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Old Apr 15, 2009 | 06:08 AM
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I have Sparco Rev seats and started developing back pains. I'm guessing most racing seats have little to no back support (even though I have a small Sparco lumbar pillow).

Can anyone recommend a seat, probably reclinable, that has good amounts of back support?
Do Brides have good back support?

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Old Apr 15, 2009 | 07:35 AM
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i'm on spg. without kidney supports, its still comfy even after 2 hrs drives straight.

with the padding fitted, its even more comfy.

i was choosing between spg and brides but felt the bride had too much curve towards my tailbone, a bit worrying if my suspension got much harder than stock.

just my own anecdotal opinion.
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Old Apr 15, 2009 | 04:14 PM
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most of the seats that i've sat in have similar back support.

when i first got my Sparco Corsa, i had back aches so i got the optional lumbar and it fixed it. maybe you need to add material to your lumbar and/or get the kidney supports?

my recaro pole position felt like it needed a lumbar too, but i magically got used to it...dunno if thats a good thing or not!
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Old Apr 16, 2009 | 06:36 AM
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you could always look into the memory fab, status, and cobra, or racetech seats. i believe they all use memory foam on fixed buckets. may want to look into the recaro line, they have reclinable seats that have a lumbar support air bladder built in.

http://www.recaro.com/index.php?id=3693&region=3&L=2

http://www.recaro.com/index.php?id=5086&region=3&L=2
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Old Apr 16, 2009 | 07:39 AM
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Racetech for the win


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dont listen to mark, he's a manwhore....hahahhaha jk jk
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Old Apr 17, 2009 | 04:41 AM
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Originally Posted by s2kmugen,Apr 16 2009, 11:44 PM
dont listen to mark, he's a manwhore....hahahhaha jk jk


the don't call me the Por^star for nothing
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Old Apr 17, 2009 | 06:11 AM
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mugenrio, are your racetech seats completely memory foam?
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Old Apr 17, 2009 | 07:10 AM
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I would not say it is straight mem or regular.


Its somewhere in between to two extremes.


It does form fit a little bit after sitting in the seat for while and heating up the foam but does not have as much give as memfoam.


Also memfoam is hot.........
I believe regular foam breathes better.


If I had to take a guess I would say 20-30% memfoam type performance
70-80% regular foam performance.
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Hmmm interesting. Thanks for the feedback guys.

if only those Recaros were better looking

The Racetech seats seem interesting. Edit: never mind
Fabric covered with a gloss gel coat fiberglass shell. Great for road and track useage, popular with people who have back problems or difficulty sitting for long periods of time. This is a club level, FIA approved seat.
CRAP they don't come in red!!!

First, I need to readjust my buckets so that they're not so reclined and see how it is. Supposedly having your knees higher and your back reclined is bad for your lower back.

God I feel old at 22.
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