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Get that ass down!
Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2003 3:54 am
by scottzg
I have a Legacy L (read: no adjustable seats) is there a way i can bring the sitting height down? Bein the monster that i am, i'd really like to get my head away from my visor.
I was contemplating different brackets or just cutting down the foam and reattaching the covering, but i didnt want to get too hasty without guidance. I'd really like to keep my stock seats too, they're comfy and in good condition.
thanks!
Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2003 9:13 am
by Yukonart
Sparco race seats with brackets from Speedware. . . . at least a 2" drop in seating position.
Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2003 7:37 pm
by JasonGrahn
chop and drill the factory brackets.
Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2003 4:16 am
by LaureltheQueen
or....wrx seats.
Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2003 7:35 am
by scottzg
wrx seats raise the seat height. Sparcos would look silly in my basically stock legacy, plus they're more money than i really want to spend.
what is involved in chopping and drilling the factory brackets?
Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2003 7:41 am
by Yukonart
Hmmm. . .indeed. . . this will have to be done to Laurel's WRX seats that are going in.
Autocross means helmet must be worn, and Laurel's not exactly short.
Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2003 4:57 pm
by JasonGrahn
scottzg wrote:what is involved in chopping and drilling the factory brackets?
Well, you're going to have to figure out where in the rail a new hole needs to be to mount it into the floor. then
drill that hole. This will leave you some excess going lower down toward the bottom of your car, you may need to
chop that excess to make the fit correct.
Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2003 7:05 pm
by ciper
I have some spair seats with height adjustment if you like. You could transfer the rails and plastic to your current seat.
Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2003 11:07 pm
by scottzg
i thought the "max low" position on the adjustables was about the same as the normal setting on the fixed position seats. If not, how much lower do they go? And if this is not the case, how much do ya want for the rails?
Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2003 11:37 pm
by Yukonart
Oh DUH. Since the WRX driver's side seat has height adjustment, I would think that the position it's in relative to the passenger seat could be lower OR higher. . . so it might at least be able to go down a good inch for helmet clearance. . .
. . . anyone have 2002+ WRX seats in their Legacy who can confirm this?
Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2003 2:29 pm
by Brat4by4
I haven't seen stock Legacy seats in a Legacy, but the WRX seats just seem thicker and have much more bolstering than the stock seats. They sit kinda high but not too bad. Yet, I pulled behind a C5 Corvette and it felt like I was sitting in a minivan, though
. You never hear about people trying to lower those things.
And with the adjustment you can put the seat so high that someone 5'-0" would hit their head on the liner.