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#290308 07/11/14 07:10 PM
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What are the options. I would like to lower my front seats about an inch. I have bucket seats that were completely redone and now they are too tall. I was told by the shop that did the work that they can't lower them. Are there any bolt in options out there?

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New seat buns? Mine are like that too. They do settle a bit after one to two years. I am not aware of any bolt in swaps.

It would probably involve cutting and welding of the tracks.


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Maybe I should load the seats up with ready mix when I'm not using the car. Might speed up the sagging.

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That probably would help. It's amazing how much even an inch of settlement makes...

Just don't get that cement paste all over your interior. frown


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1976 T/A - 455 LE (No Burt)
1976 T/A New baby, starting full restoration.
1968 350 - 4 speed 'vert - 400 clone (the Beast!)
1968 350 convertible - Wife's car now- 400 clone (Aleutian Blue) (Blue Angel)
2008 Durango - DD
2008 GXP - New one from NH is AWESOME!
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Wow, I wish mine were an inch higher. Must be old age.


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hokie1984: I would think that a thick washer or a few shims would raise the seat an inch.

I won't be using ready mix but maybe a few bowling balls in the winter. Ii seems odd that shorter replacements aren't being made.

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Never heard anything close to this BS! Lower your car overall and than you would be closer! I really call BS on this cause I always wanted my seats higher and it seems now that we are rare people!!

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Smaller diameter steering wheel.


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I have the same problem, even with my old clapped out seats my hair touched the top, and I'm only six feet tall. I put in some aftermarket seats, they are just as high but I can adjust them further back and recline the seat back for more head clearance. My brother, 6'3", has to have the passenger seat reclined a bit more.


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After I put in new seat cushioning and fixed a broken spring mine was uncomfortably high. A combination of smashing down some over time and adding a seat extender to get more room to the wheel makes it comfortable again.


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Originally Posted By Mushroombert
Smaller diameter steering wheel.


Same thing I did after installing comfy aftermarket seats.


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Brushing my head on the headliner is the biggest problem. I am seriously considering putting in sand bags or cement blocks when not using the car.

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For my coupe I replaced the seats with ~74 Firebird buckets. I had to modify the rear mounting but man were they comfy! I made my own extenders and I also put in a small diameter TA steering wheel. So at any rate that made the car comfortable to drive for guys too long in the leg like me.

I don't believe you will much success at lowering your seats with the existing seat mounting hardware.

However, I agree with others that installing the seat extenders and/or a smaller diameter wheel could be enough to make it more comfortable for you.

For the few drives I made with the vert (before tear down) I was able to got in easily because the top was down.


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