Bad back with Manual Sports seats

[Mike Att]

My hard back manual sports seats which are the same as shown below are giving me a bad lower back after an hours drive, has anyone else had this problem and found a solution without changing the seats?

 

[KarlRS]

May not be the ideal situation but you could get an inflatable lumbar support off of Amazon and try that. I had a BMW 420 which was incredibly uncomfortable (I have had 2 prolapsed discs previously) and I managed to fit it in the seat behind the fabric. I don’t know if that is possible with your seats, but you can get one with a Velcro band to hold it onto the seat. Not the original equipment look, but if it solves the achy back?

 

[911UK]

dont change the seat as leather is always a good option, as mentioned it's a lumber issue, which can be improved with inflatable supports

 

[Mike Att]

Have you got a link to a specific inflatable lumber support you've seen used?

 

[Alex]

How do you sit? There's a good chance you have a bad posture. You may need to try sitting more upright and closer to the wheel. My mate sits in his beamer with his seat that far back you're almost led out. I think he thinks he's Pedro de la Rosa sitting like this. Does nothing but moan about his back though.

Have a good read of this and see if you can get any pointers:

How to set up your car seat correctly | Hitchin Osteopathy

How to set up your car seat correctly. A great driving position could help you maintain good posture, relieve low back pain, upper back pain and neck pain.

hitchinosteopathy.co.uk

 

[KarlRS]

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Inflatable...cphy=1006933&hvtargid=pla-1607533452145&psc=1Something like this, you will need one with a Velcro band to put it round the seat. You can experiment as to how much you need to inflate it

 

[DRZ911]

Or maybe go the less sophisticated route of a foam roll - has been effective for me in the past in non-Porsche cars.

 

[drmark]

The key part is the angle between your thigh and spine - the greater this is the lower the intervertebral disc pressure in your lower spine.
Standing = 180 degrees (lowest pressure)
Sitting with bent legs and very upright seat = 75 degrees (highest pressure).

Adjust your seat to try and maximise this angle. Which normally means raising seat, pulling steering wheel fully out and driving with as extended legs as safe / possible.