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Originally Posted by mfuller
Reason #1
In the event of a rollover your body cannot slide out of the way--as it can with a 3 pt Factory harness.
I guess it all depends how you will use your car and how safety conscious you are.
Reason #2
You want to wrap the harness around the roll bar right behind your seat. The longer the strap ( if you get long ones and bolt to the floor/rear etc.) the more the straps will stretch in an impact.
Reason #3
You do not want to mount the shoulder straps to the floor --the angle will be wrong and can result in additional injuries according to the belt manufacturers.
DO NOT MOUNT ANY LOWER THAN 4" BELOW YOUR SHOULDER LINE!!!!!!!!!!
Could result in spine compression in an accident. Very bad.
Also --harnesses on the street are not all that "easy" to drive with --unless you like being tightly strapped into the seat (forget changing the radio station). If you leave the belts loose--you defeat the safety of the harness--there is not a tensioner on the 4/5/6 pt harnesses.
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Oh, and you forgot #4. Unless you have D.O.T. approved Schroth harnesses, they're Illegal to drive on the street because they haven't been tested for safety. I have Schroth Autocontrol ASM harnesses in my beretta which are nice because they have retractors and inertia switches.
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