aftermarket race seat - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

rob76turbo · 03-21-2009, 12:19 PM

PM me with your price.
Thanks,
Rob T.

Mike_Yi · 03-31-2009, 06:27 PM

The GT3 Seats WILL NOT LOWER YOU IN THE CAR. In fact, because they have a more upright seating position, you will sit higher. You can get the B&K mounts, and those will lower the seat a bit (I don't know how much). However, you will not be able to adjust the seat front to back (no sliders). I went with a Recaro Profi SPG XL and it was about 1.5 inches lower than the stock seat or the GT3 seat. This is with the Recaro slides and the B&K side mounts and adapters. Price is within $50 per seat of the GT3.

Whatever seat you decide on, check out the height of the shoulder harness openings. The GT3 and the Profi SPG XL are the only ones I found that are high enough to prevent spinal compression in an accident. There may be others out there, but I know the Sparco Evo2 and Evo Pro 2000 are not high enough.

Here's more info on what I went through trying to find a seat for track days: Forum thread

ChrisZang · 04-08-2009, 10:39 AM

So, I bought the Momo seats from Sboxin and I am attaching a pic which gives you an idea how much lower you sit in these seats compared to the stock 986 seats (around 2" lower).
Just to reiterate: I installed the Momo seats without a slider therefore the side mount brackets sit directly on the console, giving you the lowest seating position possible