Extending Wrangler seat adjustment
04-05-2004, 01:07 AM
#11
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Re: Extending Wrangler seat adjustment
That's weird. This one is a Sahara Edition, but I don't know why that
should make it different. I'll take another look at the seat...maybe
there is something wrong with the adjustment mechanism. Also, we got
this Jeep from my brother-in-law who said that he switched the driver
and passenger seats to keep the upholstery wear more even. I wonder if
the adjustment mechanism was somehow affected by the switch.
Rick
>Man, it really sounds like the seat riser, or the enitire seat, has
>been replaced. I am 5'9", and have to have the seat all the way back
>in a YJ or a TJ (I drive my buds YJ at least 2x a week, and my TJ seat
>is always all the way back....) So go find yourself another YJ in a
>used car lot, and take a peek and see what is different..I bet you
>will be surprised, and I would like to know what you find. Good luck!
>
>--
>--
>Joe Pribe
>NC
>jpribe 'at' nc.rr.com <you know the drill
>jegp 'at' hotmail.com < at is really @
> ---- I Love My O|||||||O TJ
>
>
>
>"Rick Sink" <ricksink@mindspring.com> wrote in message
>news:40707320.73507109@news.east.earthlink.net. ..
>| My 6'1" son drives a 1990 Jeep Wrangler YJ (manual shift) and even
>| with his height, generally keeps the driver seat all the way
>forward.
>| When I (5'9") drive it, I can reach the pedals, but just barely. He
>| goes off to college next year and the Jeep has to stay home where
>we'd
>| like to have his sister (5'4") use it. Otherwise, we have to
>purchase
>| another car. The problem, of course, is that she just cannot reach
>the
>| pedals. For some reason, this vehicle seems to have been designed
>for
>| tall-ish people only.
>|
>| I've looked at the seat adjustment and where the sliding rails on
>the
>| seat bottom are bolted to the seat tilt mechanism, it looks like I
>| might be able to drill another set of holes in the tilt mechanism
>| about 1-1/2" forward of the existing holes and just re-position the
>| seat. But I don't think 1-1/2" is going to be enough for my daugher.
>| Repositioning the seat tilt mechanism on the floor does not appear
>to
>| be an option becasue the floor is not flat and the bottom of this
>| mechanism is contoured to the floor. Moving it forward would cause a
>| mis-match in the contours.
>|
>| Does anybody have any others ideas for getting this seat further
>| forward? I would even consider replacing the seats and tilt
>| mechanism...that's a lot cheaper than buying a new vehicle.
>(Replacing
>| the Jeep itself is not an option!). Maybe there are longer seat
>slides
>| available for the seat??...that would be ideal. I suppose I could
>even
>| put blocks on the pedals, but this seems a little hokie and we're
>| probably talking 4" thick blocks on all three pedals.
>|
>| Thanks for any ideas.
>|
>| Rick
>
04-05-2004, 01:07 AM
#12
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Re: Extending Wrangler seat adjustment
That's weird. This one is a Sahara Edition, but I don't know why that
should make it different. I'll take another look at the seat...maybe
there is something wrong with the adjustment mechanism. Also, we got
this Jeep from my brother-in-law who said that he switched the driver
and passenger seats to keep the upholstery wear more even. I wonder if
the adjustment mechanism was somehow affected by the switch.
Rick
>Man, it really sounds like the seat riser, or the enitire seat, has
>been replaced. I am 5'9", and have to have the seat all the way back
>in a YJ or a TJ (I drive my buds YJ at least 2x a week, and my TJ seat
>is always all the way back....) So go find yourself another YJ in a
>used car lot, and take a peek and see what is different..I bet you
>will be surprised, and I would like to know what you find. Good luck!
>
>--
>--
>Joe Pribe
>NC
>jpribe 'at' nc.rr.com <you know the drill
>jegp 'at' hotmail.com < at is really @
> ---- I Love My O|||||||O TJ
>
>
>
>"Rick Sink" <ricksink@mindspring.com> wrote in message
>news:40707320.73507109@news.east.earthlink.net. ..
>| My 6'1" son drives a 1990 Jeep Wrangler YJ (manual shift) and even
>| with his height, generally keeps the driver seat all the way
>forward.
>| When I (5'9") drive it, I can reach the pedals, but just barely. He
>| goes off to college next year and the Jeep has to stay home where
>we'd
>| like to have his sister (5'4") use it. Otherwise, we have to
>purchase
>| another car. The problem, of course, is that she just cannot reach
>the
>| pedals. For some reason, this vehicle seems to have been designed
>for
>| tall-ish people only.
>|
>| I've looked at the seat adjustment and where the sliding rails on
>the
>| seat bottom are bolted to the seat tilt mechanism, it looks like I
>| might be able to drill another set of holes in the tilt mechanism
>| about 1-1/2" forward of the existing holes and just re-position the
>| seat. But I don't think 1-1/2" is going to be enough for my daugher.
>| Repositioning the seat tilt mechanism on the floor does not appear
>to
>| be an option becasue the floor is not flat and the bottom of this
>| mechanism is contoured to the floor. Moving it forward would cause a
>| mis-match in the contours.
>|
>| Does anybody have any others ideas for getting this seat further
>| forward? I would even consider replacing the seats and tilt
>| mechanism...that's a lot cheaper than buying a new vehicle.
>(Replacing
>| the Jeep itself is not an option!). Maybe there are longer seat
>slides
>| available for the seat??...that would be ideal. I suppose I could
>even
>| put blocks on the pedals, but this seems a little hokie and we're
>| probably talking 4" thick blocks on all three pedals.
>|
>| Thanks for any ideas.
>|
>| Rick
>
04-05-2004, 01:07 AM
#13
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Re: Extending Wrangler seat adjustment
That's weird. This one is a Sahara Edition, but I don't know why that
should make it different. I'll take another look at the seat...maybe
there is something wrong with the adjustment mechanism. Also, we got
this Jeep from my brother-in-law who said that he switched the driver
and passenger seats to keep the upholstery wear more even. I wonder if
the adjustment mechanism was somehow affected by the switch.
Rick
>Man, it really sounds like the seat riser, or the enitire seat, has
>been replaced. I am 5'9", and have to have the seat all the way back
>in a YJ or a TJ (I drive my buds YJ at least 2x a week, and my TJ seat
>is always all the way back....) So go find yourself another YJ in a
>used car lot, and take a peek and see what is different..I bet you
>will be surprised, and I would like to know what you find. Good luck!
>
>--
>--
>Joe Pribe
>NC
>jpribe 'at' nc.rr.com <you know the drill
>jegp 'at' hotmail.com < at is really @
> ---- I Love My O|||||||O TJ
>
>
>
>"Rick Sink" <ricksink@mindspring.com> wrote in message
>news:40707320.73507109@news.east.earthlink.net. ..
>| My 6'1" son drives a 1990 Jeep Wrangler YJ (manual shift) and even
>| with his height, generally keeps the driver seat all the way
>forward.
>| When I (5'9") drive it, I can reach the pedals, but just barely. He
>| goes off to college next year and the Jeep has to stay home where
>we'd
>| like to have his sister (5'4") use it. Otherwise, we have to
>purchase
>| another car. The problem, of course, is that she just cannot reach
>the
>| pedals. For some reason, this vehicle seems to have been designed
>for
>| tall-ish people only.
>|
>| I've looked at the seat adjustment and where the sliding rails on
>the
>| seat bottom are bolted to the seat tilt mechanism, it looks like I
>| might be able to drill another set of holes in the tilt mechanism
>| about 1-1/2" forward of the existing holes and just re-position the
>| seat. But I don't think 1-1/2" is going to be enough for my daugher.
>| Repositioning the seat tilt mechanism on the floor does not appear
>to
>| be an option becasue the floor is not flat and the bottom of this
>| mechanism is contoured to the floor. Moving it forward would cause a
>| mis-match in the contours.
>|
>| Does anybody have any others ideas for getting this seat further
>| forward? I would even consider replacing the seats and tilt
>| mechanism...that's a lot cheaper than buying a new vehicle.
>(Replacing
>| the Jeep itself is not an option!). Maybe there are longer seat
>slides
>| available for the seat??...that would be ideal. I suppose I could
>even
>| put blocks on the pedals, but this seems a little hokie and we're
>| probably talking 4" thick blocks on all three pedals.
>|
>| Thanks for any ideas.
>|
>| Rick
>
04-05-2004, 09:20 AM
#14
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Re: Extending Wrangler seat adjustment
Rick:
No way is that seat still in the stock configuration. I also own a 90
wrangler sahara with stock seats and I'm 5'5". Even so, I don't keep
the seat all the way forward in order to reach the clutch. You've got
something funky going on there. Don't you know NEVER to trust a
brother in law? ;-)
J. Painter
ricksink@mindspring.com (Rick Sink) wrote in message news:<4070f6cc.107214843@news.east.earthlink.net>. ..
> That's weird. This one is a Sahara Edition, but I don't know why that
> should make it different. I'll take another look at the seat...maybe
> there is something wrong with the adjustment mechanism. Also, we got
> this Jeep from my brother-in-law who said that he switched the driver
> and passenger seats to keep the upholstery wear more even. I wonder if
> the adjustment mechanism was somehow affected by the switch.
>
> Rick
>
No way is that seat still in the stock configuration. I also own a 90
wrangler sahara with stock seats and I'm 5'5". Even so, I don't keep
the seat all the way forward in order to reach the clutch. You've got
something funky going on there. Don't you know NEVER to trust a
brother in law? ;-)
J. Painter
ricksink@mindspring.com (Rick Sink) wrote in message news:<4070f6cc.107214843@news.east.earthlink.net>. ..
> That's weird. This one is a Sahara Edition, but I don't know why that
> should make it different. I'll take another look at the seat...maybe
> there is something wrong with the adjustment mechanism. Also, we got
> this Jeep from my brother-in-law who said that he switched the driver
> and passenger seats to keep the upholstery wear more even. I wonder if
> the adjustment mechanism was somehow affected by the switch.
>
> Rick
>
04-05-2004, 09:20 AM
#15
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Re: Extending Wrangler seat adjustment
Rick:
No way is that seat still in the stock configuration. I also own a 90
wrangler sahara with stock seats and I'm 5'5". Even so, I don't keep
the seat all the way forward in order to reach the clutch. You've got
something funky going on there. Don't you know NEVER to trust a
brother in law? ;-)
J. Painter
ricksink@mindspring.com (Rick Sink) wrote in message news:<4070f6cc.107214843@news.east.earthlink.net>. ..
> That's weird. This one is a Sahara Edition, but I don't know why that
> should make it different. I'll take another look at the seat...maybe
> there is something wrong with the adjustment mechanism. Also, we got
> this Jeep from my brother-in-law who said that he switched the driver
> and passenger seats to keep the upholstery wear more even. I wonder if
> the adjustment mechanism was somehow affected by the switch.
>
> Rick
>
No way is that seat still in the stock configuration. I also own a 90
wrangler sahara with stock seats and I'm 5'5". Even so, I don't keep
the seat all the way forward in order to reach the clutch. You've got
something funky going on there. Don't you know NEVER to trust a
brother in law? ;-)
J. Painter
ricksink@mindspring.com (Rick Sink) wrote in message news:<4070f6cc.107214843@news.east.earthlink.net>. ..
> That's weird. This one is a Sahara Edition, but I don't know why that
> should make it different. I'll take another look at the seat...maybe
> there is something wrong with the adjustment mechanism. Also, we got
> this Jeep from my brother-in-law who said that he switched the driver
> and passenger seats to keep the upholstery wear more even. I wonder if
> the adjustment mechanism was somehow affected by the switch.
>
> Rick
>
04-05-2004, 09:20 AM
#16
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Re: Extending Wrangler seat adjustment
Rick:
No way is that seat still in the stock configuration. I also own a 90
wrangler sahara with stock seats and I'm 5'5". Even so, I don't keep
the seat all the way forward in order to reach the clutch. You've got
something funky going on there. Don't you know NEVER to trust a
brother in law? ;-)
J. Painter
ricksink@mindspring.com (Rick Sink) wrote in message news:<4070f6cc.107214843@news.east.earthlink.net>. ..
> That's weird. This one is a Sahara Edition, but I don't know why that
> should make it different. I'll take another look at the seat...maybe
> there is something wrong with the adjustment mechanism. Also, we got
> this Jeep from my brother-in-law who said that he switched the driver
> and passenger seats to keep the upholstery wear more even. I wonder if
> the adjustment mechanism was somehow affected by the switch.
>
> Rick
>
No way is that seat still in the stock configuration. I also own a 90
wrangler sahara with stock seats and I'm 5'5". Even so, I don't keep
the seat all the way forward in order to reach the clutch. You've got
something funky going on there. Don't you know NEVER to trust a
brother in law? ;-)
J. Painter
ricksink@mindspring.com (Rick Sink) wrote in message news:<4070f6cc.107214843@news.east.earthlink.net>. ..
> That's weird. This one is a Sahara Edition, but I don't know why that
> should make it different. I'll take another look at the seat...maybe
> there is something wrong with the adjustment mechanism. Also, we got
> this Jeep from my brother-in-law who said that he switched the driver
> and passenger seats to keep the upholstery wear more even. I wonder if
> the adjustment mechanism was somehow affected by the switch.
>
> Rick
>
04-05-2004, 09:20 AM
#17
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Re: Extending Wrangler seat adjustment
Rick:
No way is that seat still in the stock configuration. I also own a 90
wrangler sahara with stock seats and I'm 5'5". Even so, I don't keep
the seat all the way forward in order to reach the clutch. You've got
something funky going on there. Don't you know NEVER to trust a
brother in law? ;-)
J. Painter
ricksink@mindspring.com (Rick Sink) wrote in message news:<4070f6cc.107214843@news.east.earthlink.net>. ..
> That's weird. This one is a Sahara Edition, but I don't know why that
> should make it different. I'll take another look at the seat...maybe
> there is something wrong with the adjustment mechanism. Also, we got
> this Jeep from my brother-in-law who said that he switched the driver
> and passenger seats to keep the upholstery wear more even. I wonder if
> the adjustment mechanism was somehow affected by the switch.
>
> Rick
>
No way is that seat still in the stock configuration. I also own a 90
wrangler sahara with stock seats and I'm 5'5". Even so, I don't keep
the seat all the way forward in order to reach the clutch. You've got
something funky going on there. Don't you know NEVER to trust a
brother in law? ;-)
J. Painter
ricksink@mindspring.com (Rick Sink) wrote in message news:<4070f6cc.107214843@news.east.earthlink.net>. ..
> That's weird. This one is a Sahara Edition, but I don't know why that
> should make it different. I'll take another look at the seat...maybe
> there is something wrong with the adjustment mechanism. Also, we got
> this Jeep from my brother-in-law who said that he switched the driver
> and passenger seats to keep the upholstery wear more even. I wonder if
> the adjustment mechanism was somehow affected by the switch.
>
> Rick
>
04-05-2004, 10:42 AM
#18
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Re: Extending Wrangler seat adjustment
He switched what?? The whole seat, just the foam, the slider and riser
and foam, what did he switch??
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--
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NC
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jegp 'at' hotmail.com < at is really @
---- I Love My O|||||||O TJ
"Rick Sink" <ricksink@mindspring.com> wrote in message
news:4070f6cc.107214843@news.east.earthlink.net...
|
| That's weird. This one is a Sahara Edition, but I don't know why
that
| should make it different. I'll take another look at the seat...maybe
| there is something wrong with the adjustment mechanism. Also, we got
| this Jeep from my brother-in-law who said that he switched the
driver
| and passenger seats to keep the upholstery wear more even. I wonder
if
| the adjustment mechanism was somehow affected by the switch.
|
| Rick
|
|
| >Man, it really sounds like the seat riser, or the enitire seat, has
| >been replaced. I am 5'9", and have to have the seat all the way
back
| >in a YJ or a TJ (I drive my buds YJ at least 2x a week, and my TJ
seat
| >is always all the way back....) So go find yourself another YJ in
a
| >used car lot, and take a peek and see what is different..I bet you
| >will be surprised, and I would like to know what you find. Good
luck!
| >
| >--
| >--
| >Joe Pribe
| >NC
| >jpribe 'at' nc.rr.com <you know the drill
| >jegp 'at' hotmail.com < at is really @
| > ---- I Love My O|||||||O TJ
| >
| >
| >
| >"Rick Sink" <ricksink@mindspring.com> wrote in message
| >news:40707320.73507109@news.east.earthlink.net. ..
| >| My 6'1" son drives a 1990 Jeep Wrangler YJ (manual shift) and
even
| >| with his height, generally keeps the driver seat all the way
| >forward.
| >| When I (5'9") drive it, I can reach the pedals, but just barely.
He
| >| goes off to college next year and the Jeep has to stay home where
| >we'd
| >| like to have his sister (5'4") use it. Otherwise, we have to
| >purchase
| >| another car. The problem, of course, is that she just cannot
reach
| >the
| >| pedals. For some reason, this vehicle seems to have been designed
| >for
| >| tall-ish people only.
| >|
| >| I've looked at the seat adjustment and where the sliding rails on
| >the
| >| seat bottom are bolted to the seat tilt mechanism, it looks like
I
| >| might be able to drill another set of holes in the tilt mechanism
| >| about 1-1/2" forward of the existing holes and just re-position
the
| >| seat. But I don't think 1-1/2" is going to be enough for my
daugher.
| >| Repositioning the seat tilt mechanism on the floor does not
appear
| >to
| >| be an option becasue the floor is not flat and the bottom of this
| >| mechanism is contoured to the floor. Moving it forward would
cause a
| >| mis-match in the contours.
| >|
| >| Does anybody have any others ideas for getting this seat further
| >| forward? I would even consider replacing the seats and tilt
| >| mechanism...that's a lot cheaper than buying a new vehicle.
| >(Replacing
| >| the Jeep itself is not an option!). Maybe there are longer seat
| >slides
| >| available for the seat??...that would be ideal. I suppose I could
| >even
| >| put blocks on the pedals, but this seems a little hokie and we're
| >| probably talking 4" thick blocks on all three pedals.
| >|
| >| Thanks for any ideas.
| >|
| >| Rick
| >
|
and foam, what did he switch??
--
--
Joe Pribe
NC
jpribe 'at' nc.rr.com <you know the drill
jegp 'at' hotmail.com < at is really @
---- I Love My O|||||||O TJ
"Rick Sink" <ricksink@mindspring.com> wrote in message
news:4070f6cc.107214843@news.east.earthlink.net...
|
| That's weird. This one is a Sahara Edition, but I don't know why
that
| should make it different. I'll take another look at the seat...maybe
| there is something wrong with the adjustment mechanism. Also, we got
| this Jeep from my brother-in-law who said that he switched the
driver
| and passenger seats to keep the upholstery wear more even. I wonder
if
| the adjustment mechanism was somehow affected by the switch.
|
| Rick
|
|
| >Man, it really sounds like the seat riser, or the enitire seat, has
| >been replaced. I am 5'9", and have to have the seat all the way
back
| >in a YJ or a TJ (I drive my buds YJ at least 2x a week, and my TJ
seat
| >is always all the way back....) So go find yourself another YJ in
a
| >used car lot, and take a peek and see what is different..I bet you
| >will be surprised, and I would like to know what you find. Good
luck!
| >
| >--
| >--
| >Joe Pribe
| >NC
| >jpribe 'at' nc.rr.com <you know the drill
| >jegp 'at' hotmail.com < at is really @
| > ---- I Love My O|||||||O TJ
| >
| >
| >
| >"Rick Sink" <ricksink@mindspring.com> wrote in message
| >news:40707320.73507109@news.east.earthlink.net. ..
| >| My 6'1" son drives a 1990 Jeep Wrangler YJ (manual shift) and
even
| >| with his height, generally keeps the driver seat all the way
| >forward.
| >| When I (5'9") drive it, I can reach the pedals, but just barely.
He
| >| goes off to college next year and the Jeep has to stay home where
| >we'd
| >| like to have his sister (5'4") use it. Otherwise, we have to
| >purchase
| >| another car. The problem, of course, is that she just cannot
reach
| >the
| >| pedals. For some reason, this vehicle seems to have been designed
| >for
| >| tall-ish people only.
| >|
| >| I've looked at the seat adjustment and where the sliding rails on
| >the
| >| seat bottom are bolted to the seat tilt mechanism, it looks like
I
| >| might be able to drill another set of holes in the tilt mechanism
| >| about 1-1/2" forward of the existing holes and just re-position
the
| >| seat. But I don't think 1-1/2" is going to be enough for my
daugher.
| >| Repositioning the seat tilt mechanism on the floor does not
appear
| >to
| >| be an option becasue the floor is not flat and the bottom of this
| >| mechanism is contoured to the floor. Moving it forward would
cause a
| >| mis-match in the contours.
| >|
| >| Does anybody have any others ideas for getting this seat further
| >| forward? I would even consider replacing the seats and tilt
| >| mechanism...that's a lot cheaper than buying a new vehicle.
| >(Replacing
| >| the Jeep itself is not an option!). Maybe there are longer seat
| >slides
| >| available for the seat??...that would be ideal. I suppose I could
| >even
| >| put blocks on the pedals, but this seems a little hokie and we're
| >| probably talking 4" thick blocks on all three pedals.
| >|
| >| Thanks for any ideas.
| >|
| >| Rick
| >
|
04-05-2004, 10:42 AM
#19
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Re: Extending Wrangler seat adjustment
He switched what?? The whole seat, just the foam, the slider and riser
and foam, what did he switch??
--
--
Joe Pribe
NC
jpribe 'at' nc.rr.com <you know the drill
jegp 'at' hotmail.com < at is really @
---- I Love My O|||||||O TJ
"Rick Sink" <ricksink@mindspring.com> wrote in message
news:4070f6cc.107214843@news.east.earthlink.net...
|
| That's weird. This one is a Sahara Edition, but I don't know why
that
| should make it different. I'll take another look at the seat...maybe
| there is something wrong with the adjustment mechanism. Also, we got
| this Jeep from my brother-in-law who said that he switched the
driver
| and passenger seats to keep the upholstery wear more even. I wonder
if
| the adjustment mechanism was somehow affected by the switch.
|
| Rick
|
|
| >Man, it really sounds like the seat riser, or the enitire seat, has
| >been replaced. I am 5'9", and have to have the seat all the way
back
| >in a YJ or a TJ (I drive my buds YJ at least 2x a week, and my TJ
seat
| >is always all the way back....) So go find yourself another YJ in
a
| >used car lot, and take a peek and see what is different..I bet you
| >will be surprised, and I would like to know what you find. Good
luck!
| >
| >--
| >--
| >Joe Pribe
| >NC
| >jpribe 'at' nc.rr.com <you know the drill
| >jegp 'at' hotmail.com < at is really @
| > ---- I Love My O|||||||O TJ
| >
| >
| >
| >"Rick Sink" <ricksink@mindspring.com> wrote in message
| >news:40707320.73507109@news.east.earthlink.net. ..
| >| My 6'1" son drives a 1990 Jeep Wrangler YJ (manual shift) and
even
| >| with his height, generally keeps the driver seat all the way
| >forward.
| >| When I (5'9") drive it, I can reach the pedals, but just barely.
He
| >| goes off to college next year and the Jeep has to stay home where
| >we'd
| >| like to have his sister (5'4") use it. Otherwise, we have to
| >purchase
| >| another car. The problem, of course, is that she just cannot
reach
| >the
| >| pedals. For some reason, this vehicle seems to have been designed
| >for
| >| tall-ish people only.
| >|
| >| I've looked at the seat adjustment and where the sliding rails on
| >the
| >| seat bottom are bolted to the seat tilt mechanism, it looks like
I
| >| might be able to drill another set of holes in the tilt mechanism
| >| about 1-1/2" forward of the existing holes and just re-position
the
| >| seat. But I don't think 1-1/2" is going to be enough for my
daugher.
| >| Repositioning the seat tilt mechanism on the floor does not
appear
| >to
| >| be an option becasue the floor is not flat and the bottom of this
| >| mechanism is contoured to the floor. Moving it forward would
cause a
| >| mis-match in the contours.
| >|
| >| Does anybody have any others ideas for getting this seat further
| >| forward? I would even consider replacing the seats and tilt
| >| mechanism...that's a lot cheaper than buying a new vehicle.
| >(Replacing
| >| the Jeep itself is not an option!). Maybe there are longer seat
| >slides
| >| available for the seat??...that would be ideal. I suppose I could
| >even
| >| put blocks on the pedals, but this seems a little hokie and we're
| >| probably talking 4" thick blocks on all three pedals.
| >|
| >| Thanks for any ideas.
| >|
| >| Rick
| >
|
and foam, what did he switch??
--
--
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NC
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---- I Love My O|||||||O TJ
"Rick Sink" <ricksink@mindspring.com> wrote in message
news:4070f6cc.107214843@news.east.earthlink.net...
|
| That's weird. This one is a Sahara Edition, but I don't know why
that
| should make it different. I'll take another look at the seat...maybe
| there is something wrong with the adjustment mechanism. Also, we got
| this Jeep from my brother-in-law who said that he switched the
driver
| and passenger seats to keep the upholstery wear more even. I wonder
if
| the adjustment mechanism was somehow affected by the switch.
|
| Rick
|
|
| >Man, it really sounds like the seat riser, or the enitire seat, has
| >been replaced. I am 5'9", and have to have the seat all the way
back
| >in a YJ or a TJ (I drive my buds YJ at least 2x a week, and my TJ
seat
| >is always all the way back....) So go find yourself another YJ in
a
| >used car lot, and take a peek and see what is different..I bet you
| >will be surprised, and I would like to know what you find. Good
luck!
| >
| >--
| >--
| >Joe Pribe
| >NC
| >jpribe 'at' nc.rr.com <you know the drill
| >jegp 'at' hotmail.com < at is really @
| > ---- I Love My O|||||||O TJ
| >
| >
| >
| >"Rick Sink" <ricksink@mindspring.com> wrote in message
| >news:40707320.73507109@news.east.earthlink.net. ..
| >| My 6'1" son drives a 1990 Jeep Wrangler YJ (manual shift) and
even
| >| with his height, generally keeps the driver seat all the way
| >forward.
| >| When I (5'9") drive it, I can reach the pedals, but just barely.
He
| >| goes off to college next year and the Jeep has to stay home where
| >we'd
| >| like to have his sister (5'4") use it. Otherwise, we have to
| >purchase
| >| another car. The problem, of course, is that she just cannot
reach
| >the
| >| pedals. For some reason, this vehicle seems to have been designed
| >for
| >| tall-ish people only.
| >|
| >| I've looked at the seat adjustment and where the sliding rails on
| >the
| >| seat bottom are bolted to the seat tilt mechanism, it looks like
I
| >| might be able to drill another set of holes in the tilt mechanism
| >| about 1-1/2" forward of the existing holes and just re-position
the
| >| seat. But I don't think 1-1/2" is going to be enough for my
daugher.
| >| Repositioning the seat tilt mechanism on the floor does not
appear
| >to
| >| be an option becasue the floor is not flat and the bottom of this
| >| mechanism is contoured to the floor. Moving it forward would
cause a
| >| mis-match in the contours.
| >|
| >| Does anybody have any others ideas for getting this seat further
| >| forward? I would even consider replacing the seats and tilt
| >| mechanism...that's a lot cheaper than buying a new vehicle.
| >(Replacing
| >| the Jeep itself is not an option!). Maybe there are longer seat
| >slides
| >| available for the seat??...that would be ideal. I suppose I could
| >even
| >| put blocks on the pedals, but this seems a little hokie and we're
| >| probably talking 4" thick blocks on all three pedals.
| >|
| >| Thanks for any ideas.
| >|
| >| Rick
| >
|
04-05-2004, 10:42 AM
#20
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Re: Extending Wrangler seat adjustment
He switched what?? The whole seat, just the foam, the slider and riser
and foam, what did he switch??
--
--
Joe Pribe
NC
jpribe 'at' nc.rr.com <you know the drill
jegp 'at' hotmail.com < at is really @
---- I Love My O|||||||O TJ
"Rick Sink" <ricksink@mindspring.com> wrote in message
news:4070f6cc.107214843@news.east.earthlink.net...
|
| That's weird. This one is a Sahara Edition, but I don't know why
that
| should make it different. I'll take another look at the seat...maybe
| there is something wrong with the adjustment mechanism. Also, we got
| this Jeep from my brother-in-law who said that he switched the
driver
| and passenger seats to keep the upholstery wear more even. I wonder
if
| the adjustment mechanism was somehow affected by the switch.
|
| Rick
|
|
| >Man, it really sounds like the seat riser, or the enitire seat, has
| >been replaced. I am 5'9", and have to have the seat all the way
back
| >in a YJ or a TJ (I drive my buds YJ at least 2x a week, and my TJ
seat
| >is always all the way back....) So go find yourself another YJ in
a
| >used car lot, and take a peek and see what is different..I bet you
| >will be surprised, and I would like to know what you find. Good
luck!
| >
| >--
| >--
| >Joe Pribe
| >NC
| >jpribe 'at' nc.rr.com <you know the drill
| >jegp 'at' hotmail.com < at is really @
| > ---- I Love My O|||||||O TJ
| >
| >
| >
| >"Rick Sink" <ricksink@mindspring.com> wrote in message
| >news:40707320.73507109@news.east.earthlink.net. ..
| >| My 6'1" son drives a 1990 Jeep Wrangler YJ (manual shift) and
even
| >| with his height, generally keeps the driver seat all the way
| >forward.
| >| When I (5'9") drive it, I can reach the pedals, but just barely.
He
| >| goes off to college next year and the Jeep has to stay home where
| >we'd
| >| like to have his sister (5'4") use it. Otherwise, we have to
| >purchase
| >| another car. The problem, of course, is that she just cannot
reach
| >the
| >| pedals. For some reason, this vehicle seems to have been designed
| >for
| >| tall-ish people only.
| >|
| >| I've looked at the seat adjustment and where the sliding rails on
| >the
| >| seat bottom are bolted to the seat tilt mechanism, it looks like
I
| >| might be able to drill another set of holes in the tilt mechanism
| >| about 1-1/2" forward of the existing holes and just re-position
the
| >| seat. But I don't think 1-1/2" is going to be enough for my
daugher.
| >| Repositioning the seat tilt mechanism on the floor does not
appear
| >to
| >| be an option becasue the floor is not flat and the bottom of this
| >| mechanism is contoured to the floor. Moving it forward would
cause a
| >| mis-match in the contours.
| >|
| >| Does anybody have any others ideas for getting this seat further
| >| forward? I would even consider replacing the seats and tilt
| >| mechanism...that's a lot cheaper than buying a new vehicle.
| >(Replacing
| >| the Jeep itself is not an option!). Maybe there are longer seat
| >slides
| >| available for the seat??...that would be ideal. I suppose I could
| >even
| >| put blocks on the pedals, but this seems a little hokie and we're
| >| probably talking 4" thick blocks on all three pedals.
| >|
| >| Thanks for any ideas.
| >|
| >| Rick
| >
|
and foam, what did he switch??
--
--
Joe Pribe
NC
jpribe 'at' nc.rr.com <you know the drill
jegp 'at' hotmail.com < at is really @
---- I Love My O|||||||O TJ
"Rick Sink" <ricksink@mindspring.com> wrote in message
news:4070f6cc.107214843@news.east.earthlink.net...
|
| That's weird. This one is a Sahara Edition, but I don't know why
that
| should make it different. I'll take another look at the seat...maybe
| there is something wrong with the adjustment mechanism. Also, we got
| this Jeep from my brother-in-law who said that he switched the
driver
| and passenger seats to keep the upholstery wear more even. I wonder
if
| the adjustment mechanism was somehow affected by the switch.
|
| Rick
|
|
| >Man, it really sounds like the seat riser, or the enitire seat, has
| >been replaced. I am 5'9", and have to have the seat all the way
back
| >in a YJ or a TJ (I drive my buds YJ at least 2x a week, and my TJ
seat
| >is always all the way back....) So go find yourself another YJ in
a
| >used car lot, and take a peek and see what is different..I bet you
| >will be surprised, and I would like to know what you find. Good
luck!
| >
| >--
| >--
| >Joe Pribe
| >NC
| >jpribe 'at' nc.rr.com <you know the drill
| >jegp 'at' hotmail.com < at is really @
| > ---- I Love My O|||||||O TJ
| >
| >
| >
| >"Rick Sink" <ricksink@mindspring.com> wrote in message
| >news:40707320.73507109@news.east.earthlink.net. ..
| >| My 6'1" son drives a 1990 Jeep Wrangler YJ (manual shift) and
even
| >| with his height, generally keeps the driver seat all the way
| >forward.
| >| When I (5'9") drive it, I can reach the pedals, but just barely.
He
| >| goes off to college next year and the Jeep has to stay home where
| >we'd
| >| like to have his sister (5'4") use it. Otherwise, we have to
| >purchase
| >| another car. The problem, of course, is that she just cannot
reach
| >the
| >| pedals. For some reason, this vehicle seems to have been designed
| >for
| >| tall-ish people only.
| >|
| >| I've looked at the seat adjustment and where the sliding rails on
| >the
| >| seat bottom are bolted to the seat tilt mechanism, it looks like
I
| >| might be able to drill another set of holes in the tilt mechanism
| >| about 1-1/2" forward of the existing holes and just re-position
the
| >| seat. But I don't think 1-1/2" is going to be enough for my
daugher.
| >| Repositioning the seat tilt mechanism on the floor does not
appear
| >to
| >| be an option becasue the floor is not flat and the bottom of this
| >| mechanism is contoured to the floor. Moving it forward would
cause a
| >| mis-match in the contours.
| >|
| >| Does anybody have any others ideas for getting this seat further
| >| forward? I would even consider replacing the seats and tilt
| >| mechanism...that's a lot cheaper than buying a new vehicle.
| >(Replacing
| >| the Jeep itself is not an option!). Maybe there are longer seat
| >slides
| >| available for the seat??...that would be ideal. I suppose I could
| >even
| >| put blocks on the pedals, but this seems a little hokie and we're
| >| probably talking 4" thick blocks on all three pedals.
| >|
| >| Thanks for any ideas.
| >|
| >| Rick
| >
|