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Old Apr 12, 2005 | 01:18 PM
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Are racing seats comfy enough so you can use them for daily driving also? Im talking about seats like the recaro spg, sparco evo, bride zeta 3, omp grip, etc.
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Old Apr 12, 2005 | 01:19 PM
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My Sparco EVO2 is comfy - in fact I find it is nicer on my back than the stock seats. The trouble comes when getting in and out of the things...
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Old Apr 12, 2005 | 01:24 PM
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OMP = very comfy

You just need to get the angle of the back correct for your body size.

A lot of mounting brackets leave you fairly upright = uncomfy

Custom brackets sorted out everything for me.
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Old Apr 12, 2005 | 01:32 PM
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I love my spg. Its real comfortable. Only real long drives make me uncomfortable, but i blame my suspension for that.
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Old Apr 12, 2005 | 01:45 PM
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I also have a Recaro spg, but mine is a xl. The xl was worth the extra money, so i can drink that extra beer or eat that extra peice of pizza with out worrying that I wont fit in my seat..

I spend 12 hours in the seat with out any problems. Its a pretty comfy seat..
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Old Apr 12, 2005 | 02:09 PM
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Im about 5'5 and weigh 140 pounds. What seat do you guys recommend for me? I was thinking of the SPG since kepani also has it and hes about my height/size.
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Old Apr 12, 2005 | 02:54 PM
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You'll fit the spg fine. I'm 5'11" 160lbs and have a little growing room.
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Old Apr 12, 2005 | 03:05 PM
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the spg would be fine for you. i'm 5'8 and weigh 170 lbs and i use a bride zeta II daily driven. the recaro spg and the zeta II are pretty similar in size. i love it and wouldn't trade it for anything =D
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Old Apr 12, 2005 | 03:24 PM
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Bride Zeta II here, very comfortable.

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Old Apr 12, 2005 | 03:52 PM
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Is the bride zeta II still available. Also is the bride zeta 3 larger than the spg.
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Old Apr 12, 2005 | 05:02 PM
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jdm oem recaro, will fit perfect with your shape
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Old Apr 12, 2005 | 05:05 PM
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I dont think the JDM Recaros will give as much support as a race shell. And the JDM Recaros cost a lot anyways, so there really is no use in getting them. As far as my size goes, kepani has the SPG and he said the seat is snug on him so it should be fine on me.
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Old Apr 12, 2005 | 05:05 PM
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Zeta III is smaller than Recaro SPG. Well it fits me a bit more tight than the SPG does
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Old Apr 12, 2005 | 05:13 PM
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I just bought a set of Sparco Evo2s. I'm going to work on getting the back angle just right when they are installed.
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Old Apr 12, 2005 | 05:16 PM
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I like the race seats.. I'm lower and It feels comfortable
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