Hey everyone, I went out and test drove the tC I plan on getting within the month last weekend. I had the seat all the way down, and i had room height wise, but not much, is there any other way to lower the seat anymore, do any other tall people (I'm 6'4") have any suggestions for coping with this, I don't see it as such a big deal, but I'm just looking around for anything else that could be done.

6'2 and im fine... with it al the way down... there's really nothing else to do :-/

Sunroof open all the time?

I am 6' and I don't have a problem..but I know how much of a problem it is for me to find anything comfortable..let alone add another 4" to me.

This is true, i mean, its not a problem, i drive a jeep now, but i was just seeing if anyone had done anything, i think i remeber reading on here that someone with an xB cut the metal or something.

My mom was laughing about driving with the sunroof open, and she was almost crying from laughing so hard when i was sitting in the backseat, with the front seats pushed all the way up...lol

get a haircut?

Cuttin' up your ride? Way too much work for not enough reward. Just put the seat all way down and pimp it back a bit and you're good. I'm 6'5" and i don't have a problem.

Thats what my friend was joking about, just "lean back", i will have to go back to the dealer and try this

my friend is 6.4 and he is huge! he weight like 300 lbs and he said that he fit in the scion TC like a "glove" heh

at first it will be uncomfortable but later on you will realized that it does fit.....barely lol

yeah, i'm 6'3", 230 pds, and the tc feels "just right" and my legs are pretty long, but literally i feel great cause i can rest my left elbow on the door and hold the steering wheel, and my right elbow on the armrest and reach the shifter and just shift with my wrist. pedal placement seems great.

and i drive it two hours straight every friday and monday without complaint about comfort. so i think you can tolerate it if you get one.

oh yeah, and i just got trd lowering springs and getting in and out still isn't a chore. so yeah it is a great car.

thats the same thing my friend said. he said it just right cus his arms is in good length to the shifter and he can change gear on his clutch with ease....tall people are sexy so dont let yourself down ;)

tall people are sexy so dont let yourself down ;)

:P thank you, yes, we are sexy :eyebrow:

i was wondering if 19x8 with 35 offset rims will do fine with TRD lowered spring? it said process coilover and i dont want to buy one cus im not interesting in changing the measurement.

I feel much better guys, thanks for the support, this truly is the best forum out there!

Did you try pushing the seat lowering lever more than once? It works in a ratcheting fashion. So you can push it down about 4-5 times before it hits the bottom of the adjustment.

I pushed it down as far as it would go, i think

Once you push it all the way down once, you can release it and push it down again and it will lower even further. You can do this a few times before you bottom out. You may have tried this, but thought I would bring it up just in case you didnt notice that.

6'3" and im kool.. all the way back and all the way down.

you can release it and push it down again and it will lower even further. You can do this a few times before you bottom out. You may have tried this, but thought I would bring it up just in case you didnt notice that.

Hmmm.... I don't know if i did that, looks like I need to make another trip up to the dealer

Im 6'2'' and i have no problem fitting in mine i think you'll be fine

Italiangurl wrote:
i was wondering if 19x8 with 35 offset rims will do fine with TRD lowered spring? it said process coilover and i dont want to buy one cus im not interesting in changing the measurement.

^^ wrong thread homes...but if its any help i have 19's on my hotchkis springs

Ya, it's tight, imo. I'm only 6'2", but long waisted and it took some getting used to. Always have it at lowest setting and reclined to where I can just reach the wheel comfortably, yet my hair still touches the roof. Seems like all reasonably priced cars are a compromise in some way, as I couldn't get in or out of a new Civic w/o hitting my head, and at least the tC doesn't have such a bad door opening height.

Man, you guys are beasts. I'm only 5'7". Haha.

I can't see how some of you don't have problems getting in and out. My friend is 6 ' 3" and he looks really uncomfortable in my car.

I'm 6'3" and I wish I could get the seat one inch lower because I feel like I'm either reaching for the wheel or vice versa my legs are cramped. Maybe I have a short torso? If the tC had a telescoping steering wheel that would help too.

Man, you guys are beasts. I'm only 5'7". Haha.

I can't see how some of you don't have problems getting in and out. My friend is 6 ' 3" and he looks really uncomfortable in my car.

Haha, I was gonna say that. I'm 5'4" and I fit in my car just fine. :lalala:

Although my friend is 6'3" and his legs are cramped. Everytime I shift into 5th gear, I hit his left knee...

i love being tall, people are always asking you to get things off of high shelves, and when you are making close quarters conversation with girls, you can be looking down their shirts while they think you are looking them in the eye...

on the downside, i am too big to fit into some cars that would probably be a blast to drive like the s2000. sat in a nissan 350z and it made me feel alitle claustraphobic with the complete lack of headroom. sigh...

True, being tall rocks!

the best part is putting things outta reach of shorties. like when i leave the room for a second while watching tv, and i know somebody will change the channal as soon as i put down the remote, so it all the way on top of the entertainment center where no one can reach it so it is always there when i return.

mwahahahahahahahahaaaahahahahahaha

television domination!

Haha..Dang, what a fearsome ability.

yes...short people are helpless before the daunting obstacles of things on high shelves. guess you'll have to carry a step ladder with you at all times! mwahahahahahaa!

im 6'7" and I feel like is just a TAD bit cramped, but I can deal with it. I found if you unbolt the front seat bolts, and put a few washers under there, it tilts the seat back, and fits me much better.

According to me, everybody in this thread is short :P

theres a math teacher at my school that is 6'9", and i thought i was tall...

Oh man. That's redonkulous. Talking to him ought to stiffen up your neck.

And, as if its not intimidating enough, perfect scores on ACT and SAT! PERFECT SCORES!

Rather, I'd be scared to be his child. So much expectation.

His wife is really nice, i think they have a kid, but yeah, apparently his parents were also ACT/SAT masters

I remember starting a thread like this when I just got my tC. I was looking for a way to move the seat back 1-2 more clicks to get another 2-3 inches of leg room for long trips. All I got was 4 pages of "I'm X height and I fit fine...". Obviously not very helpful.

I'm 6'2", and my heart broke the day I sat in an S2000 and I was looking OVER the windshield. Dreams...crushed.

I know the feeling, I sat in a Corvette, it would be top off only driving.....always

My brother modified the seat rails in his Plymouth Acclaim so that it sat the seat back another two or three inches... so, I guess that's always an option.

how?

Take out the driver's seat and then make a couple adapter plates that relocate the mounting holes for the seat rails to a little further back from where they currently sit. I think he just used some aluminum stock and put a couple holes to figure out where exactly he wanted to have them shifted back to.

hmmm...i wonder how safe that^ is

Well... it was '90 Plymouth Acclaim beater... Wouldn't so much recommend chopping up your tC, but it's an option. Heh, kind of one of those "Don't try this at home kind of things."

I'm 6'4 and I don't even have the seat all the way back....

I'm 6'4 and I don't even have the seat all the way back....

That sounds uncomfortable >_<!