Any Narrower Race Seats?
05-05-2008, 04:58 PM
#1
Burning Brakes
Thread Starter
Any Narrower Race Seats?
I see seats offered in 'plus' sizes, but I have a 32" waist and my wife has a 26" waist, we would like to have a snug fitting narrow seat if such a thing exists.
I guess a better question is are some of the seats a little smaller than others? Some sites actually list recommended waist sizes but not for all of the seats, and i certainly have never shopped for something like this before
I guess a better question is are some of the seats a little smaller than others? Some sites actually list recommended waist sizes but not for all of the seats, and i certainly have never shopped for something like this before
05-05-2008, 05:08 PM
#2
Drifting
Try the Cobra Imola S.
It is an FIA seat and fits my 31-32 in waist perfect. I previously had a Kirkey 15 in. I have the same seat on pass side and it fits my wife who is narrower than I am. I used this with Pfadt seat rails. I purchased both seats and rails through Pfadt.
It is also very comfortable. However, I have not driven 500 miles with it. I have a neighbor who has one in his RX8 and it is his daily driver. He is the one who recommended this model for me.
It is an FIA seat and fits my 31-32 in waist perfect. I previously had a Kirkey 15 in. I have the same seat on pass side and it fits my wife who is narrower than I am. I used this with Pfadt seat rails. I purchased both seats and rails through Pfadt.
It is also very comfortable. However, I have not driven 500 miles with it. I have a neighbor who has one in his RX8 and it is his daily driver. He is the one who recommended this model for me.
05-05-2008, 05:55 PM
#5
Race Director
I have a 32" waste, and like my Kirkey cheapo seat. They go by hit WIDTH, not circumference, and I THINK I got a 18"wide seat. They make them down to at least 15" wide, so I'd take a look.
05-06-2008, 08:25 AM
#11
Burning Brakes
Thread Starter
OK, now I have a part two:
A quick look (well, I was mostly looking at the Kirkeys to be honest) shows mostly "Roll bar mounts". So my part two is as follows: Do all of these have the option of stock-like mounting? I will be one of those suckers for punishment, swapping seats back and forth from stock to not-so-stock.
I see that Sparco offers car specific mounts, and IIRC Corbeau does also. Anyone else? Or, can I use those mounts on other seats?
As you can all likely tell, I know very little about these...
EDIT: I just re-read and found that Pfadt has something like what I am asking...
A quick look (well, I was mostly looking at the Kirkeys to be honest) shows mostly "Roll bar mounts". So my part two is as follows: Do all of these have the option of stock-like mounting? I will be one of those suckers for punishment, swapping seats back and forth from stock to not-so-stock.
I see that Sparco offers car specific mounts, and IIRC Corbeau does also. Anyone else? Or, can I use those mounts on other seats?
As you can all likely tell, I know very little about these...
EDIT: I just re-read and found that Pfadt has something like what I am asking...
Last edited by Casem1; 05-06-2008 at 08:27 AM.
05-06-2008, 11:20 AM
#12
Le Mans Master
pfadt, hardbar, and speedware.com all have stuff specifically for Corvettes. I've got the stuff from Speedware, but the pfadt design has a few improvements over it (somewhere to mount the harness) that would make me go to them now. Hardbar is probably the strongest, but not possible to use sliders, which is not a problem if you're the only driver.
Last edited by Lancer033; 05-06-2008 at 11:23 AM.
