Bench seat help
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Bench seat help
New guy here to these older trucks.
Picked up a cherry 79 F150 this a.m. All good except the seat... doesn't go back far enough for me. I didn't pay any attention to it when I test drove it. I'm 6'1 250 lbs. My knees are way up under the steering column. I wish it would go back another 4-5".
Any ideas on how to extend the seat without any extensive modification?
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Picked up a cherry 79 F150 this a.m. All good except the seat... doesn't go back far enough for me. I didn't pay any attention to it when I test drove it. I'm 6'1 250 lbs. My knees are way up under the steering column. I wish it would go back another 4-5".
Any ideas on how to extend the seat without any extensive modification?
Any help is greatly appreciated.
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From: Purdue
Are you sure its all the way back? I'm 6'5 230 and am perfectly comfortable with the seat all the way forward (its an aftermarket seat but i wouldn't think ti would be much different.....and I got used to having it forward cause I had speakers behind the seat in HS and couldn't put it back w/o crushing em.)
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Mine on my 78 goes all the way back until it almost touches the cab. To far back for me I'm only 6' tall 210 lbs
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From: Spokane, Washington
mine goes to touching the cab on my 79 and im 6'2 190-200lbs and on long drives its :-( but i have knee problems and I usually dont have a problem, you kind of have to get used to it. I was used to driving my 95 suburban where you can go to the back lol, its kind of a thing you get used too
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From: San Antonio, TX
Mine goes back plenty. I am 6 foot 2 and have my seat about halfway back. When it's all the way forward, I still fit fine, albeit not as comfortable.
What does annoy me is the **** for the door window. I adjusted it so it doesn’t hit my knee when the window’s up, but when it’s down, it rubs my knee… that gets annoying… I have bony knees.
What does annoy me is the **** for the door window. I adjusted it so it doesn’t hit my knee when the window’s up, but when it’s down, it rubs my knee… that gets annoying… I have bony knees.