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Old 05-27-2016, 04:09 PM
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Default best/sturdiest seat rail?

so to begin, im 6'1" and 250lbs.

im looking to mount a buddy club wide seat in my car, my concern is how low the seat will get and how stiff the mount is. I do not pass the broom stick test in stock trim, and im contemplating fully caging the car, so I's like to be as far away from the hoop as possible.

my initial thought was the buddy club rail. i run the rail in my evo track car, and the buddy club seat sits much lower using the bc rail than my sparco evo does. Does height variation by seat occus in the s also?

is the ballade sports rail worth twice the cost f the bc? does it retain the stock seatbelt?

any other rails?

input is greatly appreciated!
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Buddy club will crack unless its reinforced. I used a stock seat rail and made custom side plates
Old 05-27-2016, 05:28 PM
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call ballade sports to see if their seat rail will be compatible with your seat. They are super sturdy and really high quality
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Planted seat mounts are sturdy but they are fixed, no sliding.
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I waited very long for a used tiatec rail to come up. Im happy i did
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Ballade is very good but won't allow the lowest
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pci

http://www.pci-racing.com/shop/seat-...r-seat-mounts/
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Pci stuff looks nice, I forgot about them. Unfortunately doesn't look like there's an option to retain the stock belt receiver (as of now the car only sees auto x so doesn't have harnesses)
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Originally Posted by killerpenguin21
Pci stuff looks nice, I forgot about them. Unfortunately doesn't look like there's an option to retain the stock belt receiver (as of now the car only sees auto x so doesn't have harnesses)

You can probably mount the stock seat belt receiver to the lower 4 point mounts. If things dont align to your liking you can use a seat belt extender.
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Not sure if Wedge Engineering is still in business but my Wedge seat base is super strong (if a little heavy). I bolted it straight to the floor using the stock holes (IIRC) but it will except a slider if wanted. Sounds like you should just bolt down and use some side mounts as I did. I have been very happy with it after I finally dialed in my position


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