Kirkey racing seats. Streetable?

[Halon]

You can get non-adjustable Corbeau's for cheap. They aren't too bad, way more comfy then those I'd think. You looked at those at all?

Otherwise there was a brand of seats called DAD. Everyone who used them praised them. Said they were basically Sparco's but with a different name stitched on them.

I'll dig up some links or something for ya when I have some time.

[Black97civic]

Sounds good, thanks man

[Halon]

DAD seats (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2-New-DAD-Black-Reclinable-Racing-Seats-Free-Sliders_W0QQitemZ130065899795QQihZ003QQcategoryZ33 701QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItemWQQrdZ1QQc mdZViewItem)


Corbeau Forza seats (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/CORBEAU-FORZA-RED-CLOTH-RACING-SEAT_W0QQitemZ260071327455QQihZ016QQcategoryZ33701 QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem)

Back when I was going to get seats, those were the 2 I was looking at. Cheap, but seemed to be decent

[Goat Blower]

As long as you have the pad, Kirkey's are plenty comfortable. If this is a weekend cruiser like mine, the Kirkey's are just fine. They actually have a real nice contour to them, just make sure you lean them back to a proper angle.

[rst95eclipse]

Save up and purchase a set of Recaro/Sparco/Bride/Corbeau.

[tim]

Would they work for that kind of application?

If you arent driving more than 20min or so at a time they wouldnt be bad. They are light weight and definitely fit the coutour of your body, you just better make sure to have some padding. I know they offer different covers for the seats, some better than others.

They were made for a track seat, if you plan on driving to RF or CF you will probably get sick of them.

[carltalon]

I roll Mine almost every day to work in the summer. 20 min each way and over 100 miles each way to rock. Once you get in they're great . They limmit your visibility a little so you have to get used to double checking your mirrors before any lane changes. Id go with them again Id maby do the drag style for the smaller side bolster. though I know I could never afford any correba or sperco's so these are the way to go. I'm a function over form guy anyway.

[CDeutsch]

Another thing to consider is unless you have a cage these seats are less safe then your OEM ones (especially if used with a harness) since it doesn't allow you body to slide to the side if the roof gets crushed in an accident. Probably not a huge deal for what you plan to do (although if you're going to Porkeys you may be out there to do some "spirited late night driving" as well).

One other note that the guy from Apex Performance noted when a friend and I were looking at seats is that you can't reuse these seats after an accident. Something about deforming or the structure being compromised. Which both me and my friend got a kick out of because the last thing I'd be worried about in an accident would be having to replace the seat. But I guess if you're a serious racer that could be a factor.

[Goat Blower]

I've got 1-piece Sparcos and I love them, but even used, they ain't cheap. I got mine off Ebay from a Porsche racer in Cali.

[Black97civic]

Another thing to consider is unless you have a cage these seats are less safe then your OEM ones (especially if used with a harness)

Well, that harness issue is true with any seat and I don't plan on running 4/5 point harnesses for a while. Also the thing I have been reading about the cheap racing seats is that many of them aren't as safe as OEM because of lack of build quality, so I am trying to maximize build quality while staying on budget.

I guess I keep looking at kirkeys and start looking for used sparcos.