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Chester

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Joined: Mon May 02, 2011 7:16 am Posts: 202 Location: Hervey Bay, QLD
Vehicle: LJ80 Stockman
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I'm wanting to get a set of racing harnesses for my LJ, as it would be better protection then the lap belts for 4wding. What I want to know is what would be the ideal type of harness and how/where they would mount too?
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Red89
Joined: Tue Jan 12, 2010 10:30 pm Posts: 2801 Location: Perth
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Most people who use them will tell you 4 point racing harnesses suck when social wheeling. I've got some cheapo Autotechnica ones and am reasonably happy them them, the lap parts are mounted to the standard seatbelt point and the shoulder straps go over a taxi bar and attach to the floor behind the seats with a backing plate to stop them pulling through the body. I have also removed the standard lap sash belts.
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henno

I live here!
Joined: Tue Jul 23, 2013 5:56 pm Posts: 2439 Location: Brisbane
Vehicle: Which one?
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 Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2014 8:20 pm |
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I have racing harnesses (from racing) but would never put one in a 4x4... unless I was racing. Having your shoulders strapped to the seat does terrible things for comfort and visibility/moveability.
Have you ever actually used a racing harness? (I'm not being a dick; genuine question.)
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Gwagensteve
Joined: Thu Feb 26, 2009 10:30 pm Posts: 13007 Location: Melbourne
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^these guys.
If a harness is tight enough to be useful it's a massive pain for "normal" driving.
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tanshi

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Joined: Tue Jan 09, 2007 10:30 pm Posts: 7717 Location: Brisbane
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i love my harness in my lj50, but it becomes a massive pain in the ass when trying to reverse down hills, or reverse in general.
you need to have adr compliant ones with a "normal" seal belt type buckle to get them mod plated in QLD motorsport accessories in brisbane (on face book) have some good cheap 4 point ones for around $50 each
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alien
Joined: Wed Mar 24, 2010 10:30 pm Posts: 16343 Location: Perth
Vehicle: '92 Sierra, 1.6efi, SPOA, 31s.
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 Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2014 6:39 pm |
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You can buy aeroplane lap belts on eBay - i used them to make my door straps, but i contemplated using them as additional lap belts for offroad too.
I'll do it one day!
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just_cruizin

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Joined: Sun Jun 25, 2006 11:30 pm Posts: 2867 Location: here
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 Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2014 7:07 pm |
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For social wheeling they would be a pain, though with the very small space inside the LJ you don't need a heap of movements to actually see. If you have a guide/navie and are crawling doing really technical stuff they're great
_________________ greenzook89 wrote: 31zook wrote: Makes me want something similar
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pezz

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Joined: Fri May 15, 2009 11:30 pm Posts: 2108 Location: western vic
Vehicle: sj51
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 Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2014 8:26 pm |
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i ran one in my first zook... as above, it sucked the big one for social wheeling
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3cyl
Joined: Tue Jan 29, 2008 10:30 pm Posts: 2054 Location: Ipswich
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I have 4 points in the LJ and as said they really inhibit any sort of rear vision, though I can slip the shoulders out and the lap bit stays on. When the doors are off the harness gives the illusion of safety.
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burls

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Joined: Sun Mar 07, 2010 10:30 pm Posts: 989 Location: Ipswich
Vehicle: 95 sj70 and 78 lj81
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Dragging this up
After recent events and we he fact lm going to an open body
Those that have/had them. What are the pros and cons and where do you get good ones from
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