Tall drivers - Page 6 - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

bigjake · 01-02-2013, 02:43 AM

got everyone beat at 6'8"

Symbiont · 01-02-2013, 01:29 PM

Wedge Engineering in LA makes great ones. I'm waiting until I get my new seat to buy one.

My friend is 6'8" and I'm 6'7" (260lbs) and we both fit in... barely.

WorldRallyBlueBRZ · 01-02-2013, 01:33 PM

Im 6'6" and 300lbs. and im fine in it.

titan_rw · 01-02-2013, 02:24 PM

Do aftermarket lowered seat rails work with stock seats though? I could see spending 200-300 on seat rails, but wouldn't want to have to replace the factory seats.

bigjake · 01-03-2013, 03:19 PM

no one makes a factory lowering rail yet, but hopefully they will realize theres a big enough market for these and start making them, thats how it is with the Viper guys. these sell pretty good
http://www.theviperstore.com/Viper2_...ering_Kits.htm
maybe they would do stuff for the frs/brz twins too.

titan_rw · 01-03-2013, 05:02 PM

Yea, that kind of thing would be perfect.

An extra inch of headroom would be perfect, if the seat adjustments are maintained.

What I mean is, let's say the seat currently has 3 inches of height adjustment. Not sure what it actually is, but let's say it's 3". Stock height adjust is from 0" to +3".

If you could buy aftermarket rails that lowers the whole thing 1", then you'd have an adjustment of -1" to +2". That would still let slightly shorter people adjust the seat up a bit. Just not as high as without the lowered rails.

OnkelC · 01-04-2013, 01:54 PM

1,88 Metres, around 110 Kilograms, fits great.

FR-S Matt · 01-04-2013, 03:06 PM

6'6" 185 lbs. Tall and skinny, but I have longer legs than torso. Fit just fine but have to fold out of the car! Once the steering wheel is adjusted out and up, plenty of leg room.

Davyator · 01-04-2013, 04:10 PM

I am 6'7" / 350 lbs and I fit. ;-)

Karl Malone delivered my vehicle, and I think I am the one being referred to in a previous posting. Has anyone bigger than me bought the car?

aspen · 02-27-2013, 06:37 AM

I'm 6'8" and I've driven a GT86 for around 25 mins on a test drive. It was fine for this length of time but I'm worried that the lack of space would be an issue on longer drives.

Has anyone managed to make any extra room whilst keeping the standard seats yet?

I saw a thread on installing some nice Recaro seats but at a £1000 each plus mounts plus fitting that option adds a considerable amount on top of the car.

Going for another test drive in the next couple of weeks, hopefully its a bit longer and gives me a better idea.

supramkivtt2jz · 02-27-2013, 09:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr. Sociable

6'6" 220lbs, 36" waist, 34" inseam.

I fit comfortably. With a helmet on I have ~0.5" of room above my head. Without it it's closer to 2".

'

Im 6'4" with 36 waist and 34 inseam and I have 1 inch of headroom. not enough for any sort of head protection when tracking.

fish66 · 02-27-2013, 01:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FR-S Matt

6'6" 185 lbs. Tall and skinny, but I have longer legs than torso. Fit just fine but have to fold out of the car! Once the steering wheel is adjusted out and up, plenty of leg room.

me too, 6'4" and 170lb , tall and skinny but fit great

Carbon420 · 02-27-2013, 02:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by trackmagic

Wow I just finally saw an frs. I loved it! Looks better in person! My only complaint is I'm 6'2 and even with the seat back and wheel up I don't fit in the car. I should be able to drive it tomorrow and I'll see if it actually an issue. Sure hope not.

I'm 6'2" 240 lbs and have no problems driving it.

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Storm_Trooper · 02-27-2013, 11:56 PM

Wow compared to everyone in here I'm a short 6'1" tall.

I was gonna say I have the seat upright and fairly close and I fit perfect. But the actually tall people have already spoken.

I tapped, I talked, I conquered.

01-04-2013, 04:10 PM	#79
Davyator Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Drives: Scion FR-S Location: Utah Posts: 132 Thanks: 118 Thanked 91 Times in 23 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I fit... I am 6'7" / 350 lbs and I fit. ;-) Karl Malone delivered my vehicle, and I think I am the one being referred to in a previous posting. Has anyone bigger than me bought the car?

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01-02-2013, 02:43 AM	#71
bigjake Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Drives: 2013 Scion FR-S, Firestorm Location: topeka, ks Posts: 97 Thanks: 11 Thanked 9 Times in 6 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	got everyone beat at 6'8"

01-02-2013, 01:33 PM	#73
WorldRallyBlueBRZ Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: World Rally Blue BRZ Location: Maryland Posts: 176 Thanks: 63 Thanked 85 Times in 45 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Im 6'6" and 300lbs. and im fine in it.

01-02-2013, 02:24 PM	#74
titan_rw Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Drives: '09 Matrix XRS Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 26 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Do aftermarket lowered seat rails work with stock seats though? I could see spending 200-300 on seat rails, but wouldn't want to have to replace the factory seats.

01-03-2013, 03:19 PM	#75
bigjake Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Drives: 2013 Scion FR-S, Firestorm Location: topeka, ks Posts: 97 Thanks: 11 Thanked 9 Times in 6 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	no one makes a factory lowering rail yet, but hopefully they will realize theres a big enough market for these and start making them, thats how it is with the Viper guys. these sell pretty good http://www.theviperstore.com/Viper2_...ering_Kits.htm maybe they would do stuff for the frs/brz twins too.

01-03-2013, 05:02 PM	#76
titan_rw Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Drives: '09 Matrix XRS Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 26 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Yea, that kind of thing would be perfect. An extra inch of headroom would be perfect, if the seat adjustments are maintained. What I mean is, let's say the seat currently has 3 inches of height adjustment. Not sure what it actually is, but let's say it's 3". Stock height adjust is from 0" to +3". If you could buy aftermarket rails that lowers the whole thing 1", then you'd have an adjustment of -1" to +2". That would still let slightly shorter people adjust the seat up a bit. Just not as high as without the lowered rails.

02-27-2013, 06:37 AM	#80
aspen Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Drives: Orange GT86 Location: Glasgow, UK Posts: 12 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I'm 6'8" and I've driven a GT86 for around 25 mins on a test drive. It was fine for this length of time but I'm worried that the lack of space would be an issue on longer drives. Has anyone managed to make any extra room whilst keeping the standard seats yet? I saw a thread on installing some nice Recaro seats but at a £1000 each plus mounts plus fitting that option adds a considerable amount on top of the car. Going for another test drive in the next couple of weeks, hopefully its a bit longer and gives me a better idea.

02-27-2013, 11:56 PM	#84
Storm_Trooper Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Drives: FR-S Location: United States Posts: 80 Thanks: 47 Thanked 67 Times in 24 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Wow compared to everyone in here I'm a short 6'1" tall. I was gonna say I have the seat upright and fairly close and I fit perfect. But the actually tall people have already spoken. I tapped, I talked, I conquered.

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