Leg room

[Mitch//pa]

Move the seat back, make or buy a 6" adjuster. Snyders has them but pricey...

Here are the snyders adjusters,, I believe they are the only ones supplying these. I have them in both my cars, they do look decent installed

[john in illinois]

I have made several of these for myself and club members. Uses holes from original seat bracket.

John

[Tom Wesenberg]

Originally Posted by john in illinois

I have made several of these for myself and club members. Uses holes from original seat bracket.

John

The Fordor won't be as easy as the Tudor to move the seat back.

[john in illinois]

You are right Tom, I have only made tghem for Tudors.

John

[pgerhardt]

Originally Posted by Mitch//pa

Move the seat back, make or buy a 6" adjuster. Snyders has them but pricey...

Here are the snyders adjusters,, I believe they are the only ones supplying these. I have them in both my cars, they do look decent installed

Moving the seat back will NOT correct the problem of your leg being trapped under the steering wheel when in first gear. The distance between your knee and the steering wheel will stay about the same. The problem is that the shift lever is leaning a little toward the drivers side, so when in first it traps your leg under the steering wheel. The solution is to bend the shift lever so it leans a little toward the passenger side. This will leave a little space for your knee to come up past the right side of the steering wheel. On mine I just grabbed the lever and pulled a little. It bent easily. A ten second fix!

[Y-Blockhead]

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Originally Posted by pgerhardt

On mine I just grabbed the lever and pulled a little. It bent easily. A ten second fix!

Haha. You're braver then me. I was afraid to "hurt" something internally, hence the tool I made (post #2).

But either way I agree. Moving the seat back 3" in my Town Sedan was NOT easy and the results were not what I had hoped for. Bending the shifter will alleviate your problem.

[Mitch//pa]

Originally Posted by pgerhardt

Moving the seat back will NOT correct the problem of your leg being trapped under the steering wheel when in first gear. The distance between your knee and the steering wheel will stay about the same. The problem is that the shift lever is leaning a little toward the drivers side, so when in first it traps your leg under the steering wheel. The solution is to bend the shift lever so it leans a little toward the passenger side. This will leave a little space for your knee to come up past the right side of the steering wheel. On mine I just grabbed the lever and pulled a little. It bent easily. A ten second fix!

Most home made adjusters DO NOT tilt in the front.. These adjusters from snyders DO which gives clearance under the steering wheel as well as moving the set back 6"...it works I have these in both my Tudors, the extra leg room and clearance is valuable for my comfort.. Never had a need to bend the shifter with these installed. Even just bending the shifter out of the way I would've needed these anyways for overall comfort so this killed two birds with one stone