[JonV]

Is it just me, or do others find the seats in the Camaro horrible and painfull?

I recognize that the seats don't hold an occupant well when said occupant is engaged in vigorous driving, but heck I got in my car Sat and took a drive outbound for 1.5 hours and inbound for the same length of time. When I got in the car first thing my lower back was a bit sore. When I got home my back was a whole bunch sore. Today it is awful sore. (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/sad.gif) Are there others who have the same experience? Is there something about the design of these seats that causes back pain? Heck, I can drive my wife's Honda for hours without trouble, why? Do I need a new seat? What should I get? Or is it just my 47 year old back going to rat sh*&.

[Tony99SS]

I recently instaled a pair of leather Corbeau TRS in the 99 SS. I considered Trackbird's helmet clearance issue with the Corbeaus, so installed the passenger seat first in order to get a feel for the riding position. The Corbeau brackets raise the seat off the floor by a good 2+ inches in back, in order to provide clearance for the attachment bolts. The brackets aren't the same, driver's side to passenger side, but a half hour of eyeballing led me to believe I could mod at least the drivers side to improve my seating position. If anyone is interested, I can give more detail off-list, but the bottom of the TRS now sits less than an inch off the floor. Corbeau stand-offs were removed, one chevy seat stud was cut off, two holes were drilled in the bracket and one in the car, a little Krylon "Hammered Finish" semi-gloss black applied to the bracket was all it took. Then came about an hour of juggling a 13mm gear wrench and various combinations of the twelve bolts (seat to track, track to bracket, and bracket to floor.) The end result is no mere compromise, the seat bottom couldn't be angled better for me if I had shoehorned the electrics under there; down about an inch and a half in back from the previous orientation, and tow inches or so total. The only drawback is that it is now an ordeal to retrieve any item that you drop under the seat! The fact that I have optional crotch belt slots installed makes this an altogether to frequent ordeal for me.