Headroom
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I'm 6-5 and have owned 3 1956 F100's, never had a problem with head room, but...leg room is another story.
Regardless of what seat you have, there's only so much room in these cabs. 1948/52 F1 is tight, I gave up all hope years ago of ever fitting in one. 1953/73 isn't going to be much better.
1974: Super Cab introduced. Seat can be removed, holes re-drilled, seat moved aft for more legroom.
And this is what I did in 1979, 1988 and 1992, bought new F150 Super Cabs...then moved the front seat aft.
Regardless of what seat you have, there's only so much room in these cabs. 1948/52 F1 is tight, I gave up all hope years ago of ever fitting in one. 1953/73 isn't going to be much better.
1974: Super Cab introduced. Seat can be removed, holes re-drilled, seat moved aft for more legroom.
And this is what I did in 1979, 1988 and 1992, bought new F150 Super Cabs...then moved the front seat aft.
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I'm 6' 2" and have had two Bonus Built trucks. Legroom has not been a problem but using the stock bench seat will put even me looking through the top 1/4 of the windshield. I used a 90s Ranger bench seat in my trucks and was able to mount it lower and lean it back some so that now I look through the center.
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I'm 6'4" and have a '49 F1 and am fine on head room, Leg room is tight... That is why I put in a auto trans. Where do you live? Maybe you can go sit in someone's truck to see how you fit. I had a friend in High School that was 6'6" that was in my passage seat a lot when it was my turn to drive.
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I'm 5'8" and headroom is not a problem, even legroom isn't too bad, I do however constantly polish the steering wheel ... frosty beverages are not a factor
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Lifting your leg to hit the brake or clutch pedal on the other hand might give you bruises on your knees from the back of the steering wheel.
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The real question is how tall are you from your butt to the top of your head. Unless you have unusually short legs I don't think that you will have a problem. Regardless a new seat and/or steering column/wheel allows you to set things up the way you want as you can see from the previous posts. All those parts are readily available.
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