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Old Feb 25, 2010 | 05:57 AM
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Question for all you skinny bastards...

I'm not obese, lol, but I am 6'4 240lbs, a big guy for sure. Every racing seat I have come in contact with are no bigger than a booster seat at Shoneys.

I looked all over the place, literally, even under the couch, but I cant find seats for taller, or bigger guys.

Are their any fat guys that can share my pain? Are their any manufacturers that produce larger seats to accomidate the sexy beasts that we are?

Any help or guidence would be appreciated, I expect some fat jokes, and some flaming, but I got all my crying and comfort eating out of the way before posting... flame on

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Old Feb 25, 2010 | 05:59 AM
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what do you feel you are missing from your stock seat?
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Old Feb 25, 2010 | 06:05 AM
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The Sparco Evo XL is good up to waist sizes of 42".
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Old Feb 25, 2010 | 06:21 AM
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Originally Posted by str8dum1
what do you feel you are missing from your stock seat?
Well eventually I will begin tracking my Z and I want the added protection of a harness and spec seat
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Old Feb 25, 2010 | 06:22 AM
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Originally Posted by shawn_david75
The Sparco Evo XL is good up to waist sizes of 42".
Excellent suggestion!
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Old Feb 25, 2010 | 06:38 AM
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Originally Posted by fat3oy
to accomidate the sexy beasts that we are?
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Old Feb 25, 2010 | 07:15 AM
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Corbeau offers wide variants of most of their seats.
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Old Feb 25, 2010 | 07:25 AM
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Did you say steak?
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Old Feb 25, 2010 | 07:25 AM
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Bride Vorgas. No thigh bolsters...
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Old Feb 25, 2010 | 07:26 AM
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Moved...
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Old Feb 25, 2010 | 07:33 AM
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Originally Posted by vo7848
Bride Vorgas. No thigh bolsters...
Perfect!!!
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Old Feb 25, 2010 | 07:34 AM
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Originally Posted by fat3oy
Perfect!!!
Be prepared to drop a nice chunk of change though. Tis not cheap...
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Old Feb 25, 2010 | 07:42 AM
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bride zeta iii xl, worth every penny, comfortable for long drives, use it as my daily.
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Old Feb 25, 2010 | 08:27 AM
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All your weight must be in your midsection because I'm 6'3 235 and I'm nowhere near being fat and my stock seat feels perfect.
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Old Feb 25, 2010 | 08:32 AM
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you two could be be the same height and weight but look completely different
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Old Feb 25, 2010 | 08:44 AM
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Originally Posted by sir captian
All your weight must be in your midsection because I'm 6'3 235 and I'm nowhere near being fat and my stock seat feels perfect.
Its all in my ****...

I mean chest and thighs... super uncomfortable in a racing seat, and I fit very comfortably in the stock seats
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Old Feb 25, 2010 | 08:52 AM
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Originally Posted by fat3oy
Its all in my ****...

I mean chest and thighs... super uncomfortable in a racing seat, and I fit very comfortably in the stock seats

Bwahahaha!
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Old Feb 25, 2010 | 09:35 AM
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weird i'm 6'4" 215 right now and i wanted new seats A4's (wide) but i've lost 14lbs in the past 2 weeks and the seat feels much better now. My problem is my lat area is pretty wide and it doesn't fit at the top comfortablly at this point but the more tone i get the better the seat feels so i'm gonna save the 1300.00 bill and lose some lbs and get more tone. until i can AFFORD new seats. Suspension is next on the plate!
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this thread made me giggle
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Old Feb 25, 2010 | 10:11 AM
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What is your waist size?
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