Any suggestions? 2005 mustang Daily Driven but also used at drivers Ed. Mustang really isn't a bad chassis but the seats are realy bad , zero support. I believe a sub strap is required in most clubs?
Any suggestions? 2005 mustang Daily Driven but also used at drivers Ed. Mustang really isn't a bad chassis but the seats are realy bad , zero support. I believe a sub strap is required in most clubs?
Three options.
1) get a racing seat and swap it with stock track days. Keep stock for daily drive.
2) get a comfortable fixed racing seat and just use that. A good seat will be comfortable even daily. I have a spacro pro2000 for my race car. It is not the easiest to get in and out of, but more of that is due to cage than the seat. Any confortable enough to use daily for me.
3) try to get a street sport seat. These can be dual use, but I have not been impressed with most for track use. So do this at your own risk.
3a) Transplant a more supportive OEM sport seat from another make/model into your Mustang. I saw a pair of Jetta GLI factory Recaros for sale on Craigslist recently. I'm really liking the stock seats in my SE-R. Sure, you may need to do a little drilling, cutting, and/or welding to make some other seats fit your Mustang seat rails, but it can be done.
I have a Corbeau A4 that's a good mix between grip and comfort.
You can get a sub-strap hole installed as well.
Before you do anything radical, try one of these:
http://www.cg-lock.com/
Use it and see what you think, I think it's a pretty good compromise for a street/track day car. For track days, I personally wouldn't run a fixed back seat in a car without a rollbar/cage. Same with a harness. For auto-x I would be less worried about a harness/fixed back seat without a rollbar/cage, but still would try to avoid it.
White_and_Nerdy wrote: I'm really liking the stock seats in my SE-R.
+1
I co-drove cross country in a '91 SE-R and fell in love with the seats. My E36 has the Sport Seats that everyone raves about, but to be honest I'd rather have the SE-R seats. All the more impressive considering they were 15+ years old when I sat in them.
You can also see if the Focus SVT seats will fit. They have great support, I find them comfortable, and Im a pretty big guy. For me, for a street/AX car, the side bolsters work great. Im thinking about a CG lock, with that, I think it will be perfect....
just twist the buckle, no need to spend money on a CG lock that does the same thing.
The svt seats seem like a great idea thx
DaveEstey wrote: just twist the buckle, no need to spend money on a CG lock that does the same thing.
Twisting the buckle is a BAD idea. I used to do it too until I learned what can happen. In an accident, the belt can break. It is not designed to be twisted. It is designed to stretch. The CG-Lock only takes out the slack.
Not advertising, but educating. Twisting the belt = BAD!
PM me if you want more info.
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