[Healeys] low back pain

[Alan Seigrist]

Rich -

You should also consider putting a wood block on the rail under the
cushion to cant the seat back (about one inch at the front of the
seat).  This really helps with comfort as well.  Lots of info in the
archives.

Alan


On 10/14/10, Richard Antal <rantal243 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Greetings Healeyphiles,
>      I've noticed over the years that I could no longer drive the BJ8 1000
> miles
> without stopping for the night and that after an hour or so of driving my
> back
> would be aching requiring regular dosing with Motrin or some other analgesic
>  to
> relieve the discomfort. Recently my brother in Chicago attended a Lotus meet
> and
> there was a guy there in a Healey who extolled the virtues of a seat he had
> purchased for his Healey. With that info in hand, I purchased one and can
> tell
> you that I no longer have any discomfort. I've only driven the car for 4
> hours
> straight and don't know how well it would do after ten or 15 hours of
> driving. I
> have no interest in the company, Oregon Aero. They have a website. The seat
> thickness can be 1/2 inch, 1 inch or 2 inches. I have the 1 inch (with the
> cover
> it is actually more than one inch thick). The fellow who spoke to my brother
> said he had the 1/2 inch seat and found it satisfactory. Again, I have no
> interest other than our comfort.
> rich antal
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