Race Seat Measurement Guide: Custom Made Racing Seats by The Joie of Seating

Sizing & Measuring for your Custom Race Seat by The Joie of Seating

Proper sizing... that is the most important of having a proper seat.

We know not everyone lives near the Joie of Seating shops in Concord, NC, nor does everyone live near one of our distributors. So that is where this page comes into help. Here, we will tell you the six basic measurements you can take on your own and supply to us to get a custom-fitted Joie of Seating race seat. Unfortunately this does not apply to The Full Custom Race Seat (the top of the line seat). Our customers must be fitted in our Seat Jig for those seats either here in our Concord, NC showroom, Mike David's Racing Products in Modesto, CA or at one of our "Road Show tours.

The measurements are easy and should only take a few minutes. To help you make sure the correct measurements are taken the right way, we've provided sample photographs below. Click the "thumbnail" sized images for enlarged view.

A Picture Tells A 1000 Words:
Make sure you correctly document the sizes and provide your measurements to us when you call or order online.

We also ask that you email us 6 photographs of yourself (see examples below) to help aid us in the design process of your custom race seat.

Please don't forget to email us all 6 of your photos. We get a lot of photos, so help us out by renaming your files using your first & last name as the file name of the image (for example, randy-lajoie_1.jpg, randy-lajoie_2.jpg, etc.).

What To Measure:
To custom make your seat right, we need 6 accurate measurements (in inches) and these include the following. Clicking on the Video Link will open a short video clip - provided in 2 WMV (Microsoft Windows Media Video) formats for either high or low speed internet connections.

Measurement Video: We've also provided a complete video showing all 6 measurements. To save these videos to your computer for reference later, simply right click on the links below and "save target as" to your desktop.

HIGH: View Measurement Video with HIGHER speed connection (7.4 MB file)

LOW: View Measurement Video with LOWER speed connection (2.3 MB file)

#	Measurement	Measurement Comments	Video	Click Pics
#	Measurement	Measurement Comments	Video
1	Eye Port	With head and neck straight looking forward, measure from where neck and shoulder meet to the center of eye.	» High » Low
2	Shoulder Height	While sitting, place tape measure parallel to body - place end of tape measure at center of back pocket and measure up to where shoulder and neck meet	» High » Low
3	Shoulder Width	Sitting in driving position with hands "on the wheel", measure outer part of one shoulder to the outer part of other shoulder.	» High » Low
4	Waist Width	Belly button area, measure outside to outside.	» High » Low
5	Hip Width	Measure widest part below belt line.	» High » Low
6	Leg Width	1st step - to measure leg width should start at 8” apart. 2nd step - with legs 8” apart, measure outside knee area of one knee to outside area of other knee.	» High » Low

Note: click images above for enlarged view

For more information on our high performance seating products, use our Information Request Form, » « or call 704-795-7474.

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