Seat Hieght Adjustment
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GTNJ
GT Owner
In all seriousness, you might PM "PL510*Jeff" and ask him what (if any) seat mods he's made. He's around your height as well (give or take) & may have altered his seat height. :cheers
Shelby#18
GTX1 Owner/Moderator
http://knightsautoworks.wordpress.com/ Try this link and look for seat booster item #5 on the right. Steve (Knights Autoworks) is one of our forum sponsors and I have the boosters for my wife and kids when they are in the car.
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GTNJ
GT Owner
Have you tried taking the wipers off? I'm your height and it improved my line of sight 100%. You will feel as is you are sitting 2-3 inches higher. Keep the wipers in the pouch, if it rains it is a 1-2 minute add on. Try it ---I hope it helps you.
Manny
Manny
Why not get four 1" long spacers and some M10x1.5 mm bolts that are an inch longer (say 45 mm) and install them under the seat rails?
BlackICE
GT Owner
Adding spacers would make the seat's attachment to the body weaker. How much I couldn't say. Since the seat belts are attached to the seat frame this should be carefully thought about from a safety point of view.
BlackICE
GT Owner
Only 3 mins to respond. That is quick, I feel that you are my shadowing me. Should I call you Shadowman2?
STORMCAT
GT
I would try this first. I took my wipers off a week after I got the car back in November 2006. They have not been on since..:biggrin
I would do something similar but a slightly different method. Look at getting two solid billet bars 1" high and span them cross ways from side rail to side rail . Use the existing holes and longer bolts this should maintain and tie the two solid rail structures together. :thumbsup You could run them Length wise which would be cleaner but cross wise would most likely be stronger
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:skep Eeeeeeeeeeeh.........no. Not ackshully.:slap
Besides, I believe someone's already referred to me on a couple prior occasions as the Forum's "Phantom", have they not? (A moniker that the memorial din-din might now have compromised...as well as a certain photo I shant bring up...:secret
- Aug 25, 2006
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I would prefer to bolt a full length riser likely with a cross brace as if OEM and then bolt the seat track to the riser again as if OEM; this would require a seat track stagger towards the front or the rear byt an amount not much greater than the size of the bolt head.
Just a thought
Shadowman
GTNJ
GT Owner
Thanks for the quick response. I will look into the suggestions. I checked with the local Ford dealership and they will not make any height adjustments. Removing the wipers will help.
Be advised on the wiper thing: a replacement FGT wiper IS (or soon will be) available (which is made by a Forum sponsor) that basically "disappears" down below one's line of sight when in the "rest" postition.
You might wanna look into getting a pair of those if removing your OEM's solves your "view" pblm. :cheers
steved57
GT Owner
GT Guys are going to raise my seat by 3/4" but I'm not sure how they plan on doing it. I will check with them and find out.
Steve
Steve