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Old Sep 26, 2018 | 05:09 PM
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Front Seatbelts - raise height?

On my 2001 F-150, the seatbelts up front are run from the top of the seat rather than the frame of the door (like most cars). This creates a bind on my shoulder, since I am tall (6'5"). I've had this truck for 16 years, and I used to be able to tolerate this better. I'm usually tucking the shoulder part of the belt behind me and only using the lap portion of the belt, which isn't so great from a safety standpoint.

Is there some way to lift up the seatbelt mount or extend the distance upward? I don't really want to buy another truck just because of this issue.
 
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Old Sep 29, 2018 | 04:29 PM
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My super crew has height setting on the cab mount.
Might look into a possible hardware change from another truck that has this system if your truck has the provision for mounting it.
Good luck.
 
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Old Sep 29, 2018 | 04:39 PM
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I take it you have a supercab? You are stuck with that design, there is no other place to mount the belts unfortunately.
 
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Right, it's a supercab. Seems like anything I do to raise the belt height up is going to allow lots of slack in a crash condition.
 
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