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Post by papabear on May 25, 2016 15:30:20 GMT
I am looking for opinions. Is one type of seat better than the other? My original plan was Kirkey's like most builds go with. But there is a local autocross Miata and he has the Corbeau's and loves them. Is it just a personal preference? I would just think the Kirkey's would be stronger since it's aluminum. Just the few minutes I have sat in both it's hard to form a good opinion either way. So looking for opinions from people who have spent some time in the seats. Appreciate the opinions.
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Post by dietcoke on May 25, 2016 16:45:17 GMT
Personal preference. You'll need to backbrace the AL seats, most glass ones are made to run without a brace. You get more usable space out of the Al seats.
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Post by colin on May 25, 2016 16:48:15 GMT
I sat in a number of seats when I was shopping around. I ended up going with the Kirkey RoadRace seat for a couple reasons. 1. I'm a tall guy and I needed to get as low as possible. The Kirkey and other aluminum seats seemed to get me a little lower than the fiberglass ones. 2. Cost. There were a couple fiberglass seats that got me pretty low, but they were much more expensive.
If you go with an aluminum seat I would strongly recommend a back brace for it. The research I did online and talking to a couple race shops in the area really convinced me. I got the i/o port back brace and the installation was really easy.
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Post by papabear on May 25, 2016 17:34:06 GMT
Thanks for the feedback. I had planned on back brace no matter what kind of seat I went with. I can see where the usable space might be better in the aluminum.
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Post by jmills on May 25, 2016 17:59:39 GMT
I had both a set of Corbeau FX ones and Kirkeys for a while, I was AMAZED how much more comfortable the Kirkeys are. THey really made the Corbeaus feel like a park bench. That said, it is obviously very much a personal preference. Go sit in a few different seats and see what you like best.
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