Possible to mount BRZ seats to Planted brackets?

[fafaforza]

Hey guys, I'm thinking of replacing the regular Lancer seats in my Evo X with some BRZ/FRS ones.

Plan would be to remove the mounting brackets from the bottom slider, and mount that to a Planted bracket.

That way I'd retain the slider and have height adjustment, which aftermarket seats wouldn't have.

Thoughts? I think the Planted base has many holes for a lot of mounting options. But maybe I'm missing something that would be a show stopper.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by fafaforza

Hey guys, I'm thinking of replacing the regular Lancer seats in my Evo X with some BRZ/FRS ones.

Plan would be to remove the mounting brackets from the bottom slider, and mount that to a Planted bracket.

That way I'd retain the slider and have height adjustment, which aftermarket seats wouldn't have.

Thoughts? I think the Planted base has many holes for a lot of mounting options. But maybe I'm missing something that would be a show stopper.

Should work fine. I seem to recall the Lancer brackets were fairly wide spaced but if the Planted ones give sideways adjustment as well as front to back all should work out.

[fafaforza]

Yeah, I had another thread on here asking for slider measurement. The slider spacing is wider on the Evo.

Thanks. Guess I'll take the plunge on some eBay seats, see how she goes.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by fafaforza

Yeah, I had another thread on here asking for slider measurement. The slider spacing is wider on the Evo.

Thanks. Guess I'll take the plunge on some eBay seats, see how she goes.

Even if you had to make up a custom adapter plate it wouldn't be too difficult or expensive.

[Surok]

why dont you like evoX recaros?

[Gunman]

With enough time, skill, or money, anything is possible.

[fafaforza]

Originally Posted by Surok

why dont you like evoX recaros?

They have no height adjustment, neither one. And being 6'2", I could barely fit my hand between the wheel and my knees. The front of the seat is also long and at a higher angle, which leaves no room for your legs to move down.

And because the steering wheel has no telescoping adjustment, you have to sit closer so that you're not reaching, and instead have better control. So if you're taller, your legs get squeezed, and you have to angle your foot up to hover it over the gas pedal, which will fatigue the front muscle of the calf and give you pain.

I sat in an FT86 today. A much more sporty sitting position. The foot was at a nice neutral angle, not having to flex my muscle to constantly lift my foot over the pedal.

And the shifter was great, too. Really accurate and smooth and clicky. Can't imagine any mis-shifts with that thing.

Seating position complaints go back as far as the Evo 8. Mitsu couldn't be bothered to add a telescoping wheel, something even budget cars have. A Chevy Cruze I rented had a more sporty seating position lol.

[Surok]

well. you realise one is a sports car and one is a little sedan right?
best to get the lowering brackets for the stock recaros, it fixes alot of the issues you mention.

[fafaforza]

Yeah, well it's a sporty sedan. An STi has a sporty position. So does an Audi S4. So it's definitely possible. And it's not possible to lower the stock mounts. There's a frame piece going across the floor, and the slider is pretty much level with that, can't go lower.

I thought about getting a "looser" spring for the underside of the stock seat which would lower the bottom cushion. Benefit would be that it would retain the airbag and stuff.

[Surok]

Originally Posted by fafaforza

Yeah, well it's a sporty sedan. An STi has a sporty position. So does an Audi S4. So it's definitely possible. And it's not possible to lower the stock mounts. There's a frame piece going across the floor, and the slider is pretty much level with that, can't go lower.

I thought about getting a "looser" spring for the underside of the stock seat which would lower the bottom cushion. Benefit would be that it would retain the airbag and stuff.

damn... in Evo 7/8/9 you could get lowering brackets

https://www.binaryeng.com/products/e...ering-brackets

[JazzleSAURUS]

Oh man, I like the Evo X Recaros. If you need a buyer for them I'd be interested pending your asking price.

(My Forester XT has WRX seats that are a bit on the old side, I wouldn't mind a bit of an upgrade.)

[fafaforza]

Yeah I had those and a Recaro off the 2006 Integra Type R in my 8, was sitting nice and low.