Racing seats vs Stock seats

07-19-2022, 09:25 PM

The only place where an aftermarket seat can be a negative is with a vertical crash. I fractured L1 in my back on a huge wheelstand when I had to abort or crash the car over the wall. my spine compressed when the K frame hit the racing surface and bottomed out the car. This is a rare circumstance, but it happened to me. I have a thick foam pad on the lower pan of the seat now. Hopefully I never have to use it .

They save weight and are safer everywhere else, and feel good to sit in. Lost 60 pounds in the middle of the Firebird when I converted over

CMcAllister · 07-20-2022, 09:13 PM

Factory seats typically sit the driver up high in the car. I generally make the new brackets to get the driver down in the car, Get the head/helmet down away from the roof and under the main hoop. Especially for guys 6'+.

Charles Stewart · 08-15-2022, 05:02 PM

Also be aware of your bracket height if you build a Gen 5 and maybe a Gen 6 Camaro.
Because, there’s a fine line between the bracket height, the very ordinary front quality vision and the roof, for a medium size racers.

427FE · 08-19-2022, 05:50 PM

The bench is so comfy

SSDiv6 · 08-20-2022, 02:06 PM

An Aluminum seat with a cover has limited protection in a crash.
Although they are more expensive, I recommend the use of an FIA approved seat like they are provided with the COPO, Cobra Jet and Drag Pak cars or, a poured seat.
I learned a lot about crashworthiness of seats while doing aircraft passenger seat certification during my time at Boeing and it was eye opening.
Unless you buy a high end sports car that has Recaro seats or similar, the OEM seats are limited as regards to protection.
It is a matter of much your health is worth.

Troy Henderson · 08-23-2022, 03:03 PM

Shameless plug. If you visit my website I make and sell brackets to bolt Kirkeys to replace factory seats. I'm always adding to it, so if you see something missing and are interested, feel free to ask.

Jim Kaekel · 08-24-2022, 08:26 AM

Troy's brackets make installation of racing seats into a Stocker a piece of cake.

rboyle · 08-25-2022, 01:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Troy Henderson

Shameless plug. If you visit my website I make and sell brackets to bolt Kirkeys to replace factory seats. I'm always adding to it, so if you see something missing and are interested, feel free to ask.

link?

Pete Lanciers · 08-28-2022, 02:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Troy Henderson

Shameless plug. If you visit my website I make and sell brackets to bolt Kirkeys to replace factory seats. I'm always adding to it, so if you see something missing and are interested, feel free to ask.

Troy,

See B body Mopar, don't see A body... in the works?

EMMONS MOTORSPORTS · 11-30-2022, 12:29 PM

We have been thinking about converting over some of our stock interior cars to the Kirkey. Like Todd Hoven mentioned, I have noticed limited protection (sticking my hand behind my lower back in the open space) and was curious if anyone has used the poured seat insert with the aluminum seat? Would you have to order a slightly larger seat to compensate for the poured insert?
We did a poured seat in our JR Dragster and I can't imagine not having one in a normal dragster. Ryan Herem spoke about the poured seat he wished he had for his crash.

07-19-2022, 09:25 PM	#1
Todd Hoven Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Racing seats vs Stock seats The only place where an aftermarket seat can be a negative is with a vertical crash. I fractured L1 in my back on a huge wheelstand when I had to abort or crash the car over the wall. my spine compressed when the K frame hit the racing surface and bottomed out the car. This is a rare circumstance, but it happened to me. I have a thick foam pad on the lower pan of the seat now. Hopefully I never have to use it . They save weight and are safer everywhere else, and feel good to sit in. Lost 60 pounds in the middle of the Firebird when I converted over

07-20-2022, 09:13 PM	#2
CMcAllister Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Fulton County, PA Posts: 623 Likes: 17 Liked 930 Times in 264 Posts	Re: Racing seats vs Stock seats Factory seats typically sit the driver up high in the car. I generally make the new brackets to get the driver down in the car, Get the head/helmet down away from the roof and under the main hoop. Especially for guys 6'+.

08-15-2022, 05:02 PM	#3
Charles Stewart Member Join Date: Jul 2016 Posts: 389 Likes: 1,655 Liked 755 Times in 213 Posts	Re: Racing seats vs Stock seats Also be aware of your bracket height if you build a Gen 5 and maybe a Gen 6 Camaro. Because, there’s a fine line between the bracket height, the very ordinary front quality vision and the roof, for a medium size racers.

08-19-2022, 05:50 PM	#4
427FE Member Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: Monroe Twsp, NJ Posts: 195 Likes: 261 Liked 359 Times in 80 Posts	Re: Racing seats vs Stock seats The bench is so comfy Attached Thumbnails

08-20-2022, 02:06 PM	#5
SSDiv6 VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Mesa, Arizona Posts: 3,048 Likes: 712 Liked 1,608 Times in 585 Posts	Re: Racing seats vs Stock seats An Aluminum seat with a cover has limited protection in a crash. Although they are more expensive, I recommend the use of an FIA approved seat like they are provided with the COPO, Cobra Jet and Drag Pak cars or, a poured seat. I learned a lot about crashworthiness of seats while doing aircraft passenger seat certification during my time at Boeing and it was eye opening. Unless you buy a high end sports car that has Recaro seats or similar, the OEM seats are limited as regards to protection. It is a matter of much your health is worth. Last edited by SSDiv6; 08-21-2022 at 01:29 PM.

08-23-2022, 03:03 PM	#6
Troy Henderson Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Kansas City Posts: 413 Likes: 128 Liked 130 Times in 42 Posts	Re: Racing seats vs Stock seats Shameless plug. If you visit my website I make and sell brackets to bolt Kirkeys to replace factory seats. I'm always adding to it, so if you see something missing and are interested, feel free to ask. __________________ Troy Henderson Henderson Race Shop LLC 816-520-5389 www.hendersonraceshop.com

08-24-2022, 08:26 AM	#7
Jim Kaekel VIP Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Michigan Posts: 1,229 Likes: 133 Liked 536 Times in 110 Posts	Re: Racing seats vs Stock seats Troy's brackets make installation of racing seats into a Stocker a piece of cake. __________________ Jim Kaekel 3836 STK

11-30-2022, 12:29 PM	#10
EMMONS MOTORSPORTS Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: League City, TX 77573 Posts: 179 Likes: 88 Liked 106 Times in 23 Posts	Re: Racing seats vs Stock seats We have been thinking about converting over some of our stock interior cars to the Kirkey. Like Todd Hoven mentioned, I have noticed limited protection (sticking my hand behind my lower back in the open space) and was curious if anyone has used the poured seat insert with the aluminum seat? Would you have to order a slightly larger seat to compensate for the poured insert? We did a poured seat in our JR Dragster and I can't imagine not having one in a normal dragster. Ryan Herem spoke about the poured seat he wished he had for his crash.