Originally Posted by howzzzit (Post 9154699)

For 100 bucks you shouldn't have to modify anything. Just my thought. I've already had to modify too many aftermarket Taiwan sheet metal parts.

Originally Posted by my67c20 (Post 9154738)

Not being one of the taller folks this thread got me thinking. Gonna make an assumption that just sitting in the seat, there is room, but the issue happens when you need to stop or press the clutch and your knee comes in contact with the steering column or the dash. Not so much an issue with the gas, since it is on the floor. Post #4 (cdub2010) hinted to moving the pedals, so it got me wondering. Digging up some e-bay pictures of the pedal assembly and it appears that you could move the pedal pivot forward and adjust the angle to better align the gas and brake pedal. Of course you would need to make sure that the location allows for complete pedal travel, but seems like a pretty straight forward mod with simple skills. The other part is to bump out the floor of the cab. It appears not much is in the way and the inner fender-well when installed does leave a bit of a gap in that area. Combine this with a seat lowering and you might be able to pick up quite a few inches of space.

Originally Posted by Jason Banks (Post 9154423)

Hey Carl, are you using the DBC throttle body with your stock pedal assembly? Or DBW with electronic pedal?

In my LS swapped truck. I'm using DBW with electronic pedal. I saw a Youtube video one time where the guy said that the "adjustable" pedals have less throw. One of my donor vehicles was a 2003 Suburban with LT trim level that had a pedal that you could adjust in an out. I had my truck set up to use a different pedal because the adjustable was very bulky. I dug the adjustable pedal out and compared and it is a significant difference in pedal travel. I cut and welded on the adjustable pedal and now have a pedal that starts very low to the floor(below the brake pedal low) and ends just above the floor. It has made a huge difference in how comfortable my truck is to drive.

Most of my height is in my legs. 34 inch inseam. My upholstery guy was very careful to keep from making my seat taller and I sit pretty low in the seat. I had told him about using new foam on a different seat made it sit high and firm. Also no tilt column and I don't have the column pushed in.

Originally Posted by 72c20customcamper (Post 9155158)

Before I lowered my seat my head would hit the roof on bumps . Now I can wear a hat but in reality these trucks are very cramped and seems to have been designed for smaller people .

Originally Posted by 72c20customcamper (Post 9155527)

Depended greatly on the make of truck also . I seem to remember much more room in the 50s Studebakers I owned . Seat higher and the roof much higher . My 67 Gladiator was very comfortable as was the 82 that replaced it . But they were basically the same truck .

Originally Posted by A1971Blazer (Post 9155528)

Sorry...should have been 40s-50s "Chevy" trucks....some of the old International pickups had more room too...

Originally Posted by 72c20customcamper (Post 9155539)

Was just an observation . I had one of these late 80s town had an auction I made a rediculas offer and I won the sealed bid . Came with the V highway plow the sander they reused. Plenty of room lol

Originally Posted by CarlsLQ9SS (Post 9154143)

I thought about lowering the seat some...

Originally Posted by Palf70Step (Post 9154059)

I agree with the above, the 88-98 (especially the 95-98 buckets) are the most comfortable. They will help some. You may also want to tray a smaller 15" or less) steering wheel to help out. I have a 91 bench seat in mine and it is way better that stock. I am getting ready to put in some 2010 Nissan Frontier cloth buckets in mine fore a bit more support and hopefully comfort/room. I like my DD's Frontier buckets for comfort and long haul and hoping to get similar results in the 70. I am 6'1" about 210 with creaky knees and looking for that extra bit of comfort. Mine is a manual 3 on the tree, so the clutch comes into the formula also.