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[blvckgt]

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[TMSBOSS]

No need to “Tune” for now. Work on drivers mods and let Ford pay for broken parts as needed. Safety and drivers mods should be all you need for some time.

 

[JDee]

If you're looking for track seats don't waste your money on Recaros, they might look zippy but they are not up to track work. Get some lightweight race seats from Corbeau or similar makers, you need high bolstered sides and shoulders. You can get sliding mounts for them pretty easily. They are not heavily padded but they are surprisingly comfy.
Upside is if you've already got Recaros, you can unload them for more than the cost of a race seat, at least that was my experience when I got rid of mine.

 

[RES_22]

Take a look at Cobra stuff...high quality and solid reputation irrespective of price point.

I've spent my own $$ on them previously (Evo Pro kevlar) .

 

[blvckgt]

No need to “Tune” for now. Work on drivers mods and let Ford pay for broken parts as needed. Safety and drivers mods should be all you need for some time.

Definitely! Prioritizing my driver mod over everything moving forward haha

 

[blvckgt]

If you're looking for track seats don't waste your money on Recaros, they might look zippy but they are not up to track work. Get some lightweight race seats from Corbeau or similar makers, you need high bolstered sides and shoulders. You can get sliding mounts for them pretty easily. They are not heavily padded but they are surprisingly comfy.
Upside is if you've already got Recaros, you can unload them for more than the cost of a race seat, at least that was my experience when I got rid of mine.

I unfortunately daily mine so it’ll need to be semi comfortable as well haha

My plan is to meet other Mustang drivers at the track and learn from others’ personal experiences/recommendations

 

[Bill Pemberton]

I would suggest if you do have Recaros, that even if you replace them do not get rid of them. The value drop of your car will be way more than what you will recoup from selling. Keep in mind the " Selling Mantra," that 90% of the buyers out there will never track their car, so they want all the cool stock stuff. I frankly found the Recaro seats pretty darn comfy and holding my butt in place ( but that is with cloth not leather ) so I would go along with your situation of it being a daily driver. If you don't have the Recaro seats I would definitely take JDee's advice and get an aftermarket racing driver's seat. My only real minor disagreement is getting rid of whatever the beast came with.

 

[JDee]

I'd agree with what the others are saying about keeping the stock seats. In my case I'd already decided it was going to be a track day car and only ever be driven on the street to bed brakes or testing maintenance for correctness.
I zero value my car, I consider it fully written off already.....LOL!

 

[Bill Pemberton]

Since JDee is another gentleman of indeterminate age, I defer to the wisdom he has instilled upon himself..........

 

[JP X]

I unfortunately daily mine so it’ll need to be semi comfortable as well haha

My plan is to meet other Mustang drivers at the track and learn from others’ personal experiences/recommendations

You can try my Sparcos out at Road Atlanta next month. You will quickly determine that they are not daily drivers.

 

[blvckgt]

You can try my Sparcos out at Road Atlanta next month. You will quickly determine that they are not daily drivers.

Looking forward to it!