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Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Winters Ca. 95694
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Has anyone moved their pedals for more room?
I did alot of driving in Low Buck this last week (300 mile trips for work) and found that I am getting older or just warn out but my knee's start to ache and I need to move my pedals forward a few inches. I hope toget about 3" out of the pedals and 3" by getting a new bench seat or have mine re worked to thin out the back. I have room in th eengine bay to cut the pedal box and relocate parts of it forward. Then I would need to modify the brake pedal to set it back 3" along with bending the gas pedal some as well. Has anyone done anything like this or other mods for more leg room short of streaching the cab or getting a different vehical?
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Out of the carpool lane.
Join Date: Jan 2000
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Re: Has anyone moved their pedals for more room?
Kevin, moving the pedals is too easy for you, I think you should do this instead:
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Re: Has anyone moved their pedals for more room?
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Join Date: Sep 2007
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Best pedal modification i did was eliminating the clutch pedal
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That's right, it's Copper!!
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Bakersfield, Central California
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Re: Has anyone moved their pedals for more room?
I'm in the process of assembling the inside of my truck. I've been working with the pedal mounts for a few hours now and I can't think how you would move them without redesigning everything.
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its all about the +6 inches
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Hilliard Ohio
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Re: Has anyone moved their pedals for more room?
If you have relocated the fuel tank, you can trim the back wall where the seat hits it, so the seat can go back further. (remounting the seat is required) You'd have to do something about the sharp edge left there, but that should be fairly easy to come up with something on that though.
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Join Date: May 2005
Location: PA
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Re: Has anyone moved their pedals for more room?
I mounted my seat up a little higher in the front, so, it sits down lower in the rear, which lets my legs come to rest higher in the front of the seat... it helped a good bit. Not perfect, but more comfortable to drive. I don't feel like I'm constantly holding my leg up in the air anymore, but I could still use more leg room.
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Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Concord, NC
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Re: Has anyone moved their pedals for more room?
Doesn't need to be a sharp edge. This mod can add about three inches of leg room
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Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Concord, NC
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Re: Has anyone moved their pedals for more room?
Just be aware that moving the seat back put your head closer to the back glass
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Join Date: May 2005
Location: Live Oak, TX
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Re: Has anyone moved their pedals for more room?
Maybe you could retro-fit the electric adjustable pedals from the later trucks (some Fords had them).
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Re: Has anyone moved their pedals for more room?
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Re: Has anyone moved their pedals for more room?
my seat back is also fairly thick, probably 4.5-5". I've often thought if I had one of the thinner ones I'd gain some legroom.
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Re: Has anyone moved their pedals for more room?
I'm eager to see the achievement...so hurry up!
Hey...when did low buck get a LT1 and 700r? I didn't see that thread! |
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Burnouts are therapeutic
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: lancaster, south carolina
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Re: Has anyone moved their pedals for more room?
I Adjusted Rod That Goes To Brake Booster And Got Mine About 2 Inches Closer To Floor ,now I Don't Have To Pull Knee Into Chest To Hit Brake Pedal.......mine Does Have Disc Conv. Kit On It So It May Be Different.
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Re: Has anyone moved their pedals for more room?
I should qualify that trimming the lip around the fuel tank will only be useful under 2 conditions 1) the fuel tank is removed from the inside of the cab, and 2) the thick backed stock seat is replaced with a seat that has a thinner back and is positioned where it will fit under the rear window. There is a wide range of seats that will fit without much work.
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Re: Has anyone moved their pedals for more room?
[QUOTE=ebfabman;2379610]Doesn't need to be a sharp edge. This mod can add about three inches of leg room
This is exactly what I had in mind to do. Do you have any pics with the seat in?
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