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I need better seats. Suggestions??? #1922990
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I love the look of the stock seats in my 70 Charger, but they lack the support I want for aggressive handling. I've been looking at Neon SRT4 seats mainly because they are light and have manual adjustments. Finding seats in good condition isn't easy though. Any seat I find will surely need modifications to mount them to my stock floorpan but that isn't a deal breaker.
I want highback buckets. Black and gray leather preferable. Corbeau has some nice stuff along with offering mounting brackets that are supposed to fit without mods. I hesitate to jump headfirst without sitting in any seat given the huge expense involved. I'd appreciate suggestions and pictures if possible of what seats you have, preferably seats designed for street and road course use. Thanks.

Re: I need better seats. Suggestions??? [Re: Kern Dog] #1923000
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Procar by Scat. I don't believe SRT4 seats recline forward. Everything can be bought from Summit. From the reviews that I read, Corbeau's brackets suck and usually have to be modified. I had Hotchkis make seat mounts for my Dart. The Corbeau seats are LG-1's and are the XL version (fit up to a 42" waist). The regular ones fit up to a 38" waist. I also opted for suede.

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Re: I need better seats. Suggestions??? [Re: Kern Dog] #1923014
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Here's a pic of the Corbeau seats in the Valiant. These are cloth, but have good support.

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Re: I need better seats. Suggestions??? [Re: Kern Dog] #1923015
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I did these Procar Elites in a Dart in Black Velour, I would say they are more on the street side of the seat spectrum than race. They are a bit over 30lbs a side with brackets so they are not the lightest if thats a concern. They are comfortable but if you plan on eating cheese burgers every night you may find them a bit on the small side.

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Re: I need better seats. Suggestions??? [Re: Kern Dog] #1923457
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Frankenduster... I suggest that you attend a major trade show... such as the upcoming SEMA/Vegas show... there will be MANY mfgrs/distributors having displays with their seats... sit in as many as you can to determine what FITS you the best.. and how much your willing to spend. The comfort levels and lateral supports vary a lot.... so do the costs. You'll pay for what you get in quality.... and consider weight and custom matching upholstery (front and rear seats together).


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Thanks everyone, great tips so far. I do plan to eventually have my rear seat reupholstered to match the fronts for the sake of asthetics. Few people ride in back anyway.
I agree that I need to sit in the seats to assess the feel. I am 5'10 and 190 lbs, 34" waist so I'd guess that most seats should be wide enough. I found a local Mustang Parts & restoration store locally, they are a distributor for Corbeau. This will at least allow me to physically inspect something up close.
SEMA? I'd love to go, but isn't that restricted to people associated with an auto related business?

Re: I need better seats. Suggestions??? [Re: Kern Dog] #1923785
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I run Scat Rally seats in my '70E. Good side support for the track but not a full race seat. Seats and matching custom brackets fit an E well and cost is reasonable at Summit. The only minor bracket mod was to hacksaw off the two of the three mounting holes to get them out of the way to mount the seat at stock height... kinda low. I have also run these cross country - 700-800 miles per day over 3 days - with very good comfort.

The style fits a muscle car well... plus my interior is black and the seats match in that respect so easy.

Re: I need better seats. Suggestions??? [Re: Kern Dog] #1923800
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You haven't lived till you tried vinyl low back "buckets" with only a lap belt, or better yet no belt at all. Just your left elbow clamping down on the door in a manual steering car. Wee.


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Re: I need better seats. Suggestions??? [Re: Supercuda] #1923803
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Originally Posted By Supercuda
You haven't lived till you tried vinyl low back "buckets" with only a lap belt, or better yet no belt at all. Just your left elbow clamping down on the door in a manual steering car. Wee.


I've done it going through a mountain road. Unfortunately I had the luxury of power steering. Also unfortunate, I lost my brakes at the bottom of the hill. tonguue

Re: I need better seats. Suggestions??? [Re: Kern Dog] #1923808
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Well at least the pucker factor helped you hold on to the seat.

I did similar in a 74 Dart taking US60 west outta NM. I did have seat belts but no one wore them back then, 1984.

Got real interested in better braking and handling that trip.


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Re: I need better seats. Suggestions??? [Re: CKessel] #1923851
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Jegs seats 70 charger

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Re: I need better seats. Suggestions??? [Re: Supercuda] #1923853
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Originally Posted By Supercuda
You haven't lived till you tried vinyl low back "buckets" with only a lap belt, or better yet no belt at all. Just your left elbow clamping down on the door in a manual steering car. Wee.


Worst car I ever had for this is this 67 Valiant 3 on the tree, manual steering with a vinyl bench seat.....one hand on the wheel, one on the column, one foot on the gas and the other on the clutch and no lap belts......you had to use suction to hold yourself to the seat....

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Originally Posted By Charger500
Jegs seats 70 charger


What is the part number? I am looking at two different seats through Jegs. Are those seats good for full grown men? Lol


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Re: I need better seats. Suggestions??? [Re: Kern Dog] #1924774
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Greg...I have Corbeau seats in my GTX. You are absolutely welcome to sit in them and drive the car and see how you like them. Personally, I think they are every bit as comfy as the SRT seats in my Daytona. They have a "deeper" side bolster to hold you in on the tight fast turns too. As far as their mounting brackets, MAJOR modification to get them to fit . I learned some by getting them to fit and I would be happy to share that with you if you go that way.
Give me a call, I will be around on Sunday and will drive out to your place if you want.


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Corbeau GTSII seats here in my '69 Charger. Had them reupholstered to match the back seats to resemble a factory appearance.
Corbeau also offers seat tracks for some Mopars which make them a bolt-in.

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Originally Posted By bill440rt
Corbeau GTSII seats here in my '69 Charger. Had them reupholstered to match the back seats to resemble a factory appearance.
Corbeau also offers seat tracks for some Mopars which make them a bolt-in.


These are the seats I have in the GTX....love them!


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Re: I need better seats. Suggestions??? [Re: Darius] #1925126
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As always, I can count on my Moparts pals to offer help. thumbs

Darius, I might take you up on the offer. I just went to a (Please forgive) Mustang restoration supply house and sat in the Corbeau seats like Darius and Bill have. They do seem well built and supportive. I like the microsuede fabric. One seat had removeable covers for easy cleaning. That is pretty cool. I have wanted to take the Charger to Willow Springs to run it on the track. These stock seats look nice and are reasonably comfortable in general, they just are inadequate for turning corners.

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I went through 3 sets of Corbeau covers, their fabric is garbage. They were comfortable but sure didn't wear well. Tim


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Re: I need better seats. Suggestions??? [Re: astjp2] #1925174
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Originally Posted By astjp2
I went through 3 sets of Corbeau covers, their fabric is garbage. They were comfortable but sure didn't wear well. Tim


That's the only complaint I've heard about Corbeau seats and it seems to be common. More common on daily driver sort of deals for obvious reasons.

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