Would I Be a Ricer??

Gregmckenna · Post by **Gregmckenna** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 7:52 am

basically Im asking for your guys imput on this... I have a friend who races stock cars and has 2 black 4 point harness's taht are expired... he is willing to pretty much give them to me... I plan to get this car working fairly good for summer, intercooler, manual boost controller, exhaust, short throw, etc... I was just wondering if with these harness's at such a good price along with a set of racing seats if it would seem to "ricer" or if I should go for it... and how exactly would I go about mounting these

555BCTurbo · Post by **555BCTurbo** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 9:02 am

No, harnesses are so much nicer for performance driving...they actually hold you in the seat lol

Go for it!!

jamal · Post by **jamal** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 10:48 am

yeah especially if you like things like compression fractures and submarines. And also death.

TheSubaruJunkie · Post by **TheSubaruJunkie** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 10:13 pm

Unless you have a rollcage, a harness could actually perform more harm to your body in a roll-over senerio. It forces your body to remain upright and you would pretty much be crushed. Where as a 3pt seatbelt allows your body to lay over if needbe.

However, no, it would not be ricey... unless of course you got the NOS strap covers too.

-Brian

BAC5.2 · Post by **BAC5.2** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 1:22 pm

You also risk submarining. Something that lots of people don't think of. Sliding under the belt.

That's the point of 5 or 6 point harnesses. To keep you actually in the seat. I didn't think there were ANY FIA certified 4-point harnesses.

I've got a G-force 3" camlock FIA certified 6-point belt in my garage. For a while, it was the only lap-belt I had in my Legacy, and I was amazed at how much better they were than the stock belts.

Gregmckenna · Post by **Gregmckenna** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 3:13 pm

these ones can be 4 or 5 they have the extra crotch belt and Im in canada.... anythings legal here....but I do have to look into that...thanks guys

BAC5.2 · Post by **BAC5.2** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 3:49 pm

I'd run the 5th belt too. But not without a roll cage/bar at the minimum.

I got the 6-point so I could avoid possible ball severage.

Gregmckenna · Post by **Gregmckenna** » Sun Apr 08, 2007 7:14 am

....who knows what Ill do... I need seats to go with them first

... not to mention that I have 4 bald tires and need paint... so I guess my belt ideas going to have to wait a month or 2

gto7419 · Post by **gto7419** » Sun Apr 08, 2007 8:18 am

I happen to race shifter karts (no seat belts - you want to be thrown), but I use almost every piece of safety equipment possible....

I would NEVER even consider using a 4 point harness - total garbage - even with a rollcage... You need the crotch belt, and you NEED a roll cage or at the very least some sort of roll bar....

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Would I Be a Ricer??

Would I Be a Ricer??