allergic2milk

Just got my helmet in the other day, I can barely fit in the car. The only way i fit with out rubbing is to lean the seat back (i mean way back, to the point that safety is a concern). My question is, do sport seats such as recaro are cobreu , sparco lower the seating position to get me more room?
What setup do you have and or recomend?

LtReid

that is a real good question, cause i have the same problem, (wathcing this post close)

do a dino and hang out the sunroof

allergic2milk

ha, that's true but on the odd chance that rain is around what then? tilt your head? haha

yellowline

I had a pair of early sport seats in my car where you'd sit well below the doorsill. I find that my late seats sit an inch or so higher. Might make the difference.

allergic2milk

i have those, it's an 83 with the sport seat package, i love them and they hold me well, im just too tall and skinny. would recaros or any others put me lower?

spazegun2213

I have an 84 that used to have a crappy APC seat in it. While it was better than the stockers, i could not fit with my helmet on in the car. I picked up a recaro SPG, and it lowers the seat a LOT. I can fit fine (I'm 6'2'') but the helment hits the rool bar a little.

so yes, an side mount seat will get you lower in the car, so you can fit better.

Techno Duck

It depends on the seat i think also. I know the Corbeau TRS seat for example you sit much higher up, i sat in a friends and my head was practically touching the headliner, i am 5'11''. I know most of the fixed back seats lower you considerablly.

allergic2milk

are the fixed back seats the only ones that are side mounted? or can you side mount an adjustable?

Manning

I have Momo Rookies with the rails mounted directly to the floor and have a fair bit of room.

Oh, and I am 6'5".

zbeeblebrox

time for a gurney bubble?

spazegun2213

hmm that would look hot, just take a page from the old gt40 book

As fot eh non-fixed back seats, you would need to call soem place and ask. I'm sure there are some seats that are lower than others. But I KNOW 90% of the fixed backs can almost be mounted to the floor.

allergic2milk

machine gun sounds cool , thanx

M758

I am 5' 7" and in my race car I sit so low I can barely see over the steering wheel.

That is with sparco pro2000 mounted as low as possible in the side rails and the rails direct to the floor. I also pulled the seat pad.

Dr.Porsche

I take the bottom padding out of my Corbeau FX Pro and Corbeau Forza when I do track events...otherwise I ride too high. I'm about 5'11". Hope this helps

meek

How about sourcing a spare sunroof panel and stripping out the lining. You could just swap it over when you are going to the track. I guess that would release and inch or so more headroom? Someone must have done it before?