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Old 12-16-2003, 12:55 AM   #1
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Question How tall are you?

The reason I ask is that the cab on these trucks seems a bit small by today's standards. I am only 5'8" so I don't really have a problem although the seat is all the way back. My younger son is 6"2" and he seems a bit cramped in the truck. I have not got the original seat so maybe the replacement sits a bit further ahead. I was told it was a seat out of a newer Chevy pickup but I am not certain of that. Any thoughts on what seats give the most leg room?
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Old 12-16-2003, 12:57 AM   #2
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I'm 6'1" I am comfortable in the truck, but I feel like I sit way up in relation to the cap... have 2" or so above my head of clearance.

Original "full foam" bench seat... which is mighty comfy I might add...
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Old 12-16-2003, 01:08 AM   #3
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yeh my seat is right back and I feel like I'm pretty close to the wheel, and I'm 5.11 not sure what a big guy would do
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Old 12-16-2003, 01:09 AM   #4
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I am 6'4" and slouch a lil when I drive...no worries about ceiling clearance here (unless you hit a bottomless pothole, in which case you smack your head on the ceiling hard enough to see stars).
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Old 12-16-2003, 01:11 AM   #5
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5'9", 89 bench seat in the K20, plenty of room all around, and full foam with extra foam in the C10, 13" wheel, plenty of room in it too
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Old 12-16-2003, 01:16 AM   #6
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My Son is 6'6". We relocated the gas tank under the bed and replaced the bench seat with 69 Corvette seats. It's a little tight but not that bad for him. He's 17, If he keeps growing, I might have to trade him for my '02 2500HD extended cab. He fits in that no problem at all.
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Old 12-16-2003, 01:18 AM   #7
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I am glad somebody asked that question. I am 6' 4". I bought my '72 last year thinking I was going to use it for work. I am a land surveyor and I drive 100-180 miles a day. When I got the truck it was much nicer than I had expected and there was no way I was going to drive it that many miles and wear it out - not the mention the 10 mpg it gets. I also found that the cab is just too cramped for a guy my size. Not so much the height as the legroom, which is in short supply. If I sit up straight and drive without shoes, it's not bad at all. I have the original seat and it almost feels like it is pushing me forward. I need a decent set of bucket seats in the worst way. If anyone knows what would fit the easiest and give me a couple more inches to move rearward, please, by all means, fill me in here. Somebody throw me a frickin' bone here! Honestly, what am I paying you people for?
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Old 12-16-2003, 01:24 AM   #8
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5'5" and the seat is just right and real comfy when it's all of the way back.
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Old 12-16-2003, 01:27 AM   #9
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5'6"...seat is all the way back and just right. I have wondered this same thing. I guess taller people just bend their knees more. This is one of the few advantages of being short...enjoy it.
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Old 12-16-2003, 01:30 AM   #10
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Brave Dave, the Corvette seats worked out pretty well. They sit low and the backs are real thin too. I made a stand for them. I made it tall and cut it down to the point where my Son was comfortable.
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Old 12-16-2003, 01:42 AM   #11
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6'2" here. My cowboy hat is a little close to the roof.
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Old 12-16-2003, 01:44 AM   #12
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6'2 and the steering wheel is close to my legs. stock wheel from 70s/80s truck. stock bench covered over with black vinyl so its really thick......
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Old 12-16-2003, 02:00 AM   #13
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I'm about 5'10", my truck has a stock bench and column with an original steering wheel. I would say I fit comfortably in there, I like to be on the "cosy" side. I was worried when I bought my truck that it might be too roomy like the newer trucks but was pleasantly surprised to be basically a perfect fit in the truck...
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Old 12-16-2003, 02:13 AM   #14
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6 foot even here...weighing in at 2 bills even, and I find the head room fine, the leg room a little on the shy side, and with the tilt, I have no gut problems, but if it was a non-tilt with the school bus wheel...I'd probably be cussing these days.


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Old 12-16-2003, 02:29 AM   #15
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5-7 and I don't have a problem, but if I did the first thing I'd do is put on a smaller steering wheel. (Unless I had manual steering, of course)!!!
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Old 12-16-2003, 07:44 AM   #16
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6'1" here and I have 90's style seat and Grant 16" wheel. I am OK with it, althoungh the legroom feels cramped. Guess that is why I like the 96 for the everyday driver. Much more leg room.
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Old 12-16-2003, 07:54 AM   #17
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6'3" here. seat back no problems. I do have a grant steering wheel also.
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Old 12-16-2003, 08:34 AM   #18
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5'10 ... my foam seat is pretty mashed down on the driver side .. i have plently of head room
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Old 12-16-2003, 10:09 AM   #19
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6 foot here and the leg room is fine for me
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Old 12-16-2003, 10:20 AM   #20
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6'5" have no problems but I have jeep grand dherokee seats in a blazer so I don't have a gas tank to contend with
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Old 12-16-2003, 10:21 AM   #21
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I'm 6'-2" and my biggest problem is leg room. I've swapped in a mid-90's steering wheel and that's helped a great deal. My father, a long-time veteran of these trucks who is also over 6-foot, recommends grabbing the bench seat out of a late 60's Ford pickup. Apparently they're a little smaller and have less padding all around. Supposedly, you can pick up a few inches that way and they bolt in very easily.
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Old 12-16-2003, 11:05 AM   #22
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I'm 6' 1" and I like the feel of my 72. When you sit a bit high on the seats it makes you feel like you're in a pic from CARtoons magazine with a huge guy popping through the roof on a classic hot rod
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Old 12-16-2003, 11:20 AM   #23
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6'3"..300lbs...stock wheel and seats...Its like a monkey f*&king a football...I am going with racing seats this winter...maybe that wil help
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Old 12-16-2003, 11:34 AM   #24
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I'm around the 6'1" range. headroom is fine but the legroom is my issue. I could stand to be a couple more inches away from the steering wheel so that my legs are a little straighter. I'll fix that issue when I figure out what kind of seats I want to put in.
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Old 12-16-2003, 11:39 AM   #25
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6' 3" and a 50" chest and I find it quite comfortable, original bench seat with an aftermarket small wheel. Mind you, I have driven some very small cars in my time including a Fiat 126, a small square later version of the Fiat 500 that was so small that I could sit up real straight and drive it with my eyes just out of the sun roof!
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