Seat Movement While Driving
01-14-2015, 08:58 AM
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Seat Movement While Driving
How much should your seat deflect while you are driving? I mounted a gopro behind my seat instead of beside for the first time and notice the seat was moving around a bit, not a lot, but a couple of inches either direction under load. Is this normal?
01-14-2015, 09:53 AM
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Strict adherence to the new PCA CCR should mitigate this.
You'll note that the rules want you to weld (it's OK, just do it yourself), drill (don't worry where) and bolt (use the bigguns) in the general vicinity of the seat brackets (again, don't worry where, just giterdone).
Once you do all of that, merely purchase sliders which "look" like they may be sound enough to do the job.
While you're at it, do the same for your passenger seat - this way you should be good to go in the alphabet classes also.
You'll note that the rules want you to weld (it's OK, just do it yourself), drill (don't worry where) and bolt (use the bigguns) in the general vicinity of the seat brackets (again, don't worry where, just giterdone).
Once you do all of that, merely purchase sliders which "look" like they may be sound enough to do the job.
While you're at it, do the same for your passenger seat - this way you should be good to go in the alphabet classes also.
01-14-2015, 01:51 PM
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Strict adherence to the new PCA CCR should mitigate this.
You'll note that the rules want you to weld (it's OK, just do it yourself), drill (don't worry where) and bolt (use the bigguns) in the general vicinity of the seat brackets (again, don't worry where, just giterdone).
Once you do all of that, merely purchase sliders which "look" like they may be sound enough to do the job.
While you're at it, do the same for your passenger seat - this way you should be good to go in the alphabet classes also.
You'll note that the rules want you to weld (it's OK, just do it yourself), drill (don't worry where) and bolt (use the bigguns) in the general vicinity of the seat brackets (again, don't worry where, just giterdone).
Once you do all of that, merely purchase sliders which "look" like they may be sound enough to do the job.
While you're at it, do the same for your passenger seat - this way you should be good to go in the alphabet classes also.
01-15-2015, 11:58 AM
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You wanna see seat movement? I remember thinking "holy crap does Leh's seat move around a lot" when I saw this video. (btw, notice the full opposite lock save at T5!!!)
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01-15-2015, 12:51 PM
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not opposite lock, just a 180 .... notice how it came back nicely.... hand over hand (shufflesteering would have made that a tank slapper with most of the guys discussing that on this forum!
)noticed he ran out of RPM on the main straight.... that sucks hanging on the rev limiter there.. probably cost him another second for that.. and still a 1:21
anyway, there is nothing good about that seat moving around. containment seats are not required to have seat back braces in most orgs..... but they need them for this obvious reason.
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01-16-2015, 06:30 AM
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I posted a video here once, and some guys responded with "wow your seat moves a lot dude, that's not normal!"
So as a good citizen I checked the car and indeed, one of the mounting points on the floor was detached, hence the extra movement. Never noticed it while driving. Took some welding to get it fixed (until one month later the opposite side did exactly the same ... more welding to the rescue).
So check your mounting points on the floor of the car. If all is fine there and you use decent seat rails / seats (and not some Chinese knock-offs) I wouldn't worry about it.
So as a good citizen I checked the car and indeed, one of the mounting points on the floor was detached, hence the extra movement. Never noticed it while driving. Took some welding to get it fixed (until one month later the opposite side did exactly the same ... more welding to the rescue).
So check your mounting points on the floor of the car. If all is fine there and you use decent seat rails / seats (and not some Chinese knock-offs) I wouldn't worry about it.
01-16-2015, 08:28 AM
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Strict adherence to the new PCA CCR should mitigate this.
You'll note that the rules want you to weld (it's OK, just do it yourself), drill (don't worry where) and bolt (use the bigguns) in the general vicinity of the seat brackets (again, don't worry where, just giterdone).
Once you do all of that, merely purchase sliders which "look" like they may be sound enough to do the job.
While you're at it, do the same for your passenger seat - this way you should be good to go in the alphabet classes also.
You'll note that the rules want you to weld (it's OK, just do it yourself), drill (don't worry where) and bolt (use the bigguns) in the general vicinity of the seat brackets (again, don't worry where, just giterdone).
Once you do all of that, merely purchase sliders which "look" like they may be sound enough to do the job.
While you're at it, do the same for your passenger seat - this way you should be good to go in the alphabet classes also.
Well played...
01-16-2015, 09:11 AM
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I posted a video here once, and some guys responded with "wow your seat moves a lot dude, that's not normal!"
So as a good citizen I checked the car and indeed, one of the mounting points on the floor was detached, hence the extra movement. Never noticed it while driving. Took some welding to get it fixed (until one month later the opposite side did exactly the same ... more welding to the rescue).
So check your mounting points on the floor of the car. If all is fine there and you use decent seat rails / seats (and not some Chinese knock-offs) I wouldn't worry about it.
So as a good citizen I checked the car and indeed, one of the mounting points on the floor was detached, hence the extra movement. Never noticed it while driving. Took some welding to get it fixed (until one month later the opposite side did exactly the same ... more welding to the rescue).
So check your mounting points on the floor of the car. If all is fine there and you use decent seat rails / seats (and not some Chinese knock-offs) I wouldn't worry about it.
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01-16-2015, 02:51 PM
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Safety equipment is designed to mitigate fatal G-force peaks by flexing a bit in order to spread de-accellerative forces over a longer period of time.
Even PCA has recognized this by recommending a high-density foam crush area between an FIA seat and a hard seat brace.
But it is good practice to bolt your seat into the car properly.
Even PCA has recognized this by recommending a high-density foam crush area between an FIA seat and a hard seat brace.
But it is good practice to bolt your seat into the car properly.
01-16-2015, 03:12 PM
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I think this is the first step and not often enough done.
On your point about designed energy absorption, more than two decades ago, I backed into a Jersey barrier in Charlotte in a very quick 934/5. The base of the seat fractured, absorbing the shock. If there had been a post or firm attachment preventing that "give," I'd have been hurt more than just heavily shaken around!
On your point about designed energy absorption, more than two decades ago, I backed into a Jersey barrier in Charlotte in a very quick 934/5. The base of the seat fractured, absorbing the shock. If there had been a post or firm attachment preventing that "give," I'd have been hurt more than just heavily shaken around!
01-16-2015, 04:22 PM
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Not pleasant. It was damp and I was cocky. The girder placed under the rear bumper cover prevented almost all the damage. Rung my bell, though. Proved to me beyond the shadow of a doubt, the value of composite seats and good safety equipment...