Driving Position

[Danzil]

Hey,

I own an SI R33 and have the standard seats. Now im 6 foot and have the seat all the way back and the seat almost vertical so as to be close to the wheel to help judge the corners better. Driving it hard my left foot is still cramped and its hard to let the clutch out all the way. Now i was thinking about getting some racing seats and wanted to know how low do the actually make the driving position? Has anyone else had this problem and has a similar prefrence in driving position? -- Whats the best solution?

If only the bloody steering wheel was adjustable it would all be good!

Thanks

-Dan

[WazR32GTSt]

um... i am 6"4 and have an R32 (smaller inside)

and the steering wheel is adjustable...

[Al]

What you mean by adjustable? My wheel adjusts up and down. You can buy a spacer to extend the reach.

Regarding racing seat, your only choice is to get a fixed bucket with fixed rails that mount on the sides of the seats. Any other combo will sit you close to standard height, making the project a waste of money.

These seats are legal as long as you passenger seat operates as std (ie: not fixed bucket), or you remove your rear seats and rego the car as a 2 seater.

Do you have a sunroof? As i am also 6" and have no problem with seating position, but my head is close to the roof lining. My car does not have a sunroof.

[WazR32GTSt]

my wheel on the r32 adjusts up and down as well as in and out...

of course i have it set at fully up and fully out but the point is that its adjustable..

[Danzil]

Thanks Al.

Yeah the spacer would probably be the way to go. The buckets will add more support though so in time i mite invest in that.

Nah no sunroof but headroom is not tht much of a prob. ... my clutch is on its way out and it picks up late in the pedal travel, thts why its so annoying.

Are the spacers easy to install? How much do they usually set u back?

-Dan

[nizmokid]

Iam 6'3 and I haven't had any problems with driving, but put racing seats into the car and as the floor pan isn't totaly flat. The seat sits a little higher that the standard ones now, and they are nice fitting race seat, I can see a little bit more of the road but my legs have come closer to the stearing wheel but still no problems!

[GunMetalR33]

I have a similar problem with my knees hitting the steering wheel... It makes it hard to heal & toe.

[nizmokid]

I have a similar problem with my knees hitting the steering wheel... It makes it hard to heal & toe.

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I second that!

[GunMetalR33]

I second that!

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The only solution for us is to get a smaller steering wheel I think.

[Evan_R33]

my knee rubs on the door! it hurts after a while!

[lwells]

Interesting. So the R33 GTS-t wheel doesn't adjust for reach (ie. in/out). Is this the case with all R33 derivatives (inc. GT-R), or only the lower models?

[Danzil]

Mine doesn't and its the only gripe about the car.

-Dan

[WazR32GTSt]

hmmmmm

it seems the ONLY thing they got right when they chaned from R32 to R33 was the rb25

[BigDatto]

Sparco steering spacer. $75 from Revolution Racegear. I find this gives much better control + heel & toe without knee-bashing.

[GunMetalR33]

Sparco steering spacer. $75 from Revolution Racegear. I find this gives much better control + heel & toe without knee-bashing.

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Can this be used with a standard r33 steering wheel? Do you have any pics, sounds like good solution.

[BigDatto]

Aftermarket wheel only champ. It's basically just a 2" long machined aluminium tube flanged & drilled at both ends to mate between boss & wheel. drilled for Momo & Sparco pattern both ends. Also the black flexi rubber tube that comes with aftermarket bosses slips over it perfectly. If you have/can find a spare one, no hassles from Mr Plod.

http://www.sparcousa.com/psteering_acc.asp?id=380

[GunMetalR33]

Aftermarket wheel only champ. It's basically just a 2" long machined aluminium tube flanged & drilled at both ends to mate between boss & wheel. drilled for Momo & Sparco pattern both ends. Also the black flexi rubber tube that comes with aftermarket bosses slips over it perfectly. If you have/can find a spare one, no hassles from Mr Plod.

http://www.sparcousa.com/psteering_acc.asp?id=380

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Thanks champ, too bad I cannot afford a aftermarket wheel at the moment.

[TommO]

I have a similar problem with my knees hitting the steering wheel... It makes it hard to heal & toe.

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I'm the exact same with my knees on the steering wheel and i'm not that tall (but I like to sit upright in a car)

Really annoys me and the steering wheel is up as high as it will go (which isn't that high really)

[GunMetalR33]

yea drives me insane as well. I was thinking about getting one of those really small steering wheels to fix the prob, maybe one with a flat bottom....

[TommO]

I won't be unfortunately, I've got a S2 hence there's an airbag sitting in my wheel