Lowered Stock Recaro Seat
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Some more feedback.
As you can see from the above post by Andrew, some of the larger harness eyelets require slight modification to fit. But so far everyone has got their harnesses to work. Some eyelets require no extra work, others take a little filling.
Originally Posted by hendogg8
Just got mine the other day, really fast shipping.
Originally Posted by AndrewF125
I received the brackets and installed them on my evo. The seating position is a lot better now...where it should be in the first place!
Since I have a Scrhoth 4 point harness, the right side rear bracket does not clear the seat belt mounting bolt. This is due to the fact that the mounting point for the harness also mounts at the stock seat belt location. So the bolt now has to clamp the stock seat belt mount and harness mount making the bolt protrude out further. The solution to this was I had to shave off some of the material on the head of the bolt to make it clear the seat bracket. I wanted to give you a heads up on this in case some inquires about your product.
You have a good product going on here.
Since I have a Scrhoth 4 point harness, the right side rear bracket does not clear the seat belt mounting bolt. This is due to the fact that the mounting point for the harness also mounts at the stock seat belt location. So the bolt now has to clamp the stock seat belt mount and harness mount making the bolt protrude out further. The solution to this was I had to shave off some of the material on the head of the bolt to make it clear the seat bracket. I wanted to give you a heads up on this in case some inquires about your product.
You have a good product going on here.
Last edited by jid2; Mar 5, 2008 at 03:36 PM.
I wonder if these would work with stock lancer seats. im 99% sure evo seats bolt up to my stock sliders so maybe the mounts are exactly the same. If they were I would get a set because I dont have the dough atm for evo seats but lowered stance on my stockers would be nice.
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Even shorter people will benefit from improved seating position.
The first shots just show the relative angle between the seat and the pedals. I didn't have time to reinstall the stock brackets, so I used a 2x6 (which is 1.5 inches thick - the same amount of rise as the stock brackets) to illustrate the stock position.
First is Stock.
Then Lowered. Notice how the lowered seat allows for an almost flat trajectory to the pedals when compared to stock.
Next are some illustrations of the seating positions. For reference I'm 6'2" and have my seat around the middle settings. My left foot is depressing the clutch.
The first shots just show the relative angle between the seat and the pedals. I didn't have time to reinstall the stock brackets, so I used a 2x6 (which is 1.5 inches thick - the same amount of rise as the stock brackets) to illustrate the stock position.
First is Stock.
Then Lowered. Notice how the lowered seat allows for an almost flat trajectory to the pedals when compared to stock.
Next are some illustrations of the seating positions. For reference I'm 6'2" and have my seat around the middle settings. My left foot is depressing the clutch.
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More reviews from a recent buyer below
Just received and installed the lowering kit. talk about a great product! i always fell like something was off when driving my car, seat and shifter location always felt a bit odd. Now it feels like am sitting in a sports car instead of on top of it and shifter position feels so much better too.
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Got mine installed yesterday, Love the feel and the look!
the recaros finally feel like racing seats!
well worth the $, dont be cheap & just get the drivers side
will post pics soon
the recaros finally feel like racing seats!
well worth the $, dont be cheap & just get the drivers side
will post pics soon
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Sweet. Listen to this guy, both seats is where it's at! Glad you like them.
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