01-08-2007
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Kirkey racing seats. Streetable?
I know that to the hardest of hardcore anything is streetable, but would kirkey aluminum racing seats be bearable to ride on for a couple hours to go to porky's or whatever, possibly for a work commute?
I am looking at the intermediate 20* layback seat, the 2nd cheapest model they have because I want something light, and something that will hold on to me in the corners, but I don't have $600 to spend on a seat.
Any opinions?
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01-08-2007
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Re: Kirkey racing seats. Streetable?
That looks very uncomfortable. There is a buldge between your legs >.> I think for seats you shouldn't go cheap. I would hate to get in an accident with some cheap seats holding me in.
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01-08-2007
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Re: Kirkey racing seats. Streetable?
Kirkey makes good shit I think, thats what a lot of the circle track guys use up here. I would talk to a dirt tracker or two and see if you couldnt sit in theirs quick. I wouldnt want to spend more than a half hour or so in one of those. If you are looking for some cheap seats, I have heard that APC's are fairly comfortable but I cant imagine they are actual "racing" seats. I dont know what I am going to do for racing seats when it gets to be that time, but I will probably just watch tuners and dsmtrader.com for some used better brand seats.
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Re: Kirkey racing seats. Streetable?
Kirkey's aren't bad. They make some versions that don't have the wings of that one for the side bolsters. That would be the worst part, trying to get around the side bolsters. Once you are in they should be fine.
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R U DTF bro?
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Re: Kirkey racing seats. Streetable?
Have fun with that.
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I agree with Kracka.
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01-08-2007
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Re: Kirkey racing seats. Streetable?
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Originally Posted by X|Crescens
I think for seats you shouldn't go cheap. I would hate to get in an accident with some cheap seats holding me in.
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Somebody correct me if I am wrong, but from what I understand kirkeys are cheap because they are no-frills, function over form racing seats, not because they are poorly made.
That's just from what I have read though.
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01-08-2007
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Re: Kirkey racing seats. Streetable?
Not a daily driver seat in my opinion.
They are good seats, but I wouldnt want them for a street car.
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01-08-2007
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Re: Kirkey racing seats. Streetable?
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Originally Posted by tim
Not a daily driver seat in my opinion.
They are good seats, but I wouldnt want them for a street car.
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Well, this would be a weekened car, maybe 3 days a week at the most. I have a daily that has a/c and stock seats, where as this car has no a/c, poly bushings, no sound deadening etc.
Would they work for that kind of application?
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01-08-2007
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R U DTF bro?
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Re: Kirkey racing seats. Streetable?
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Originally Posted by Black97civic
Would they work for that kind of application?
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I still wouldn't do it man, at least get some comfortable race seats (adjustable or nonadjustable). You also want to make sure you have a seat you can move around in at least a little bit for visibility while driving. I'd personally never do harnesses in a street car either, I drove one once with them and hated it, but thats your call.
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I agree with Kracka.
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01-08-2007
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Re: Kirkey racing seats. Streetable?
I couldnt bear those seats in my summer car. Keep the stock seats and maybe just add harnesses to hold you in?
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01-08-2007
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Re: Kirkey racing seats. Streetable?
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.
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01-08-2007
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Re: Kirkey racing seats. Streetable?
Sounds good, thanks man
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01-08-2007
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Re: Kirkey racing seats. Streetable?
DAD seats
Corbeau Forza seats
Back when I was going to get seats, those were the 2 I was looking at. Cheap, but seemed to be decent
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01-09-2007
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aka Goodbye
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Re: Kirkey racing seats. Streetable?
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.
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01-09-2007
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Re: Kirkey racing seats. Streetable?
Save up and purchase a set of Recaro/Sparco/Bride/Corbeau.
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01-09-2007
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Re: Kirkey racing seats. Streetable?
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Originally Posted by Black97civic
Would they work for that kind of application?
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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.
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01-09-2007
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Re: Kirkey racing seats. Streetable?
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.
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01-09-2007
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Re: Kirkey racing seats. Streetable?
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.
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01-09-2007
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Re: Kirkey racing seats. Streetable?
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.
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01-09-2007
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Re: Kirkey racing seats. Streetable?
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Originally Posted by 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)
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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.
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