Mayor West
Goblin Guru
For those of you who wanted Reclining options for seating other than stock cobalt or Corbeau, I bought reclining Braum seats and Impact Racing SFI 16.5 5 point harnesses.
I have Lowes nearest me, so these are linked there...For mounting, it was very straight forward.
If you do this before you have your frame painted, you could weld the sign post to your frame and be set, but I did not.
I did use a welder to tack the bolts and steel spacers to the sign post, to make removing from the frame easier. The seat then bolts on to that. Finding the right spot is sorta tricky so find and drill your holes in the frame before welding them in. I used blue painters tape to help align them and screw them in. ez-pz.
The idea is you put the steel spacers (each cut to size if necessary) in between the sign post, to help sturdy it up. Each seat gets 6 bolts to attach to the sign post, and each sign post gets 2 bolts each. The sign post just barely has a perfect lineup to the DF frame.I have an extended frame so I can't say for sure how it lines up with a standard frame.
I bought my seats directly off Braum's website, they ended up being cheapest considering no shipping or tax + a discount code.
DF's pricing is $1,025-$1,145 and include the seats, harnesses, and brackets.
While definitely a little cheaper than my route and easier to install given the brackets are made for the goblin,,, but if you're looking for reclining seats and a different choice of seat look - I am very happy with my Braum seats and Impact Racing harnesses. 16.5 SFI harnesses are a bit more stout than 16.1 harnesses.
I have Lowes nearest me, so these are linked there...For mounting, it was very straight forward.
- 4x 3 foot 1.25" Square Post @ 21.98 each
- These will need to be cut to size and painted
- You could substitute these for normal square tube similar to the goblin frame but I didn't price that out.
- 5x 4 count M8 1.25 Nyloc Nuts (4 per bag, so 20 nuts total) @ $.68 each
- 2x 10 count 8MM washers @ $1.38 each
- 20x 3/8 Steel Spacers @ $1.15 each
- You need about 1" but they only had 1.25" so I had to cut all mine to size.
- These go inside the tubes to help bolster the square sign post.
- 8x M8 1.25 Bolts @ 3.16 each
- At least 70-75mm, can be cut to length if longer
- Sized to fit through the sign post through the frame
- 12x M8 1.25 Bolts @ 3.12 each
- Around 60 mm, can be cut to length if longer
- Sized to fit through the seat to the sign post
If you do this before you have your frame painted, you could weld the sign post to your frame and be set, but I did not.
I did use a welder to tack the bolts and steel spacers to the sign post, to make removing from the frame easier. The seat then bolts on to that. Finding the right spot is sorta tricky so find and drill your holes in the frame before welding them in. I used blue painters tape to help align them and screw them in. ez-pz.
The idea is you put the steel spacers (each cut to size if necessary) in between the sign post, to help sturdy it up. Each seat gets 6 bolts to attach to the sign post, and each sign post gets 2 bolts each. The sign post just barely has a perfect lineup to the DF frame.I have an extended frame so I can't say for sure how it lines up with a standard frame.
I bought my seats directly off Braum's website, they ended up being cheapest considering no shipping or tax + a discount code.
- Braum Seats - $764.99
- I got the Denim Elite X seats
- $849.99
- -$85 discount
- $0 Shipping & tax
- 2x SFI 16.5 Impact Racing 5pt Harness $365.90
- $339.90
- $26 Shipping
- Seat Attachment Brackets (above) $192.36
- $179.80
- $12.56 Tax
- Total $1,323.25 installed reclining seats with 5 point racing harnesses.
DF's pricing is $1,025-$1,145 and include the seats, harnesses, and brackets.
While definitely a little cheaper than my route and easier to install given the brackets are made for the goblin,,, but if you're looking for reclining seats and a different choice of seat look - I am very happy with my Braum seats and Impact Racing harnesses. 16.5 SFI harnesses are a bit more stout than 16.1 harnesses.
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