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Old Feb 7, 2003 | 12:54 AM
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i did a search but still looking for some opinions.

using the stock seat in lowest position with helmet on hits the roof maybe need 1.5 to 2 inches. what seats are recommended and would they lower the seat that much?

also - any of these seat options allow my wife to drive? seats with adjustable padding/inserts etc. as she is a good bit smaller. thanks
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Old Feb 7, 2003 | 11:58 AM
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GT3 seats can be lower, Recaro SRD's are much lower than stock and Porsche has an option for lowering the seat height 10mm, but thats not too much overall.

Good Luck
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Old Feb 7, 2003 | 04:06 PM
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Most race seats have fixed backs, so you won't be able to adjust the rake for your wife but you can move the seat fore and aft. You can get styrofoam custom seat inserts made but getting some sheets of foam is cheaper and easier. That's what they use at the single seater race schools in order to adjust for different size drivers.

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Old Feb 9, 2003 | 05:05 PM
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John, how do you lower the stock seats 10mm?
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Is the lowereing option for the GT3 seats? Do you know what parts I need to buy?
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Old Feb 11, 2003 | 11:29 PM
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You may want to check with Carnewal but the GT3 seats I got didn't appear to have any way to lower them, unless you take off the rails complete and just use a bracket to bolt the seat to the floor. This will loose the fore/aft adjustment if it is even possible.

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