Seat movement during HPDE

[ZPD]

Hey all, I did my first event last weekend at COTA and it was amazing. I definitely will be going back for more events at COTA and hopefully Cresson. While driving hard around the corners I could feel my seat shifting slightly to the side. I have the sport seats with A/C. Has anyone else experienced that? My Mustang is my daily driver so I want to keep the sport seats but I am contemplating switching to race seats during events. If I do will I have to deal with sensors and resetting idiot lights etc? I ask because I had a BMW with airbags and sensors and if I disconnected the seat then errors came on the dash and it required getting my ecu flashed to correct.

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[strengthrehab]

Swap away. You'll get an airbag light but it goes away when you reinstall stock seat.

 

[ANGST]

Yes my seat moves slightly ( Cooled seats too ) .

 

[PoppinJ]

I've got the leather seats. 6'4 190. I track a couple times a month. I slide all over the place but I've never felt the seat shift as if its not bolted down correctly. The leather seats are garbage but I suppose I've gotten good at bracing myself. Perhaps if the money's are ever there I'll grab some actual race seats. That's pretty low on the priority list though. Next mod is diff cooling.

 

[ANGST]

Quick fit harness is probably a better option then a seat for a non dedicated track car

I can hear mine and feel it , but if I grab the seat and shake it , I can’t get it to move .

and yes diff cooler

 

[NightmareMoon]

The seats do move (Recaros too). I don't feel it much when I'm driving but you can see it on video.

 

[ahhter]

This is a known issue with Ford and there's a TSB with a suggested janky fix involving some heater hose and clamps. My seat has the slight shift, even happens during spirited street driving, and I've been meaning to try Ford's fix. Ford TSB 18-2361

 

[ZPD]

This is a known issue with Ford and there's a TSB with a suggested janky fix involving some heater hose and clamps. My seat has the slight shift, even happens during spirited street driving, and I've been meaning to try Ford's fix. Ford TSB 18-2361

Janky but I get it. I will have to try this out.

 

[JD_GTPP2]

Janky but I get it. I will have to try this out.

Had the same issue with my old Focus ST with Recaros. I ended up using a pair of Whiteline KLL122 Alloy Sway bar clamps (22mm size) to keep the seat from shifting side to side. There is a bar that runs perpendicular to the seat in the Focus Recaros. Might be the same setup with the Mustang Recaros. Before ordering them (got mine on Amazon) you should pull the seat and measure that bar so you get the right size.

 

[HeelToeHero]

My recaros move a bit even.

Edit: after reading the TSB I should clarify what I feel and see in video is deflection of the seat back. I am not seeing sliding of components.

 

[Cobra Jet]

This is a known issue with Ford and there's a TSB with a suggested janky fix involving some heater hose and clamps. My seat has the slight shift, even happens during spirited street driving, and I've been meaning to try Ford's fix. Ford TSB 18-2361

TSB 18-2361 has been superseded by TSB 20-2171 (attached)

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