Anyone know how to get more legroom from a driver's seat (motorized)? Can the motor limits be changed, or is there a kit to shift the whole seat 1 or 1 1/2 inches back?

 

How tall are you??? I'm 5'11 and and weigh 280. I fit just fine. My seat could go back another 2 or 3 inches if I wanted to.

 

I was going to ask the same question Route 66.

I'm 6'6" and 350lbs and have no room issues what so ever.

 

Just take out the seat and drive from the back!!!!
Just kiddin, but I saw a guy that was doing this. He weighed well over 400 pounds!

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(desoter @ February 16, 2006, 1:58 PM) Quoted post</div><div class='quotemain'>
I was going to ask the same question Route 66.

I'm 6'6" and 350lbs and have no room issues what so ever.
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Hey Desoter,
Looks like you and I both need to find ways to shed weight on the stang just to keep up with others. [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/icon_mrgreen.gif[/img]

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(desoter @ February 16, 2006, 1:58 PM) Quoted post</div><div class='quotemain'>
I was going to ask the same question Route 66.

I'm 6'6" and 350lbs and have no room issues what so ever.
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Remind me not to **** you off ok [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/04.gif[/img]

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Route 66 @ February 16, 2006, 2:16 PM) Quoted post</div><div class='quotemain'>
Hey Desoter,
Looks like you and I both need to find ways to shed weight on the stang just to keep up with others. [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/icon_mrgreen.gif[/img]
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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(OKCMustangGT @ February 16, 2006, 2:49 PM) Quoted post</div><div class='quotemain'>
Remind me not to **** you off ok [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/04.gif[/img]
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[img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/lol.gif[/img]

LOL guys

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(desoter @ February 16, 2006, 1:58 PM) Quoted post</div><div class='quotemain'>
I was going to ask the same question Route 66.

I'm 6'6" and 350lbs and have no room issues what so ever.
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+1 I'm 6'6" 250 and I've got a lot of room.

 

Im 6'4" and when I rode/drove in one, I could have to seat forward so my mom could sit it the back and I was still ok.

 

heres the thing i noticed guys....and im sure u all have too....the footwells r soooo deep that i feel like im sitting right on top of the steering wheel yet im small....5'6 166....yea i sure look like a threat behind the wheel haha...but yea i feel like im on top of it and if i adjust my eat ill be too far from the pedals

 

I'm 6'1" and have to move the seat forward a bit to be comfortable. Man, you must be one tall dude! [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrinjester.gif[/img]

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(adrenalin @ February 17, 2006, 9:31 AM) Quoted post</div><div class='quotemain'>
I'm 6'1" and have to move the seat forward a bit to be comfortable. Man, you must be one tall dude! [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrinjester.gif[/img]
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6'2" and no problem with legroom except my left knee brushes the back of the steering wheel when using the clutch. Have the steering wheel all the way up, and have tried seat at different heights and angles.

I noticed that the manual seat goes back farther - about another 1" at least.

Anybody tried adjusting the motorized seat beyond factory limits?

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(uberPony @ February 16, 2006, 3:05 PM) Quoted post</div><div class='quotemain'>
Just take out the seat and drive from the back!!!!
Just kiddin, but I saw a guy that was doing this. He weighed well over 400 pounds!
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[img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/lol.gif[/img] ---funny

 

I'm 5'10 and every car, motorcycle, and airplane seat fits me perfectly [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/04.gif[/img] You sasquaches!

And didn't Bubba Smith drive a Honda CVCC from the back seat in one of the Police Academy movies?

 

one thing i noticed is if you lift the seat up or down or angle it you will get more room. im only 5'11 and i keep my seat as low as it will go tilted forward and i dont have to slid it all the way back. oh its the power seat too. if i raise the front of the seat and lower the back i have to bring the seat forward about 3 more inches to reach the pedels lol then i feel like im going to eat the windshield

 

im like 5'6 and 135 lbs and i sit really close cuz im too small [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/icon_mrgreen.gif[/img]

 

It's a shame the pedals aren't adjustable like some of the other cars. Billet pedals mounted with spacers would work for short people. Take into account the thickness of the discarded stock rubber pads (1/4") and the thickness of the new pedals to make your calculations for some spacers.
I adjust the seat to the clutch pedal and I find it goes down a little too far. I wish the travel was a tad shorter for comfort and performance. It feels like I'm driving a truck sometimes.

 

yeah i can see what he is saying tho, im 5'9'' and i drive with the seat all the way back.. i originally drove like ontop of the steering wheel, but not only is that dangerous in case of an accident, but not nessiary. its my first car, not to mention first manual so i just recently realized that you dont have to push the clutch to the floor to change gears... and so if i can drive with the seat alll the way back, *power seats* then i guess a 6'6'' guy might have some trouble

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(5speedstanglvr @ March 1, 2006, 11:11 PM) Quoted post</div><div class='quotemain'>
its my first car, not to mention first manual so i just recently realized that you dont have to push the clutch to the floor to change gears...
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Won't the clutch prematurely wear out if you don't push it in all the way when shifting? Just wondering?

 

It depends. If the clutch is completely disengaged before the pedal reaches the floor, it won't be a problem. There is probably a relatively easy way to test this.