Thanks for the info.

Ok, I got un-lazy about it.

The Evo (not mounted at all yet):
http://www.the370z.com/members/wstar...d-anything.jpg

The Evo-II-US:
http://www.the370z.com/members/wstar...r-than-evo.jpg

Side view of the Sparco mounting solution (base + sliders + sidemounts all from them):
http://www.the370z.com/members/wstar...sidemounts.jpg

Crappy picture underneath of the missing paint where I widened the slider bar (and apparently there's still some shipping plastic stuck under there heh):
http://www.the370z.com/members/wstar...ches-wider.jpg

Lets see your aftermarket seats!
 

Installed these a couple weeks ago, Bride Stradia II Venus Edition. Still waiting for my buddy to edit his higher quality shots, but here are a couple iPhone pics.

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/11/05/2abe6yju.jpg

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/11/05/ynebu9yh.jpg

What is the lowest seat and rail combination?

Looking at Bride Vorga or Stradia II. I'd prefer Vorga due to the lower side bolsters (my Z is a daily), but I've noticed a user on here stating they don't give much extra headroom. Which rails are the lowest that work with these seats?

I'm 6'3" and 90kg (around 200lb). I want the lowest position possible.

I run Bride Vios III seats with Bride FO rails in mine. I'm 6'1" ~220 lbs and I fit with a helmet on. The seats are admittedly snug but not to the point of being uncomfortable. I can easily drive 4-5 hrs straight without having to stop due to being uncomfortable.

some nice seats up in here :tup:

I'm looking for headroom for a fat guy thats affordable. Any idea's on a cheap set of seats that sit really low, and are made for a 'murican ***?

Edit: 6'2" 275lbs if your wondering

Wondering if a seat that has a shoulder dimension of 23.2" will fit? From my basic measurements it looks as though they might hit/rub against the door. Does anyone have experience with this?

I have Sparco's EVO on the driver side and EVO-II-US on the passenger. The EVO-II-US will just *barely* fit in the car without running into the stock plastics, but you'll have to be sure to mount it with the correct side-to-side alignment.

Sparco has dimension online for those seats if you want to compare details, but at the shoulders the EVO-II-US is 23.6 inches.

Good to know. Thank you!

The seats I'm looking at are reclining type with Bride rails. I'm not sure if they have much if any side to side adjustment.

I used to have Corbeau TRS in my last ride very light & comfortable for street and track - anyone try Corbeau's in a Z?

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...ps7cfcaf52.jpg

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...ps9edcc713.jpg

Anybody here about the corbeau forza wide's will they fit in our cars? Custom brackets aren't a problem.

Also where was the sparco evo2us tight? the corbeau fx1 is wider on the bottom but has the same shoulder width. the fx1 is an inch wider overall

The spot the seat is most likely to hit (closest to) is the shoulder wing on the outside to the plastics around the door/window frame. It really depends on how you mount, but it does fit even with Sparco's base/rails. Of course without plastics it fits easily and you even have some adjustment room side-to-side (until the lower part of the seat runs into the transmission tunnel anyways).

If you're looking at Sparco Evo-whatevers, something to keep in mind is their mounting solution isn't ideal on this car. They sit a bit higher than e.g. Bride GIAS or whatever; Bride's mounting solution lets the bottom of the bucket protrude down through the plane of the mounting base. Sparco's is a solid base plane with side rails sitting on top of that, and the net result is you're an inch or so higher than you should have to be. I think it can be fixed with some customization of their side-rails, but I didn't bother yet, as the height isn't unworkable, just un-ideal.

i would probably just solid mount the driver's seat at max low and not care about the passenger seat so thats cool. Thats why i was looking at the corbeau seats as they all bottom mount and could just be bolted to the floor.

What are Stradia seats like in a daily? Not as high in bolsters as the Gias... are these easy enough to get in/out of?

I removed the sliders on mine (and drilled new holes in the bases) so that they're solidly-mounted, but using Sparco's base and side-mounts. You do need bases (factory or fabbed, either way), because the floor on this car is pretty convoluted. Mostly, where you can make up the room is in the side-mounts. I don't know if bottom-mount really buys you much given you're going to be fabricating/modifying the mounts regardless.

I was going to get the regular one since its only 19lbs but for safety I'm now going with their new forza sport that's FIA approved.

I wouldn't recommend the Stradias for a daily and no they aren't that easy to get in and out of. I'm 5'9" 165lbs and have to move the seats all the way back and lift my steering wheel all the way up to get out easily.


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Yeah I'm looking at the FX1 or it's wide version now, they even have rollbar mounts and are well under 500 a piece.

With the bottom mount and having the seat non adjustable I could just bolt it to the floor with spacers where needed, no?

Height wise, I could not be happier with my Bride Stradia II's. Not sure how it would be if you were a few inches shorter but for my height (almost 6'3) they are perfect. Plenty of room for a helmet now

I sat in that and hated it! Forza was more comfortable but it's still a racing seat.

What about it sucked? Im trying to find a local dealer with some seats so i can test sit them.

Im hoping ur gonna say it is to big for you.

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Hard as a rock! Even though they say it has padding and in pics you can see the little pads everywhere, you can't feel them. They're like 1/2" thick. Like sitting on wood. The forza padding is like 2" thick. Much more comfy even as a DD. I hope the forza sport FIA feels the same.

we are talking about the same seats right it looks like there is more than a half inch of paddinghttp://www.racing-seats-usa.com/lib/...1w-default.jpg

I doubt that would work, at least not correctly and firmly. The FX1 apparently has holes(+threads) for bottom- or side- mount options, but you still need some kind of adapter/bracing/base -type stuff to go between it and the car. If you use the mfg's own brackets, it's a slider base that adapts between the 370Z floorpan and the side-mounts on the FX1.

You could start with any of the normal seat bases for our car (theirs, or Sparco's, or Planted, etc), and drill holes matching the bottom holes, but as you said you'd lose some angle adjustment unless you shim them. Shimming them safely will probably require more than a random set of washers, too - maybe make some wide shim plates of aluminum.

In any case: no, the "bottom mount" holes on a bottom-mount-able seat are not meant to bolt directly to the floor of the car. They won't be anywhere near the same place as the seat mount holes in our car, and both the seat and the car have threaded holes, neither has a bolt :). Something goes between the two. You could custom-fab that something to minimize height, but it might be easier to use one of the bases listed above as a starting point and just modify it.

Yeah that's it. Hard as a rock. Forza much more comfy

With the price of a bent sold bracket I'm just getting the metal and having it bent. Ill drill my own holes for adjustment and such. I'd prefer aluminium though but you can't bend t6061 without cracking. Not sure I want a 90 degree weld either. What to do what to do.

Anyone have close up pics of solid brackets? Side or bottom. Need ideas how to fab.

If anyone in southern CA has Recaro seats or better I'd love to see them. I worry that I'd be giving up too much comfort.

If it warms up enough to get the race car out of the garage and the 370 in I'll snap some pictures of my custom mount. It's a chopped up Planted base leveled with steel... There are a few pics of it mounted in my build thread (maybe in here too if you look back a ways) I'm 6'5" ~200lbs and all legs so I'm as far back and low as possible.

Thanks for the info mate! But then...

So you're my height, how do you find getting in and out of the Stradia II? And are you guys using the "genuine" JDM Brides or the Tees ones? I think they'd be the same but no harm asking.

I was originally after a Recaro Sportster seat with an airbag, but it was going to cost me $3500. If Stradias are **** for a daily I'm now considering Vorgas, but I can't find any info on how low you can mount them (solid mount on planted base?? Bride MO rails? Anyone?!). I want more headroom.

IIRC they are the MO bride rails. I will double check on that for you. They are not the easiest to get in and out of but I am getting the hand of it and it is not so bad now. Just have to alter the way you get in the car. There is DEFINITELY a considerable amount of more headroom. Also, once you are in the seats are very comfortable IMO, especially considering how much they hold you in place

I'm using the "genuine" bride seats. I think they are the same minus the price, haha. The real ones arent cheap, you're looking at over $4000 for seats and rails. Im not sure what rails I have (i can check later), but they sit much lower than the OEM rails. If your interested in real Brides, send a message to Mark at RavSpec (forum sponsor). He'll get you the real thing.

That's great! Thanks for the info. I guess I'm in business trousers and stuff all the time so I don't want to get to the office and be all crushed lol. I'm a 35-36 waist too, would that be an issue?

If you could check those rails that'd be great mate. Thanks for that!


Yeah from what I've read you're only buying a brand really, but I get that, genuine article is always cool. I bought Work Kiwamis for the real deal, but $2000 for a seat is a bit rich when the Tees ones are identical. I only want the driver's seat anyway.

In your opinion, with bride rails would the Vorga sit almost as low?

Thanks for the Ravspec details, I'm in Australia though, so the postage would be a killer. Appreciate your help man.

Found out why the fx1 is hard and the forza is not. The fx1 is a true bucket/shell seat. So without a small pad you're sitting on hard plastic or whatever. The forza is metal springs across the bottom and probably the back with cloth put on over it. It's just like any seat ever made. The spring seat has more give and more comfort.

Do any of these seats fit us big boys? :tup: I'm 6'0 and around 250lbs. Want some red racing seats. Not looking for super light seats. Just want some cool red ones that'll match the interior of the 40th :tup: rep for anyone who can find these cuz idk the first thing about looking for seats

Measure your azz. See if it will fit from the seat specs on the manufacturers pages. I'm tall and thin and fit very tight in the fx1 corbeau which is 18" across.

Not trying to start a debate or anything, but wouldn't replacing the seats compromise safety? I want to put some buckets in my z, but eliminating the airbag in the seat makes me nervous. Also, from my understanding, putting 5 point harnesses in a street car is also dangerous (if your roll and don't have a roll cage). So is it better to run 3 point harnesses with bucket seats? So I guess my question is... Do buckets really make the car more dangerous? I want to get buckets, but I'm on the fence.

Well cars for years have gotten 5 star crash ratings without seat air bags. And since a bucket seat holds you in and protects your hips etc, I'd say its way safer than a standard seat where you can flop around and slide left and right into that seat airbag! As for a 5 point, again that's safer because it holds you in. Not sure what a roll cage has to do with anything. If you roll a 3 point doesn't hold your nuts in. Roll cage or not, in a roll I don't want my head hitting the ceiling.