what up guys, is there anyway to lower my stock cavi seats? i know i can make new brackets but couldnt i just cut the risers out and bolt em back together, ive yet to pull the seats out and looka t em so your help is needed! THANX!
you wouldn't really notice a differance with that - about 5/8" maybe
making new brackets is the best way for sure.
well i took out the passenger side seat and seen that u can remove a bolted down foot long raiser piece and the turn off the spot welded ones on the other side, but the passenger seat bracket isnt the same....do i wanna go get another driver side bracket and use it on my passenger side? i didnt realize how much of a difference this makes when u sit in the car....its crazy and makes you not feel as gay sitting up so damn high...i would actually like to lay the seat flat on the ground but i plan on doing that when i do my sparco seats, thanx guys!
this is a very good idea. i wanted to do the same for my racing seats, but the shop who modded the brackets didnt listen to me. but from how it sounds, you might want to try getting two of the same side brackets. that might work.
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yup i went to my buddys and grabbed the driver side seat bracket and did the same to that one and what a world of difference....u dont feel as gay anymore sitting so high up...im totally shocked on how much this made a difference in how the car feels now....i suggest you do it!
got any picture i would be interested in doing this. im 6'4" and if im not with my seat layed way the phuck back my head rubs the roof, if i sit strait up now with my sunroof open my head sticks out.
yeah i will take one of the seats tonite and take pictures of a walk through on it...its very easy and takes nothing but 10 minutes a side...
hey big boi, as long as you tell me what side skirts you have on your car and wher ei can get em then i can help ya out! just playing ill still do the walk through...but your help is needed now too! Thanx!
Big Boi wrote:got any picture i would be interested in doing this. im 6'4" and if im not with my seat layed way the phuck back my head rubs the roof, if i sit strait up now with my sunroof open my head sticks out.
Same here, my friend. Same here.
they are the wings west type-W but its the old version (discontinued) the new type-w ones look kindda like them, but mine are cleaner imho
NEW WW TYPE-W
MY WW TYPE-W (old pic)
eventually ill mold em in so theyll be oh so sexy
so unless you find em on e-bay (like me
) you might be sol
now weres that write up!
I can give a lil write up, I just did it.
Take driver's seat out of car (4 13mm bolts)
Take off the spring connecting both sides of the brackets together (remember how they were on there)
Take the part connecting the two sides of the bracket together (4 10mm bolts)
Take both sides of the bracket off of the seat (4 10mm bolts)
Now for the risers:
The driver side part of the bracket has risers welded onto the sliders
I just put the riser only into a vise and twisted the rest of the bracket
If that doesn't work, u can try a hacksaw or cut-off wheel
The passenger side par of the bracket has a rectangular tube held on by 2 10mm bolts, just unscrew them
Now but both sides of the bracket back on the seat, put the connecting bracket back on then connect the springs and put the seats back in the car.
If any of that doesn't make sense, just post about it and I'll try to clarify
Do you have any pics of it? That would really help. I was looking at mine today, and I still don't know what you guys are talking about.
No, sorry, I did it before I saw this post.
Have you taken off the brackets from the seat?
O yea, the passenger side is different, I'm not sure how to do that one.
nah. it's been raining about all day. I just took a look at them when I dropped my keys and I was already down there. Maybe I'll take them out so I can see what you are talking about.
The risers, are they on the seat side of the bracket, or the floor side?
They are between the slider and the actual seat.
That's why I couldnt' see them then. This won't make the seat come loose if I'm in an accident will it? That's the only thing I worry about.
I'll try this tomorrow. Thanks for the info man!!!
I don't see why it would affect that at all
sweet. Thanks again man. I'll take pics if I remember.
yeah its a huge difference and for the 2 individual risers that are spot welded....i just stuck a chissle in the crack...took one whack with a hammer and they pop off nice and clean...once u take the seat out and unbolt the bracket you will see what we are talking about exactly....i will put money on it....its very easy and you will love it!
Holy 10 minutes Batman!!! It really only took 10 minutes.
Ok. I took pics, but I don't want to hear how dirty everything is, k? j/k I'm gonna base this of of 97redgt's write up. Only difference is I didn't take the bracket apart.....
Begin:
seat still installed....
1- Take driver's seat out of car (4 13mm bolts)
2- Take the bracket off of the seat (4 13mm bolts).
3- Gather any spare change or old McDonalds french fries that have accumulated in the seat bracket.
4- Now for the risers. You will see two small risers on one side, and a long bar riser on the other.
Risers:
Long bar:
One side of the bracket has risers welded onto the sliders. I took a flat head screw driver and used a hammer to drive it between the riser and the bracket. Popped right off. Your method may differ, but whatever works for you.
The long bar riser has two 10mm bolts holding it on. Remove these bolts and it comes right off. No need to put the bolts back in.
5- Put the bracket back on the seat.
6- Reinstall seat in car.
Seriously. I put the seat back in, and was like, no way did this make any difference.....then I set down in it. WOW. First thing I had to do was readjust my rearview cuz I was looking at the headliner now. It definitely makes a difference.
Command seating my ass. I'll take low and slow anyday.
Hope this helps. It's as easy as Tabasco's mama.
AWESOME WRITE UP FRANK!!!!
Gonna do this soon!
Thanks
thanks for adding the pictures.
Yea it really does make a huge difference. My head is no longer hitting the headliner. It's not worth doing the passenger seat though, I can't tell one is lower just by looking at em.
O yea, I only took the slider apart because it was easier to use with the vise and the two sides kept moving and bending the middle part
