freaknbigpanda

So I recently installed a sharkbar harness bar along with a sparco evo 2 seat but I am really worried about the placement of the straps.

I am using this guide:
https://www.schrothracing.com/docs/Schroth_Installation_Checklist.pdf

the shoulder straps are fine but I am worried about the sub belts the the lap belts.

in the guide they mention that the lap belt needs to be mounted 60 degrees from level with the seat, in my car it is about 90 degrees. The belts don't go back at all they come out of the lap belt openings and connect directly down at 90 degrees from horizontal.

in the guide they mention that the sub belts should be mounted 20 degrees back from vertical with the sun strap opening but on my car it is more like 70 degrees, the sub straps come out of the opening and then connect at the back of the seat.

Is this going to be a problem safety wise? If somebody has a setup that matches the guide more closely can they share it? Maybe a lap belt bar would help me?

oharal

R_W

I mounted a pair of Evos on Marrad brackets with Schroth 6 point harnesses, and ran into the same problem. my sub belts are run all the way back to behind the seat from underneath. I don't see how this could be any kind of safety issue, but it does kind of make me wish I had gone 5 point from a comfort standpoint; additionally the 5-point sub belt could have been mounted at the correct angle, since the Marrad bracket has holes running in a line right down the middle of the bracket for mounting vs the holes at the very back for the 6 point sub belt to split.

freaknbigpanda

I'm less worried about the sub belt, more the lap belts because I don't feel that they fit snug over my pelvis. I think in a crash they would be cutting into my belly due to the angle they are mounted at

R_W

Ahhh, I see.
Well, just an idea here, but could you find an eye-bolt in the same thread pitch as the seat mounting bolts and use said rear eye-bolts to clip the harness into the achieve the proper angle?

EDIT: Or, as a follow-up, I know Marrad sells just the sub-belt mount w/side holes for the lap belts.

_BlueZ06_

I had to drill and add eyebolts to get the correct angles for my lap and sub belts.

Bill Dearborn

Bingo.

Bill