Lower back pain from cloth seats

BrianMSmith · 03-14-2016, 11:45 PM

Leather seats make my arse hurt like mad after an hour, and yet I can ride a road race bicycle for 5 hours in perfect comfort. Figure that out? It's the seats ...great support for fast driving, but certainly not cushy.

Fuzzzy · 03-15-2016, 10:53 AM

Backs are as different as seats. I have some back issues, but when I first got the Z I noticed no problems. However, I soon learned that when I hit a major bump, my back lit up. After a bit, I figured it was due to the lack of lumbar support in the seat (cloth btw).

I tried a small lumbar support cushion and the difference was amazing. I may eventually go to a different seat to get built-in lumbar support, but aside from the mild embarrassment of having a seat cushion in the Z, the cushion is fine.

When we took our two-week road trip in October, we drove several hours most days and 10 hours one day. I had no issues with the seat + cushion at all. My wife had no issues in the passenger seat. As with many Z "things" and with backs, YMMV.

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03-14-2016, 11:45 PM	#1 (permalink)
BrianMSmith Enthusiast Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: secret Posts: 267 Drives: 370Z, Ducati 748S Rep Power: 17	Leather seats make my arse hurt like mad after an hour, and yet I can ride a road race bicycle for 5 hours in perfect comfort. Figure that out? It's the seats ...great support for fast driving, but certainly not cushy.

03-15-2016, 10:53 AM	#2 (permalink)
Fuzzzy Track Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: MS Posts: 876 Drives: 2014 370Z 7AT MR Rep Power: 21862	Backs are as different as seats. I have some back issues, but when I first got the Z I noticed no problems. However, I soon learned that when I hit a major bump, my back lit up. After a bit, I figured it was due to the lack of lumbar support in the seat (cloth btw). I tried a small lumbar support cushion and the difference was amazing. I may eventually go to a different seat to get built-in lumbar support, but aside from the mild embarrassment of having a seat cushion in the Z, the cushion is fine. When we took our two-week road trip in October, we drove several hours most days and 10 hours one day. I had no issues with the seat + cushion at all. My wife had no issues in the passenger seat. As with many Z "things" and with backs, YMMV.