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Originally Posted by mav1178
If you are trying to fit a larger aftermarket seat, the usual questions start:
1) Helmet, I presume for track? What cage do you have? Harness?
2) Fixed back or reclinable?
3) What is your height and weight?
Perhaps the better question you want answered is "what is the interior room available for aftermarket seats?" As it stands, measuring the stock seats won't really tell you how much room there is to fit aftermarket seats unless you also measure clearances to the door panels.
-alex
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1.) Helmet yes. I only have fractions of an inch left for headroom after a significant stock seat recline. I need to pick up at least 1.5" to fit a helmet and not be completely wedged against the ceiling.
2.) Reclinable. 2 reasons - headroom and I will spend much more time on street than track; this will not be a dedicated track car. I will probably ditch the sliders and mount directly to the floor to gain a little more space with something like a Planted bottom mount bracket. Also looking for as little bulk in seating height as possible - 2.5" from the floor is about the best I've seen.
3.) 6' 5" 245 lbs. ~22" (across) shoulders, ~20" (across) at the point of my hips; about ~16" mid-back, depending on where I measure, more if I count my lats. 38" (circumference) waist. So I'm reasonably certain the Corbeau seats like the A4 wide will fit me; perhaps the Evo. as well based on their description, but unsure if they will fit in the vehicle, A4 wide particularly, which is one of the largest dimensional seats I've found that may still fit.
Your second point is fair. There's very little clearance between the stock seats and the C(?) pillar in the shoulder area though, so it's probably the limiting factor.
I'm trying to determine if I can fit a seat that will fit me in the car, and it was recommended by Corbeau to measure the stock seats as a point of reference.