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Old Jan 8, 2009 | 10:42 PM
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i need to get it back another 2-4 inches for my legs..my 99 had room but this 06 is cramped...
 
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Old Jan 8, 2009 | 10:43 PM
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how tall are you? I am 6'5" and I am okay. I mean I am not cramped but I am not in the back seat of a mega cab either.
 
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Old Jan 8, 2009 | 11:07 PM
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I know exactly what you mean, I'm 6' 3", but a leggy 6' 3" and an extra two inches of leg room would be really nice. I was told by a mechanic friend it's possible, but risks making the seatbelts less effective.
 
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Old Jan 8, 2009 | 11:20 PM
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6'11"
 
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Old Jan 8, 2009 | 11:25 PM
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Makes me think of a Toyota Corona I bought in '70. They actually made seat rail extenders for us taller Americans. Reduced the driver's side rear seat legroom practically to 0.
 
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Old Jan 8, 2009 | 11:25 PM
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Im 6'4 and have no problems. 1 bit of criteria is how i fit in the back of a vehicle before i buy it since i have a family. A bit tight in the rear of my 07 QC but livable. Driving it...no probs
 
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Old Jan 8, 2009 | 11:35 PM
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The old vw were easy.snip ofF a tab and back they went..lol
 
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Old Jan 9, 2009 | 07:19 AM
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i asked this Q a while ago, im 6-5 and like my leg room (really need to have straight legs to stretch from the knee surgeries i just had)... i had an 01 Cherokee that i had a guy at work weld 6" of flat iron right onto the chasis and worked extremely well for quite a while. wish i had taken pics of that! it's certainly something that i plan on doing something about in the future
 
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Old Jan 9, 2009 | 10:19 AM
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damn 6-11 huh. im only 5-9 so i have no problems whatso ever. when i put the seat back all the way im nowhere near the peddles or the steering wheel anymore.
do you like to have yourlegs liek perfectly straight with no bend in teh knees or something? i know i like to have my arms straight and get my lean on while driving but i like my legs to be like 45 degree angle or so in a truck. in my girls accord where i sit low to the floor its different, i like to be straight and comfortable.
 
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Old Jan 9, 2009 | 11:23 AM
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I am 5/11 and drive with the seat all the way back, only way i'm comfy.
 
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