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badass8
08-06-2013, 07:33 PM
Hi everyone I have a Sparco Bucket Seat with custom brackets/sliders from wedge engineering the previous owner had with the seat, but even with the sliders all the way forward my knee still locks and I don't sit in a comfortable position all the way up and this is my drift car so I need to be forward more. I am about 5'6 so what's the best route to go? Could I possibly drill holes into the brackets so the seat sit more forward? Or would I have to get entirely new rails?

Any advice much appreciated. Thank you.

xoxide
08-06-2013, 07:35 PM
Buddy club rails will pretty much get you up on the steering wheel no matter how short you are.

badass8
08-06-2013, 07:45 PM
Buddy club rails will pretty much get you up on the steering wheel no matter how short you are.

Forgot to mention my seat is bottom mount and not side mount so I couldnt use buddy clubs.

fliprayzin240sx
08-06-2013, 08:36 PM
Drill new holes on the bracket so the seat is forward a few more inches?

badass8
08-08-2013, 12:47 AM
Drill new holes on the bracket so the seat is forward a few more inches?

just did that today doesn't seem like it'll make too much of a different but we shall see.

Any other thoughts? Might just go with MO Bride rails if this doesn't work.

emmyear
08-08-2013, 06:36 AM
just did that today doesn't seem like it'll make too much of a different but we shall see.http://sofire.us/mobi/images/15.gif

badass8
08-10-2013, 02:58 PM
Any other advice?

!Zar!
08-10-2013, 03:29 PM
All you can really do is either buy new rails or modify your existing ones at the mounts.

G5SR20240
08-12-2013, 10:51 AM
If you dont need sliders and you are the only one you plan on driving your car, just grab 2 18" long 1 1.5 inch pieces of 3/16 flat steel, drill 2 holes in each that match the seat and then drill 2 holes that match your seat bracket and mount the seat more forward. It will take a second person to help you figure out where you are best seated and mark the area to drill the holes