Seat Height

[Triperformance]

I have been browsing the seach function for about 2 hours and havent found something as simple as my question. Is there a lowered seat rail available for a s14 stock seat? I'm 6'2 and could use an extra inch or two. My other option is cutting foam out of the seat bottom but I would rather not have to do that or get a racing seat for the time being. Anyone have a winning combination for a stock seat or is there a different seat option I will have to go with, and if so whats a good lowered seat + rails?

[xX RB Xx]

http://www.memoryfab.com/produ...ies_3/

you could probably make this work

[Triperformance]

Hmm, can that work for the stock seat though? I'm not really after getting a new seat at the moment. Guess I will have to give them a ring or something. Anyone have a free modification that lowers the seat a bit?

[brizanden]

really you need it lower? 240 seats are pretty sunk. I mean im 6'2" and i fit. Its a bit close with a helmet on in my car as i have a sunroof, but still i dont bump my head unless i have a helmet and and a hit a bump.

[Triperformance]

How is your seat position? I like to have a more strait up position thats all the way back....not a fan of a gangster lean lol. I will have to adjust my seat more to depermine what I'm going to do. I have a few little things to do with the car before I worry about that, I should have this car by the weekend as long as the process goes as planned . Still, produce an open decussion on possible ways to have a lowered seat position with the stock seat....since this hasnt been a topic yet.

[Second Shadow]

If S14 seats are anything at all like S13 seats(I'm guessing they are) then the answer is not really. the problem is that bump for the drive axle and exaust that extends to halfway under the drivers seat.

In the S13 the seat rails and bracket used are kind of part of the seat itself, and the sides are inverted from each other to pull this off. The purpose of this was to make the seat sit as flat and flush with the bump as possible, and if you look under the seat this becomes apparent. It also means you can't easily change one part of it out. Cutting into the seat is really going to be the only way to lower yourself in it even more, but I wouldn't recommend it. As I said the stock seat kind of has the rail build into it, meaning it's not all that thick to begin with.

An after market setup uses brackets bolted to the car, and rails bolted to that. However, most after market brackets and rails place the rail above the bump making it worse, so you don't get much help there. One exception that I know of is JIC. They make some brackets just for the s13/s14 that have sliders build into them, but one slider offset to the middle so the seat bottom still sits super close to the bump. You'd probably have to get a new seat for them though, and there not exactly cheap. And to be honest, I'm not sure if an after market seat is gonna be lower anyway.

Other nissans of about the same year may have about the same mounting locations, and it might be possible to get a lower sitting seat out of them. Also, I don't remember if it works this way for stock, but the seat might actually sink a bit lower if you move it back on the rails. Not sure if that helps but I did a seat change about 2 years ago and thats what I learned from it.

[Shabbernigdo]

im 6,4 with stock s13 seats. all i did was lean the seat back a little bit and it gives me plenty of head room. the only time my head is close to the roof is if im sitting at a 90 degree angle.

all ive ever herd was that after market seats sit higher then the stockers unless you get custom mounts made for em.

ive seen a few say that the s15 seats sit a tiney bit lower but i dont really know this for sure.

[Triperformance]

Hmm, why would the seats sit higher.....someone should start selling fabricated lowered seat rails or something lol, I would buy for sure. Maybe theres a setting or something people arnt using. Anywyas Anyone have a nice setup they would want to share with a fellow tall guy?

[brizanden]

Hmm, why would the seats sit higher.....someone should start selling fabricated lowered seat rails or something lol, I would buy for sure. Maybe theres a setting or something people arnt using. Anywyas Anyone have a nice setup they would want to share with a fellow tall guy?

no as was just stated its not really possible due to the dump in the floor on the driver side. the seat basically rides that hump already... i mean i guess u could cut apart the floor... lol. Oh and no i sit up straight i dont gangster lean at all. i sit up too straight my girl friend will drive my car and she instantly leans it back.

[gregfarz78]

Without really hacking up the floor I would say no. I guess if you really wanted to you could cut out the cat convertor hump and the rail that runs under the seat then you'd have to fab something up to custom mount the seats directly to the floor. Probably easier to get some racing seats

[brizanden]

^which still happen to be mounted the same height...

[sirslidways95]

I've been thinking about trying to custom fab something to make my stock seat sit lower. I'm 6'2" as well and like sitting upright but I don't want to buy a new set. I've been thinking about cutting the cat hump out and re welding the floorboard and fabbing my own seat rails. If I do this I will post more.