Best way to mount a Recaro SRD/Speed as low as possible?

[Chapel]

I vaguely remember hearing that if you use the standard Recaro E30 mount, the seat tends to be a little high. If you use the Universal Recaro Slider with the Speedwaremotorsports bracket, it mounts much lower. As I am pretty tall up top, I'm looking for the most head clearance possible.
Can anyone verify the best way to mount these seats?

[Kruzen]

just go to a mchining shop and have some custom brackets made

[Chapel]

are good machine shops plentiful on the west coast or something?
because they sure as fuck aren't in New England.

[UNHCLL]

are good machine shops plentiful on the west coast or something?
because they sure as fuck aren't in New England.

:roll: Only if you are Jo-schmo....
we deal with plenty of decent machine shops.
difference being, we dont quibble over the price and we dont bring them 1 time jobs.

keep searching. ;) or just go search the SRD heaven of installs.

https://www.s14.net

SEARCH! 8)

[M-technik-3]

Or get the brackets from a set of E21 recaro sliders. Simple as there is no height adjustment any more.

[cheades]

Another way is using the stock slider part from e30 seats and then making (or have some made) custom brackets that bolt the seat to the slider. That is what I did for my Recaro's and they work great. Another option for getting them fabbed would be to try a local school that has welding classes, then bribe the teacher to build some for you.

[reelizmpro]

Don't use height adjustable sliders and get the speedware or if you have height adjustable sliders get the "lower" Wedge engineering brackets.

[Chapel]

bought the speedware one and the universal slider (non-height adjustable)
do I need new hardware to mount this or do I just use the OEM screws and stuff?

[cramer]

the recaro brackets comes with new hardware where needed. You'll reuse the seat bolts, but on the driver's side rear, you'll want to buy a shorter bolt since stock will hit the metal lines underneath (fuel IIRC).

[Chapel]

the outside drivers side rear bolt should be shorter?
Can I just cut the OEM one or is it an easy bolt to find at a hardware store?

[cramer]

yup outside driver's rear bolt. It's a standard metric bolt. Found mine at Ace Hardware. You could cut it if you had too, cut bolts are just harder to start sometimes.

also, since there is no rake adjustment with that bracket setup, i used stacked washers under the front bolt holes on the speedware bracket. I think it was about 6 washers (1/2") that i used, that way you can make only one trip to the hardware store ;)

[Chapel]

cool, thanks
the bracket isn't due in until next week :(

[Chapel]

Does anyone know what the size of the floor bolts are (pitch, diameter)?
I wont have access to a hardware store the night I install the seats :(

ETK says M10x32

and the fronts have bolts popping up from the front and you put a nut over it, right? (I havent taken my seats out in a long time)
I just reuse those I imagine.

[E30-323ti]

hello, pics, we need pics, where are the pics!!!

[Chapel]

Photos courtesy of Chris Cramer


my seat is sitting in my office awaiting the installation kit.