Snorman Posted June 10, 2017 Report Share Posted June 10, 2017 We are trying to get a little more legroom in our car. The cage and supports are in excess of the Chump minimum, so it would be very costly to try and modify. The logic is that we can go to a 10-degree lay back, aluminum shell seat (Ultrashield or Kirkey) and pick up some leg room due to the thinner shell. Might also gain a little room with less lay back angle. Thoughts or comments? We're a little on the fence about investing ~$700 into a seat only to find out we gained nothing with it. S. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reidry Posted June 11, 2017 Report Share Posted June 11, 2017 Borrow one from another team and mock it up. Ryan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron_e Posted June 11, 2017 Report Share Posted June 11, 2017 Less layback on the seat then raise the front of the seat up. Gives the feeling of more leg room. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginerd Posted June 11, 2017 Report Share Posted June 11, 2017 1 hour ago, Ron_e said: Less layback on the seat then raise the front of the seat up. Gives the feeling of more leg room. Yea, we had a 20deg. layback and I hated it.. we now have a 10deg layback but it is in more of a reclined position... much much better 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snorman Posted June 11, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2017 15 hours ago, reidry said: Borrow one from another team and mock it up. Ryan That's not really a convenient solution. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snorman Posted June 11, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2017 13 hours ago, enginerd said: Yea, we had a 20deg. layback and I hated it.. we now have a 10deg layback but it is in more of a reclined position... much much better That's what we've been thinking...10 degree lay back with an aluminum shell. It'll pull the front of the seat up a bit, support the driver's legs and give a little more distance to the pedals. We're also modifying the front crossbar to lift the column slightly. Was just wondering if anybody had experience in using both a composite shell and aluminum shell seat. S. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reidry Posted June 12, 2017 Report Share Posted June 12, 2017 10 hours ago, Snorman said: That's not really a convenient solution. Why not? My team has 2 extra aluminum seats. We'd loan one out for a fit check. Ryan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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