian, so that means more $$$. i didn't say they were bad or shitty, just that they are a pain in a street car. more so then a racing fiberglass seat, which are pains too.

Who needs padding? Keep in mind that I 've had to sit directly on the floor. Didn't find it uncomfortable, other than sitting a little TOO low.

I've seen dual-rib Kirkeys for as low as $89 with padding. Not bad not bad...

damn, that is low. i'm just going to repair my stock seat until i can afford a sparco street fiberglass. once i by that it will be my seat for whatever car i autox. i'm skinny and have no natural padding to aid me at all. i need all the help i can get.