6G Celicas Forums

Hi guys! I have been driving my celica for almost 4 years now and i have noticed that after long trips my lower back starts to hurt... I know bucket seats + sports car combo isn't exactly meant to be comfortable for long journeys but i was wondering if you are experiencing anything similar. I love the "sitting in the car" as opposed to the "sitting on the car" feeling so I have adjusted the (stock) seat to the lowest possible setting. In addition, i have noticed that the lowest part of the back of the seat forms a small curve towards where it would normally meet the bottom part of the seat. Now that the bottom part is lower towards the floor that curve is pushing my back

I feel ya. I'm 6'5", so my adjustments are on the lowest, furthest setting. And I love taking long drives that are torture on my lower back. I think for me it kicks in on about the 4 hour mark. What I try to do (if its a long drive) is to take small breaks in between, get out and walk around (a pretty good excuse to take photos). And even though these seats are not the most comfortable, I have yet to find anything that I can drive all day in either.

my seats are ok, after years the seat foam gets crappy. I upgraded to newer seats.

I have JDM SS-III seats, I think you do too, Josh (spider77). And I'm fine after the drive from DFW to Albuquerque... although I am only 5'9" lol

Yeah, grow a few inches and we will talk. BTW, what are you doing this weekend?

i dont know why this made me laugh....

I know why it made you laugh. You dirty dirty man.
And Josh, I don't really know for sure if I'll be busy on Sunday, but I'm busy all day Saturday for sure.

maybe u need that seat , im 6 foot 4 and when i put the mr2 turbo optional seat , i adjust the height doing custom bracket to fix the seat lower, it feel great



no more back pain lol

My seats have never bothered me. The adjustment that raises the seat up and down is technically the lumbar support, not how low you want to be sitting in the car. It could just be that you need to raise the seat up a bit to a more comfortable position.

I took some getting use to, but my back never hurts after a long drive in my Sparco, i havent drove any longer than 2 hours at a time though

Yeah if you sit in low rider position too long it can hurt ur back

njccmd is right.. the foam wears out after so many miles of sitting.

Personally, the seats get to me, I go on many frequent long trips and anywhere after 6 hours of continuous driving, the back pain sets in. After 8-10 hours, when i get out of the car, it takes me a good 10-15 minutes before i can stand up straight again.