Leg Room

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Alexrobic604
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Leg Room

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Has anyone figure out a easy way to get the front drivers seat to go back further than the stock adjustment?
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Aren't you putting more stress on the mounts by doing this? I'm 6ft and all the way back is just enough, although being in a sedan it ruins the comfort for anyone in the rear.


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I'm 6'4" and had to make them to feel comfortable. It doesn't stress the mounts any more than only using a seat, but some of the front floor will be exposed. I added a rectangle of carpet under the seat to tidy it up.
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If you are truly concerned with stressing the mounting points you could fairly easily fashion steel blocks to sit under the rear of the extender tracks to support them at the floor. I had a buddy that was tall and pretty large in diameter as well who used Clark's Seat extenders in more than one Corvair and put plenty of miles on them, including spirited auto crossing. The mounting plates and mounts seem to be adequate as designed.
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