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I have the stock seats in my car and find them to be too short. I have heard that FFR is now making these seats taller. If that is true would someone please measure thier seats (form the body down or floor up is fine) so I can find out if I have the new or older height seats. Thanks Rich

 

[Cobra Cory]

I hadn't heard that, but I know that Tri-States is selling taller ones.

http://www.tristatemotorsports.com/Results.cfm?Category=Seats

 

[Ed Reynolds]

Does anyone know if the Tri-States seats fit well, or would it be a Street Performers situation?

 

[Scott Shumaker]

Rich,

The old stock seats that were pulled out of ffr3489 recently are 17.5" tall from the floor.

Scott

 

[Marc A]

I have the taller seats, came with a Spyder. The back is about even with the top seat belt hole. I don't have them here to measure, but I set one in one of the Cobras and that is the height I remember
Marc A

 

[SL1993R]

while at the Vegas show,,, there was a guy there who had the new higher FFR seats.. I want to say they were about 2 inches taller and stopped just short of the body, heigth wise..

 

[Jeff Bordenave]

Guys,

I have the new taller stock seats. I'm at the office and called to have my wife measure them. They're 21" when measured up the center of the back (on the outside). I believe they are a bit (+/- 1") wider in the seat too.

I have some comparison photos if anyone wants them emailed. I don't have the picture posting thing down yet, but I can email them.

 

[TonyTiger]

Jeff, e-mail the pictures and I'll be happy to host-n-post.

Are we discussing the most recent seats that FFR is sending with the kits?

 

[Jeff Bordenave]

Tony,

The pics are on the way.

 

[gratz]

showtime,
What is the construction of the seat?? is it the same fiber bucket with a seat pad and covered?? I've been thinking about Mike Mack's seats, they are pretty comfortable (sat in Todd Buttrick's car), though a bit expensive (only available in leather).

Later,

Gratz

 

[Jeff Bordenave]

I'll have to look at them again as its been a while. I do remember a wood base below the seat, but honestly didn't check much on the structure beyond that. They are stored in the house, as opposed to the garage for their protection (and to keep me from driving off prior to the completion of the kit, lol). I don't see them everyday (as if I get to work on the kit everyday).
Will check them out for you though when I get home.

 

[Jeff Bordenave]

..just an added note, I sat in the old classics, and these new ones do a better job of supporting my shoulder blades. They don't seem like they will dig into my back as much as the old ones. They are wider and have a bit more styling to them. Tony is going to post the pictures.

 

[TonyTiger]

Sorry so long, I just realized I had mail.

Good job to Jeff for coming through with the pics.

[ January 02, 2004, 07:05 PM: Message edited by: TonyTiger ]

 

[Jeff Bordenave]

Gratz,

I can't tell what the actual structure is on the inside of the seat. It has a bit of foam on the back so when I tap it I can't tell what the material is on the inside. May very well be fiberglass.

 

[Mike Smith]

Jeff- Just curious why you have both styles of seats? Did you get the new style after you took delivery of your kit?
They look nice

 

[Todd Buttrick]

I have the Tri-States seats and they are amazing. These are constructed like the originals with webbed bottom and tube frame. If you're running the ebrake in the stock location, it will have to moved forward a tad to clear the front left leg of the passnger side seat. Otherwise install is easy. One of the better upgrades I've done.

 

[gratz]

Just got an email from FFR, the seats are constructed the same as the classics, just a bit higher... guess I have to save my pennies for those tristates seats!

 

[Jeff Bordenave]

Mike,

Those pictures were not mine. FFR sent me those. TeamFour was nice enough to give me a ride in his car. Oddly enough the regular classics he had "dug" into my back during his demostration drive. lol

I'm 6'2" but most of my height is in my legs, and the original classics hit me right below my shoulder blades.

[ January 05, 2004, 06:47 PM: Message edited by: Showtime4556 ]

 

[Ed Reynolds]

I picked up my seats last summer, and they appear to be the new style. In the manual, it shows the lower cushion lifting up to bolt the seat down, but these don't appear to...how do you bolt them in??

 

[1686]

Ed,

You have to take out the scorpion screws in the bottom. They hold the plywood seat bottom in place for shipping - at least that's what I remember reading in the manual a long, long, time ago...


If anyone has a set of these that they are replacing, contact me. I'd like to upgrade the old style ones, but not spend big bucks for aftermarket units.

Brian