Hey everyone!!

I've been considering getting racing seats for quite a while - not straight bucket seats but something that has a higher thigh support than the stockers. Now you need to understand that I'm a mountain (2 meters, 140kg - in US measurements that would be 6 feet 7 inches and 307 pounds). Now finding a seat that my tiny little as$ fits in was hard enough but finding one that would have harness holes higher than my shoulders are is impossible. Now the issue here is safety. I've tried to find anything written about this but is it an issue? It would mean that the harness would run through the holes and would be resting on my shoulders, not the seat holes. My imagination and physics theory tells me that it would compress me a few inches in case of a frontal hit.

If anyone has any insight on this I'd really appreciate the comments, but please speak if you know what you're talking about. "Get a Sparco harness bar" comments aren't what I'm looking for.

 

Bump with my 100th post.

 

No one willing to help the big with some info?

 

I'm 6'5" and 315lbs. So i know where your coming from. Its a hassle getting in and out of cars lol!

 

I really don't mind that much if it sucks getting in and out, just wanna seat tight when taking a turn. I race the local roads around here at night and it's basicly empty "mountain" roads with really tight turns and I'm sick of bloody knees and thighs from holding on to everything instead of focusing on the pedals and the steering wheel!

 

Nobody likes fat people! Aka bump.

 

I think you are correct if you were to try and use the harnesses it would compress your back which would definately suck. you should look into a custom job to be done so that you have the proper safety equiptment installed to prevent injury. the thing is that I dont think that any racing seat has been designed to supprot your frame and size unfrotunately so custom it up

 

hmm good question I think its the height that is more the issue other then just your weight I mean 6'7'' 307 your a just a tall dude in general I dont really know a seat that would help that much with that.

 

I'm 5'9 135lbs I slide around WITHIN the seat...

 

Look at the RaceTech RT4009WTHR. It is designed for tall folks. I am 6'3" and 280#. It is good for me as far as height goes, but is a little tight in the hips. I wear a 42-44" waist pant.

http://www.racetechseatsna.com/race_seats/RT9009.html

Good luck!