we should give bucket seats little bit more attention, some people see it as an item for interior decoration but the main factors are often overlooked.
body roll is felt through you seat and steering, a good support bucket seat would better inform the driver of the level of body roll exists.
I've owned many cars and driven on the track a little and in my opinion, you'll get better feedback about fine-tuning your suspension with decent seats (I had Tommi Makinen Recaros from an EVO 6.5 in one car).
But when your seats are not holding you tightly (as in my wife's Camry!) you'll better recognise major body roll than in sports seats, I believe.
My standard EG seats are worse in the seat cushion than the backrest, in terms of support. And I have a friend whose car has good suspension, but shiny black leather seats, which (unless the sweat is holding you in!) do a very poor job of passing the benefits of a decent handling package to the driver's back and leg muscles.
Great seats are a huge factor in everyday driving enjoyment - combined with good condition suspension (doesn't have to be too stiff) and good wheel alignment and you'll get that fantastic feeling of being attached to the road, even at slow speeds and 'hardly turning the wheel' corners.
we should give bucket seats little bit more attention, some people see it as an item for interior decoration but the main factors are often overlooked.
body roll is felt through you seat and steering, a good support bucket seat would better inform the driver of the level of body roll exists.
spot on. You feel as though you become a part of the car... it will also give you much more confidence and will provide much more feedback than any steering system could ever give
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Originally Posted by Topendwarrior
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