Gas Pedal Location/Angle

[Dylan]

Has anyone ever tweaked their gas pedal in such a way that it's not as severe of an angle for your right leg to bend sideways?

I'm not wanting to make any unsafe modifications. However, a lot of driving in a day can make my right leg a little worn out from the seemingly 45* angle to the right from where your heel is positioned on the carpet. It also seems like there's not much room for the heel on the right foot to be over any farther, otherwise I could just move my foot to the right a bit creating a less severe angle for my leg/hip to be bent outward.

 

[Jetpuffed]

I am sadly only seeing this post now because I am having terrible back problems as result of long drives in my 2001 four runner . Don’t want to give this car up after all these years but the body is getting old and the back is screaming at me after long trips . I do not use the cruise control do not like it .
That gas pedal is placed poorly

 

[BackOff]

I am sadly only seeing this post now because I am having terrible back problems as result of long drives in my 2001 four runner . Don’t want to give this car up after all these years but the body is getting old and the back is screaming at me after long trips . I do not use the cruise control do not like it .
That gas pedal is placed poorly

Was a recall years ago.
Dealers hacked off the bottom half of the gas pedal... was a floor mat issue?
Chop saw style.

 

[rdruss]

You need to study the linkage, if there even is any, to see if a mod could be made that would pull the pedal toward the floor but not restrict its movement to the point you can't accelerate.
Way back when, 80's, I had a Toyota SR5 pickup and the gas pedal was at an extreme position that keep right foot cocked all the time, but I was able to cut a linkage rod in two and insert an extra length of about 1" that pulled pedal toward the floor and made it much better.
With the fly by wire it may be more difficult if even possible.

 

[MikeinNH67]

You need to study the linkage, if there even is any, to see if a mod could be made that would pull the pedal toward the floor but not restrict its movement to the point you can't accelerate.
Way back when, 80's, I had a Toyota SR5 pickup and the gas pedal was at an extreme position that keep right foot cocked all the time, but I was able to cut a linkage rod in two and insert an extra length of about 1" that pulled pedal toward the floor and made it much better.
With the fly by wire it may be more difficult if even possible.

There is no linkage, these are drive by wire. I have noticed that it's more comfortable with no floor mats or at least with thin ones. My truck came with thick rubber Weathertech type mats, great for snow but totally uncomfortable to drive. I now have OEM rug like mats that are fine but using none is best in my opinion.

 

[Dylan]

Wow...forgot I started this thread 5 years ago. I ditched the thick Weathertech mats that you describe and installed the thin liners, which are great.

I had the recall performed on my gas pedal, but that really had nothing to do with the angle. It was just hacking off a piece of the pedal. I'm more talking about a side extension that places the pedal surface a couple inches to the left so that your right foot can be in more of a natural vertical position.