Archive for the 'Import Tuning & Passive Safety' Category

Sport Compacts and Racing Harnesses

Racing harnesses (aftermarket competition harnesses) are both active safety and passive safety devices because they help you handle your ride better and increase your chances of surviving a crash, respectively. The straps of a racing harness generally comes in four designs:

Sport Compacts and Racing Seats

Racing seats (aftermarket competition seats) are not as adjustable as stock seats (or factory seats). They can weigh about 12 to 16 lbs a pair and are stronger than factory seats.

Sport Compacts and Stock Seats

The advantages to stock seats (or factory seats) are that they are comfortable and easy to adjust whether your grandma or your best friend is in the seat. Some come in leather, are heated in the winter and cooled in the summer, or come with built-in speakers.

Sport Compacts and Roll Bar Design

A roll bar is a U-shaped safety bar behind the driver and passenger seats that can support the weight of your ride in the event that you roll it. Roll bars are available for cars and trucks. The roll bar usually connects to the chassis at two points on the floor and two points to [...]

Your Sport Compact’s Passive Safety

Just like with active safety, your ride is useless if its passive safety is not up to par. Passive safety is you ride’s ability to protect you during an accident. This includes your sport compact’s ability to direct the force of the impact way from you, while keeping its structural integrity in order to avoid [...]