SmoknTires
01-02-2014, 04:36 PM
So I have some clear answers (at least for SRT's and TA's) relative to lowering seats.
The bump stops that existed on the 2013's are not there anymore (as we suspected). I know Ralph said they were removing them from the factory on the newer cars to allow taller people a lower seat position. Looking under the seat, they did a much better job having the mechanism 'tuck" under the seat as you lower. So as much as you'd think you'd gain my pulling out all the mechanics from under the seat and designing a rail to bolt to the floor - there isn't that much to gain (on the GenIII/IV's you could get up 2"s).
It seems the most that could be gained (and you'd lose the forward/back capability) is an inch. And it won't bolt back in without designing your own rail kit. We also confirmed the Gen3/4 seat lowering kit from Northwind Engineering don't work on the new car.
So anyway, just sharing what we found. It really doesn't seem like we're going to have a way to lower (unless you create your own rails, drill new holes in the floor, and bolt directly). If someone spends more time on this or finds a way to get that inch, please share.
On the same note, I talked to Manny Kapoor who oversees accessory product planning for Mopar for Viper/Alfa. We talked about if there was a possibility to have a headliner change - as there seems to be a lot of space in the headliner and could possibly push it up higher to the roof. He said he's looking into it.
The bump stops that existed on the 2013's are not there anymore (as we suspected). I know Ralph said they were removing them from the factory on the newer cars to allow taller people a lower seat position. Looking under the seat, they did a much better job having the mechanism 'tuck" under the seat as you lower. So as much as you'd think you'd gain my pulling out all the mechanics from under the seat and designing a rail to bolt to the floor - there isn't that much to gain (on the GenIII/IV's you could get up 2"s).
It seems the most that could be gained (and you'd lose the forward/back capability) is an inch. And it won't bolt back in without designing your own rail kit. We also confirmed the Gen3/4 seat lowering kit from Northwind Engineering don't work on the new car.
So anyway, just sharing what we found. It really doesn't seem like we're going to have a way to lower (unless you create your own rails, drill new holes in the floor, and bolt directly). If someone spends more time on this or finds a way to get that inch, please share.
On the same note, I talked to Manny Kapoor who oversees accessory product planning for Mopar for Viper/Alfa. We talked about if there was a possibility to have a headliner change - as there seems to be a lot of space in the headliner and could possibly push it up higher to the roof. He said he's looking into it.