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Raising the passenger Carbon seat

Discussion in '296' started by milanojess, Mar 9, 2024.

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  1. milanojess

    milanojess Karting

    Nov 26, 2007
    191
    sf bay area
    I was looking at how the seat is mounted and tried to see how to change seat height (458 had screw holes to raise the seat ) but could not find any. Has anyone done it? Thanks!


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  2. Caeruleus11

    Caeruleus11 F1 World Champ
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    Jun 11, 2013
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    This is a good question. As far as I know the racing seats passenger side seat is at a fixed height. Id like to have a lifter for it as well as the drivers seat. I think some people are able to achieve a higher passenger seat using custom made frame rails that raise the passenger seat. You have to be really sure about who is making them, how they are made, etc. I would love to know if there are other options.


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  3. Foxmod

    Foxmod Karting

    Jun 17, 2012
    178
    Midlands, UK
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    David
    I had a Tailor Made 812 SF build and requested a passenger side lift as my wife is petite - I was told no by the factory .....
     
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  4. Caeruleus11

    Caeruleus11 F1 World Champ
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    Yeah, I’ve had this told to me as well. One idea is to source the lifter kit from a market like the UK with the driver seat on the right side. However, not sure if you can do this, and also, you have to consider the airbags etc. But I have some shorter people so I think it would be better if we had some more height on the passenger seat.


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  5. Trev450

    Trev450 Formula Junior

    Mar 11, 2024
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  6. milanojess

    milanojess Karting

    Nov 26, 2007
    191
    sf bay area
    The idea of sourcing from UK is awesome :) And yes thanks Trev450, adding spacer would be my next route since there's no built in way to raise it. :)
     
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  7. Superaudiofreak

    Jul 19, 2018
    25
    Carrollton, Texas
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    Matt DeVance
    Driver race seat usually has 3 mounting heights to choose from, I hadn't thought about passenger seat before.
    I'd get spacers made with upgraded mounting bolts
     

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