Seat braces

Ed Carpenter · 09-01-2015, 10:27 PM

Are seat braces required(back of seat to roll bar)?

Mike Pearson · 09-02-2015, 10:21 AM

It is if you have aftermarket seats. My seat back is right against the roll bar cross bar so I just bolted the seat to the crossbar with a 1/2 inch bolt. If there is a space then you will need some sort of spacer like a piece of tubing with a flat plate to bolt to the seat and welded to the crossbar

HR9121 · 09-02-2015, 09:20 PM

I haven't checked the rule book but I was told at Bristol that mine(stock seat) needed to be braced. Mine is normally all the way back anyway so I guess it had never been noticed before but on this occasion it was up a little and caught the tech inspectors eye.

09-01-2015, 10:27 PM	#1
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09-02-2015, 10:21 AM	#2
Mike Pearson VIP Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 2,443 Likes: 613 Liked 1,916 Times in 574 Posts	Re: Seat braces It is if you have aftermarket seats. My seat back is right against the roll bar cross bar so I just bolted the seat to the crossbar with a 1/2 inch bolt. If there is a space then you will need some sort of spacer like a piece of tubing with a flat plate to bolt to the seat and welded to the crossbar __________________ Mike Pearson 2485 SS

09-02-2015, 09:20 PM	#3
HR9121 Live Reporter Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: New Bern, NC Posts: 3,467 Likes: 146 Liked 3,363 Times in 731 Posts	Re: Seat braces I haven't checked the rule book but I was told at Bristol that mine(stock seat) needed to be braced. Mine is normally all the way back anyway so I guess it had never been noticed before but on this occasion it was up a little and caught the tech inspectors eye. __________________ James Williamson W200 J/SA. SS/JA