seats for 84 - want to sit lower
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seats for 84 - want to sit lower
I have an 84 gsl and an 82 gx. I've ported the 12a, got two webber carbs a header and exhaust, shocks and wheel/tire package. I got momo shifter and steering wheel and here's the prob. I can't see much of the dash because the steering wheel is smaller (and so much faster in reponse) than the stock. So I want to sit lower to be able to see. Are there racing seats that would do this or should I have the seat recovered so that there's less padding - would that work. And I also find that the headrest doesn't support my head - the angle of the back needs to be far enough that my average legs reach the pedals but I'm not jammed up against the wheel. So my head bobs back when I accelerate because there's no support and I can only see the tach when it goes up around 8 grand. I would welcome any suggestions.
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I'm looking into Recarro Racing seats for my '84. I don't know if they are much lower, but I know they are much more comfortable and they have an optionaly 5 point system.
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Well, you could grind off where the seat brackets attach to the floor board and weld a plate back into the whole and re mount the seats by going under the car and drilling a whole for the bolt or just weld the brackets back into place.
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Brad
Cheers,
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My 83 GS sits low enough already, but the 85GSl sits high, so I got a primo leather seat from the JY (for about $25) and I'm going to invert it and pry the undersprings down.
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Lower seats
thanks for the help. Was afraid aftermarket might be higher - you can't really compare when sitting in them in a store. But taking out the bracket and welding to the floor sounds like a plan. Thanks
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I'm looking to get some kind of racing seat that I can put a 4-point harness on. The bolstering on my stock '83 GSL seats is floppy and worthless. I'd rather not spend a lot of money on a Sparco or something. I looked at Summit Racing, and they make a good looking seat for $200. Does anybody have any suggestions?
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keep in mind that on the passenger side, inner seat rail sit up way higher than any of the others due to the hump in the floor. i just found out about this, and it looks like it would be hard to make a rail on that side, plus it would be near impossible to have the seat sit as low as the driver's side could...
if anyone has worked on that subject and wants to share, please do!!
rusty....im looking into getting a seat called a "momo start". and its around $275...its a real hardcore racing seat with huge support....im probably gunna leave the passenger side stock and just get one racing seat for drier....not sure yet
the ebay seats look ok if you wanna go that route, just don't get the common cloth 'apc' ones unless you wanna look like every other ricer out there...the mazdaspeed ones look ok in my opinion...and they're dirt cheap
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if anyone has worked on that subject and wants to share, please do!!
rusty....im looking into getting a seat called a "momo start". and its around $275...its a real hardcore racing seat with huge support....im probably gunna leave the passenger side stock and just get one racing seat for drier....not sure yet
the ebay seats look ok if you wanna go that route, just don't get the common cloth 'apc' ones unless you wanna look like every other ricer out there...the mazdaspeed ones look ok in my opinion...and they're dirt cheap
nick
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Just soak it in 2-cycle
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Oh don't worry, I'd sooner burn my car than let an APC product touch it. I'm also gonna leave the passenger seat stock. They're not the ones doing the driving anyway
This is the seat from Summit that I'm looking at
http://store.summitracing.com/partde...019&rsview=sku
This is a seat bracket from Summit. I'm not sure what it fits, though I assume it works with the Summit racing seat.
http://store.summitracing.com/partde...8&autoview=sku
This is the seat from Summit that I'm looking at
http://store.summitracing.com/partde...019&rsview=sku
This is a seat bracket from Summit. I'm not sure what it fits, though I assume it works with the Summit racing seat.
http://store.summitracing.com/partde...8&autoview=sku
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have you seen the seats on ebay exactly the same as that one? i believe they are "k2", or something...but with the mazdaspeed logo stitched in the headrest. im sure they are the same seats. on ebay, they're $89 plus $150 ship for 2. that's cheap. im thinking about these
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Just soak it in 2-cycle
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I just looked at them. They're the same "Torino" style, but it's a different seat. I personally would trust a Summit seat more, plus they have seat brackets available.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...spagename=WDVW
"Carbon fiber cloth"? I don't know about that lol
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...spagename=WDVW
"Carbon fiber cloth"? I don't know about that lol
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Originally Posted by chaseme
thanks for the help. Was afraid aftermarket might be higher - you can't really compare when sitting in them in a store. But taking out the bracket and welding to the floor sounds like a plan. Thanks
~Brad
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All I have to say about the seats is fitment fitment fitment. Sport compact car did a article about alot of seats and how a person with a certain waste size fits comfortably. I have a friend with the tenzoR seats and well they are not made well. the back the seat rocks we the car accels. You get what you pay for. Ill try to find the article if someone wants it.