Seat padding and track options

[DanEC]

Pinging those of you with 427 cars and in the area of 6'-2" to 6-3 tall with a 34" inseam, did you stick with the normal padding thickness in the seat bottom or have ERA shave it in thickness some to lower the seating heigth? I've asked ERA to shave it and just looking for reinforcement of that decision. Do the adjustable tracks add some heigth to the seating position (my assumption is yes) or are the seats spaced some off the floor w/o the tracks anyway?

Looking for some lessons learned, regrets, etc. (By the way, anyone out there with an ERA in the Little Rock, AR area?)

Thanks
Dan

[rustyBob]

I used a seat track on my car and was looking over the top of the windshield(i'm 5'11") so i tooik it out and bolted the seat down to the floor but i did raise the front of the seat about an inch and that made it more comfy to ride in and i now look through the windshield(and thats a good thing) and my seat cushion is 4" thick foam

[patrickt]

Originally Posted by DanEC

Pinging those of you with 427 cars and in the area of 6'-2" to 6-3 tall with a 34" inseam, did you stick with the normal padding thickness in the seat bottom or have ERA shave it in thickness some to lower the seating heigth? I've asked ERA to shave it and just looking for reinforcement of that decision. Do the adjustable tracks add some heigth to the seating position (my assumption is yes) or are the seats spaced some off the floor w/o the tracks anyway?

Dan, I'm 6'4" and had the seats installed with no tracks, shaved padding, and the driver's side bolted directly to the floor a couple of inches behind the regular bolt holes. Works great and you can see from this pic that my head is not sticking up over the windshield like a clown car.

EDIT -- Uhh, I'm the one on the left...

[DanEC]

Originally Posted by patrickt

Dan, I'm 6'4" and had the seats installed with no tracks, shaved padding, and the driver's side bolted directly to the floor a couple of inches behind the regular bolt holes. Works great and you can see from this pic that my head is not sticking up over the windshield like a clown car.

EDIT -- Uhh, I'm the one on the left...

Patrickt - are the shaved seat bottoms still nice and comfy?

Thanks

Dan

[Kramer]

Dan,

PM me and I can give you more details. After a lot of thought on this subject (same measurements as you). I choose to go with an old school ken miles racing seat - moreso b/c I like the comp look. I made my own seat bracket so that it rest of the floor of the car but even still I am told I still look too tall in the car.

I HIGHLY encourage you to sit in a car for a few minutes and understand your seat height in relationship to the windshield. After a of thought, I move to a small racing windscreen b/c I got tired of being hunched over trying to avoid the top bar of the winshield in my line of sight. I think my next purchase will be something like a half windshield that goes across the whole car (as opposed to just the driver). I will try to find a pic and post it so you know what I mean.

Kramer.

[patrickt]

Originally Posted by DanEC

Patrickt - are the shaved seat bottoms still nice and comfy?

Thanks

Dan

I sat in Peter P.'s clone car and his seat was as soft as a cloud. My barcalounger wasn't as soft and comfy as his seat -- the only problem was that I looked right over the top of his windshield. To answer your question, the seat is not bad at all. It is not as comfy as Peter's, but your butt is not sore after an hour's drive either. You should listen to Kramer though and make sure you're fitted for a butt-in-seat test. Your height is not in the same place as Kramer's, nor mine. Foot to knee, knee to butt, bent leg butt to the shoulders, it's all different -- how much "padding" you have on your rear (as well as how much padding you have in the seat) will impact how high you sit in the car. But, they did fit me perfectly with the original seats... all 6'4" of me.

[DanEC]

This is a street car so the standard seat is my choice. Unfortunately, work and distance this Fall prevent my making a visit - until possibly just before delivery which would be too late. That was one reason I was hoping someone was on here from the Little Rock area.

Sounds like the reduced padding is still the safe way to go. I can always shim the seat up slightly if necessary. I guess I could also sit against a wall and measure the height to the top of my head and see if that has any relevance to ERA's prior experience - but I doubt it.

Thanks