Seat Extension Rails for taller driver

Kirill

Kirill

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Hey All,

I'm 6'5" and have owned my TRD for a little over a month now. The more I drive it the more I notice how uncomfortable I am with leg room. I was wondering if anyone knows of any after market companies that make seat extension rails? I have heard from one company but they don't offer anything for the new body styles without driving out to California and leaving my car there for a few weeks to prototype- something I just can't do.

Head room is not a problem (no sunroof) and I have messed around with seat settings with no success. I know there are some threads on here that discuss this issue but wanted to know if anyone has any new input.

I really want to be happy with my new T4R. Any feedback is much appreciated.

Thank you.

Kirill
 
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i've wondered the same thing, but my conclusion is that i would also need the steering wheel to extend more to be comfortable (in my experience this is the same issue with every japanese car i've ever driven)
 
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Kirill, I have the same problem, 6.5 250 lbs and I have a gen 2. I am just getting it running and haven't looked into it but I am hoping that I can move the seat back, drill new holes, re-bolt it, have you tried that yet?? I had a tracker and did that to it, moved it back 8 inches, nobody could sit behind me but that was their problem.
 
I'd be interested in that as well. I'm a hair shorter at 6'4" and, while I wouldn't say I'm uncomfortable, a couple extra inches of leg room would be nice.
 
I'm 6'4". I'm actually fine with the legroom. I want to drop my seat an inch so I stop hitting the roof with my head and I can wear a hat :hatsoff:. I'm guessing good luck with that :)
 
I am guessing that you will not see something like this because it could diminish the protection capabilities of the airbags and even without that concern it would be a liability nightmare. 'Murica
 
I know there are companies that make them for Wranglers. Wonder if anyone here has done any sort of modification for more room.
 
mscot said:
I am guessing that you will not see something like this because it could diminish the protection capabilities of the airbags and even without that concern it would be a liability nightmare. 'Murica
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Anecdotal and tangential - back around 2004-2005, I was in an accident in my '98 F-150 where the airbags deployed. I was sitting far enough back that the seatbelt stopped me about 3" shy of the airbags. Had a nice diagonal bruise across my torso from the seatbelt the next day. Needless to say, I have a lot more faith in seatbelts than airbags.
 
UPDATE: I found a local business (that of all things customizes Sprinter vans for off-road use) that is willing to move my seat back. Cost is $650 for the work using the existing mounting brackets. Best part is it was approved by the dealer and will not effect my warranty. Turns out the shop I found does this work for a bunch of the Utah Jazz players cars.

Haven't scheduled the appointment yet (work will take two days) but I am glad to know it can be done. Should be getting the seat moved back sometime next month. I will update once everything is in order.
 
can you get some details about how they are doing it? i want to show some shops here so i can get it done too
 
Kirill said:
UPDATE: I found a local business (that of all things customizes Sprinter vans for off-road use) that is willing to move my seat back. Cost is $650 for the work using the existing mounting brackets. Best part is it was approved by the dealer and will not effect my warranty. Turns out the shop I found does this work for a bunch of the Utah Jazz players cars.

Haven't scheduled the appointment yet (work will take two days) but I am glad to know it can be done. Should be getting the seat moved back sometime next month. I will update once everything is in order.
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How did it turn out? Details would be great!
 
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Checking to see if you had the work done at the mentioned local shop to increase the legroom on your 4Runner? You went silent on this issue after your last post. A response with the name of the shop would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
 
I'm 6'5" also and when I bought my 4Runner I too thought I would benefit from some sort of seat fix to give me some more head room, but it turns out that just driving it over the first several months was enough to break in the seat and now I don't even think about it any more.
 
Does anyone know for the fourth GEN if a fifth GEN seat bracket would work to extend it a little bit further? My friend has a 2018 TRD and his seats go back further than mine and I was wondering if that would work on my 2006.
 
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