MitsuStyle MitsuStyle

Go Back   MitsuStyle > Tech > Brakes / Body / Suspension

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 01-08-2007   #1
Black97civic
35mpg
 
Become the 16-Bit Wizard Champion!
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Minnetonka, MN
Posts: 731
Send a message via AIM to Black97civic
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?

Black97civic is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-08-2007   #2
X|Crescens
New Member
 

Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: White Bear Lake
Posts: 7
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.
X|Crescens is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-08-2007   #3
Thor06
11 Seconds to Freedom
 
Thor06's Avatar
 

Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: U of M
Posts: 543
Send a message via AIM to Thor06
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.
__________________
90 TSI AWD - A long way to go....
Thor06 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-08-2007   #4
JET
Is funding Exxon.
 
JET's Avatar
 

Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Ham Lake
Drives: like a bat outta hell!
Posts: 7,983
Send a message via AIM to JET Send a message via Yahoo to JET
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.
__________________
Is burning corn and stayin' warm!

My motorcycle is stock and reliable, my Talon is neither!
JET is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-08-2007   #5
Kracka
R U DTF bro?
 
Kracka's Avatar
 

Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Oak Point, TX
Drives: C8 Stingray Z51
Posts: 20,620
Re: Kirkey racing seats. Streetable?

Have fun with that.
__________________
Quote:
Originally Posted by Murlo26 View Post
I agree with Kracka.
Kracka is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-08-2007   #6
Black97civic
35mpg
 
Become the 16-Bit Wizard Champion!
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Minnetonka, MN
Posts: 731
Send a message via AIM to Black97civic
Re: Kirkey racing seats. Streetable?

Quote:
Originally Posted by X|Crescens View Post
I think for seats you shouldn't go cheap. I would hate to get in an accident with some cheap seats holding me in.
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.
Black97civic is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-08-2007   #7
tim
..
 
tim's Avatar
 

Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Mondovi, Wi
Posts: 1,326
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.
tim is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-08-2007   #8
Black97civic
35mpg
 
Become the 16-Bit Wizard Champion!
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Minnetonka, MN
Posts: 731
Send a message via AIM to Black97civic
Re: Kirkey racing seats. Streetable?

Quote:
Originally Posted by tim View Post
Not a daily driver seat in my opinion.

They are good seats, but I wouldnt want them for a street car.
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?
Black97civic is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-08-2007   #9
Kracka
R U DTF bro?
 
Kracka's Avatar
 

Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Oak Point, TX
Drives: C8 Stingray Z51
Posts: 20,620
Re: Kirkey racing seats. Streetable?

Quote:
Originally Posted by Black97civic View Post
Would they work for that kind of application?
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.
__________________
Quote:
Originally Posted by Murlo26 View Post
I agree with Kracka.
Kracka is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-08-2007   #10
A//// Guy
 
A//// Guy's Avatar
 
Bloody Seal Bounce Champion!
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: South Burbs
Drives: Slowly
Posts: 9,870
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?
A//// Guy is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-08-2007   #11
Halon
Pewp Champion
 
Halon's Avatar
 

Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Blaine
Drives: Teh Bean
Posts: 12,309
Send a message via AIM to Halon
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.
__________________
B-Man - FlexFuel Mafia
1991 TSi AWD E85 - BEP S362, DSMLink V2, Built 2.0L Idle Vid 628hp Graph 541hp Vid 10.93@137 Vid
1992 SC300 E85 - BW 84-75, Vlad Infinity, NA-T, 6spd Idle Vid 709hp Graph 709hp Vid 11.1@131 Vid
2006 Bayliner 195 - Carbed 5.0 Top Speed Test
Halon is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-08-2007   #12
Black97civic
35mpg
 
Become the 16-Bit Wizard Champion!
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Minnetonka, MN
Posts: 731
Send a message via AIM to Black97civic
Re: Kirkey racing seats. Streetable?

Sounds good, thanks man
Black97civic is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-08-2007   #13
Halon
Pewp Champion
 
Halon's Avatar
 

Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Blaine
Drives: Teh Bean
Posts: 12,309
Send a message via AIM to Halon
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
__________________
B-Man - FlexFuel Mafia
1991 TSi AWD E85 - BEP S362, DSMLink V2, Built 2.0L Idle Vid 628hp Graph 541hp Vid 10.93@137 Vid
1992 SC300 E85 - BW 84-75, Vlad Infinity, NA-T, 6spd Idle Vid 709hp Graph 709hp Vid 11.1@131 Vid
2006 Bayliner 195 - Carbed 5.0 Top Speed Test

Last edited by Halon; 01-08-2007 at 10:14 PM..
Halon is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-09-2007   #14
Goat Blower
aka Goodbye
 
Goat Blower's Avatar
 
Asteroids Champion! Beach Squirter Champion!
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: under the car
Drives: Taylor Made R15
Posts: 7,765
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.
__________________
2009 Corvette Z51-SOLD
1992 Mitsubishi Eclipse GSX-SOLD
2013 BMW Z4-Current summer hooptie
2017 GMC Yukon-Current winter hooptie

Goat Blower is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-09-2007   #16
tim
..
 
tim's Avatar
 

Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Mondovi, Wi
Posts: 1,326
Re: Kirkey racing seats. Streetable?

Quote:
Originally Posted by Black97civic View Post
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.
tim is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-09-2007   #17
carltalon
 
carltalon's Avatar
 

Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Big Lake MN
Drives: 98 Eclipse GSX Auto
Posts: 1,516
Send a message via AIM to carltalon Send a message via Yahoo to carltalon
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.
__________________
Project Black Magic http://mitsustyle.com/forums/showthread.php?t=30786
11.35 @ 120mph
carltalon is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-09-2007   #18
CDeutsch
 
CDeutsch's Avatar
 

Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Ramsey, MN
Posts: 476
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.
__________________
Christopher <My Parts for Sale>
06 Evo IX RS
99 Miata
CDeutsch is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-09-2007   #19
Goat Blower
aka Goodbye
 
Goat Blower's Avatar
 
Asteroids Champion! Beach Squirter Champion!
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: under the car
Drives: Taylor Made R15
Posts: 7,765
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.
__________________
2009 Corvette Z51-SOLD
1992 Mitsubishi Eclipse GSX-SOLD
2013 BMW Z4-Current summer hooptie
2017 GMC Yukon-Current winter hooptie

Goat Blower is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-09-2007   #20
Black97civic
35mpg
 
Become the 16-Bit Wizard Champion!
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Minnetonka, MN
Posts: 731
Send a message via AIM to Black97civic
Re: Kirkey racing seats. Streetable?

Quote:
Originally Posted by CDeutsch View Post
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.
Black97civic is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off



All times are GMT -5. The time now is 02:56 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.4
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.