pilotgore
Well-Known Member
The whole seat debate is never ending. I'm one of the few on here that owns a set of the Dairy Queen (sport seats) and Recaro's that I swap between occasionally, and I much prefer the Dairy Queen seats on track and off. Honestly they don't behave much differently from the drivers standpoint if you're wearing a harness (like the schroth quick fit pro.). I do notice my passengers are slightly (and I mean slightly) better planted in the recaros around turns, but thats just a minor plus. The Recaro's do look cooler (objectively.). However, Its awful nice having the heated or cooled seat on while on track, and the comfort level from my perspective is definitely better in the DQ seatsGotcha. Should I expect that all seats I would be looking at will easily swap quickly? Or are there particular categories / keywords that I should be looking for?
Thank you for the patience and answers, I'm quite ignorant in the topic.
I'm 6'4" 230lbs, so I understand the headroom issue. I took my car to Simpson to shop for helmets, and tried on 15 or so different models looking for the best fit. I found one of the lowest profiles on top of the dome is the Simpson Bandit ($350'ish.) Buying a new helmet might be a great option to look into in order to gain headroom. It might not seem like it would make a big difference, but it absolutely does. I was having all kinds of headliner rubbing issues until a friend suggested I change helmets. After switching, problem solved. (I had the same issues in my Z06 and Mini.... the new helmet solved the problem there also.)
Any S550 mustang seat and seat bracket will work on the GT350, so use google accordingly. The best scenario would be to visit a race shop that offers many different types of seats to try out in person before buying. However.... those seats are one trick ponies. I think day to day driving comfort would suffer for minimal gains while on track. Recaro sells a very similar seats to the one that came in the GT350, but they cant sell the exact same one for contractural reasons (thats what they told me.). I think the model thats 95% the same is called the sportster GT or something like that. as @honeybadger said, seat removal is very easy. 4 Torx bolts get removed, unclip 2 wiring harnesses under the seat, and pull the seat out of the car.
Another consideration for aftermarket seats is that you'll get airbag warnings constantly unless you invest in some modifications (new resistors and swapping the seat ballast from your old seat.)
I liked someone else's suggestion of getting comfortable with the car for quite a while before making changes. Once you really understand your car, you'll have a great idea of what you actually need.
(in the pic, the recaro seat is in a raised up position so it looks like it sits taller than the DQ seat. In reality, they offer the same headroom space when installed and theyre in identical configurations.)
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