I have been looking to move my driver seat back for a while. I was just about to go to a race shop and have them weld my seat in a further position, but opted against it. Well, my friend and I tried something last night that was a great alternative, and made a huge improvement in how the seat feels now.
Basically, my friend and I unbolted the driver seat, and added a few washers under the front mounts of the seat giving more support to my legs, and angeling the seat up.
I don't know why, but this made the seat so much more comfortable to drive in. My leg no longer hits the center console, or the shifter. However, i did notice, that I sit a little higher in the car, but with all the head room, I don't care.
If anyone wants to try it, let me know. But I hold no responsibility if you mess up.
Especially since you have to make the holes bigger for the seat mounts.

 

i want lower.. so my head barely comes out the window or over the steering wheel..

how low can you go?

 

I sat in big_boy's car after this mod was done, and I must say, it is a big improvement. I might do my seats as well.

I think there was an old thread about it, but I never paid attention. Now that I've felt the difference I highly recommend it.

-THE DON

 

Pics! Pics! Pics!

Tutorial! Tutorial! Tutorial!

 

^^ wut he said..what size washers?

 

Unfortunately, I don't have a solution to getting the seat lower. I think you would have to construct new mounting points, or have your seat mounts cut and rewelded to a lower height.

As for pics, well, my camera works, but my home computer where I load pics too is not working so I can't get the pics up.

tutorial! hmmm, I could do a quick tutorial. But it does involve some cutting of the stock seat brackets.

I will have to get back to you on this, so I can make it as detailed as possible.

 

Thanks, Big Boy!

 

Why not cut out brackets the seats tracks sit on and re-do the floor and mount them on the floor....not so simple though

 

This is a great mod. Gives support under the knees. It's been around for a while, must've fallen thru the cracks...

https://www.scionlife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=21304

https://www.scionlife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=31345