Lowered Stock Recaro Seat
the link was in his signature .... I just tring to help this guy sell his product...
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Created Installation Instructions HERE, so people can see what's involved https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/sh...15#post5292815
A few shots from them.
A few shots from them.
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Moderator Approved! Fireball is indeed one of the O.G.'s of the low Recaros.
Do you still have the pictures you took? Especially that one from the front of the car which showed the difference in seat height.
Do you still have the pictures you took? Especially that one from the front of the car which showed the difference in seat height.
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Send me a PM or check this thread for payment details.
https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/sh...d.php?t=325589
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I put the more info link in the first post, although it is in my signature also.
These are made from .125" thick mild steel, the stock parts are only .080" thick mild steel. So the base material is stronger. The geometry of the dropped brackets also drastically increases strength as the load from an incident will be along the long axis of the brackets putting them in nearly pure tension or compression. The stock brackets have a lot of bends which create moments, torque and more problematic loading. That's the toned down engineer response, I'm an engineer.
The simple answer is they are stronger than stock.
These are made from .125" thick mild steel, the stock parts are only .080" thick mild steel. So the base material is stronger. The geometry of the dropped brackets also drastically increases strength as the load from an incident will be along the long axis of the brackets putting them in nearly pure tension or compression. The stock brackets have a lot of bends which create moments, torque and more problematic loading. That's the toned down engineer response, I'm an engineer.
The simple answer is they are stronger than stock.
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A few people have had questions on strength in this thread and others. These brackets are as strong, if not stronger than stock.
The true weak point of the systems is most likely the M8 bolts which hold the sliders to the bracket - these are Mitsu factory parts. Clamping force from the torqued bolts help reduce the load on the bolt itself, but looking at parts individually the brackets have a yield point 2-3 higher than the M8 bolts.
Here's a screen shot from FEA (Finite Element Analysis) of the brackets, this was used during the design process to verify the strength.
The true weak point of the systems is most likely the M8 bolts which hold the sliders to the bracket - these are Mitsu factory parts. Clamping force from the torqued bolts help reduce the load on the bolt itself, but looking at parts individually the brackets have a yield point 2-3 higher than the M8 bolts.
Here's a screen shot from FEA (Finite Element Analysis) of the brackets, this was used during the design process to verify the strength.