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how much room in the cab for us bigger people
hi am currently building 69 c10 fleet side from the ground up. I am a big guy 5'9" 400lbs i have a tilt wheel and plan on push the steering column as close to dash as i can and putting a smaller steering wheel on will i fit. I want to here from my bigger buddy on here or any other ideas u have or done that help. yes I no loose some weight but when your disable it's hard. I would like to here from my king size buddy's Thanks Doug
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Re: how much room in the cab for us bigger people
dad's 6'4 probably around the same weight and he drove mine home no problem but the gigantic stock manual steering, steering wheel was pushing on his belly. I'm 6'1 and put over 200,000 miles on mine. leg room is more of an issue pushing in the clutch but I don't mind.
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Re: how much room in the cab for us bigger people
I'm 6'3 375# and I have a tilt and have it down towards the dash in my 68 GMC with buckets. I have a smaller than stock for the time steering wheel, but one thing you need to remember when you push down the column it takes away a lot of the tilt range. It is the whole lever effect thing I guess. Jim
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Re: how much room in the cab for us bigger people
I'm 6'3" and about 420-ish. I put in a Flaming River tilt column and pushed it all the way to the dash, then made up the new steering shaft to match. I have a grant 13" steering wheel. I have 2-3" Between my belly and the wheel. I'd love to find a wheel the same diameter with a lot less dish, because that would open up several more inches for me and make the hand position on the wheel more comfortable. I just haven't found one I like yet.
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Re: how much room in the cab for us bigger people
Some have cut down the stock steering wheel or added a smaller wheel from a later model Chevy
Use search to find the stock wheel resize link |
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Re: how much room in the cab for us bigger people
move gas tank to under bed ?
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Re: how much room in the cab for us bigger people
Unfortunately this where I have found the "F" word was a bit ahead of GM in a similar year truck. My uncle has a '67 Ford that has TONS of leg room... but it's a goofy a** Ford with absolutely no following whatsoever. People turn a blind eye to him, he's been disowned by the family and is wanted by the police in 3 counties... J/K
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Re: how much room in the cab for us bigger people
i'm large
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Re: how much room in the cab for us bigger people
You can modify your seat and drop an inch
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Re: how much room in the cab for us bigger people
I'm 6' 2" and 300lbs. I have newer dodge seats in my truck with a smaller wheel. I fit alright but my legs tend to hit the bottom of the wheel. I found out real quick the leg room wasn't what I remembered from whemn I was 16.
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Re: how much room in the cab for us bigger people
6'6" 350. Small steering wheel is a must. i have a tall body with shorter legs for my size, so leg room is good, but my head hits the roof sometimes.
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Re: how much room in the cab for us bigger people
thanks for all the replies. I have the gas tank under the bed also I have a set of buddy buckets to go in I didn't think about putting the seat closer to the floor. this has been a full restore down to every nut bolt rivets everything is new or has been rebuild. so the people who told me i would never fit will eat my dust lol. I hope to be done end of this fall it's been a long 4 years.
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Re: how much room in the cab for us bigger people
You will fit it just won't be as comfortable as a newer one. I never thought these trucks had much room and see others feel the same way.
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Re: how much room in the cab for us bigger people
I 6'-5" 365lbs I went the extreme building a crew cab to make room head and leg room is most of my problem. I added a spacer to the clutch pedal so it is closer to the floor and about an 1" up from the gas pedal helps.
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Re: how much room in the cab for us bigger people
im confused. im 6'8, truck has no tilt and i have pleantly leg and head room. with the original seat foam crushed down i sink in nice and comfy. the thing i love about this truck is i dont have to straight arm the steering wheel to reach it like SO MANY other vehicles ive "tried" to drive. i can see how a belly might make these trucks hard to fit into though
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Re: how much room in the cab for us bigger people
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A lot has to do with how you sit in the truck also. I prefer to sit very erect and not slouch. However, If I slouch a little I have a lot more headroom. I had to get used to having my legs bent and my knees up higher vs sitting in a modern vehicle. It felt a lot more cramped when I first bought the truck than it does now. I have a recovered stock seat with the original foam still in place and a few repairs under the cover. From what I have heard new foam will really make you sit high.
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Re: how much room in the cab for us bigger people
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Re: how much room in the cab for us bigger people
I'm 5'8", 175lbs and I DON'T FIT! My head is close to the ceiling, I wish I could move the seat about 2" back. The brake pedal is the worst, literally have to lift my leg back... keep thinking about cutting it and moving it back...
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Re: how much room in the cab for us bigger people
I just pulled my gas tank out of the cab and I am in the process of relocating the tank to the back. This will not give me any more leg room in the cab?Will the seat not go back anymore? Everything is out of the cab right now getting painted this week .I was just curious if there's any more options. Hope I'm not out of line asking since its not my thread but since we are on the subject kinda curious.
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Re: how much room in the cab for us bigger people
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That's for the stock bench. With the tank gone, you may find other seats will go back farther, because you can adjust the backrest to go up straighter, the stock bench has a fixed seatback unless it's a 67, and maybe some 68's folded forward. You may be able to adjust that to sit up straighter?
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Re: how much room in the cab for us bigger people
Yeah its a 68. Got the tilt and the smaller wheel for my belly "260" 6" footer and spoiled with my 2011 jeep with lots of room. Maybe I will drive barefoot, lol..
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Re: how much room in the cab for us bigger people
I'm 6'3 and weigh a wopping buck 20 soaking wet lol. I have plenty of room, but leg room isn't really that bad. I got used to it. As for my dad who is 6'2 and almost 350-ish, with all stock interior in my 69 c10, his belly touches and leg room for him is a bit different as apposed to my leg room.
I'll let you know in the future how well I fit after I chop the top, add role bars, and all the other things I need in the darn thing |
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Re: how much room in the cab for us bigger people
maybe this?
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