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Just like with helmets, firesuits and seatbelts... there is no "Best" or "Worst"... proper installation and perfect fit are way more crucial to protecting yourself than brand name or price. A $275 closeout simpson voyager helmet that fits right will protect you much better than a brand new $1200 carbon helmet thats a size-size and a half too big. A fresh $70 set of crow belts that are properly mounted and adjusted will protect you more than a 3 year old set of $400 hooker ratcheting belts that were never maintained and are mounted at the wrong angle.
For somebody new to this side of the sport with no point of reference your best option is clearly to go with a new seat that was built to fit your body. Next best option would be walking into some place like saferacer, Speedway motors, Smileys, Indy raceparts, etc and taking advantage of their large inventory by actually pulling a handfull of kirkeys, ultrashields, and butler EZs off the shelf and stuffing your butt in each one until you find the perfect fit.
A used seat is not out of the question, but it will be a needle in a haystack hunt...especially for somebody that is 500 miles away from the nearest functioning sprintcar team like you are.
If buying used make sure that you are actually getting an 8-10 degree seat instead of the 20 degree layback stockcar seats...make sure the seat hasn't had multiple mounting holes drilled in the same area, make sure the structural integrity hasn't been compromised due to damage or a hack job to make it fit in a certain car.
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