Raising seat on my 05 Boxster ?
I am 5 ft 5" Tall and find that I need the seat higher than I can manually
raise it. (Manual seats) I think another inch or maybe less would work. I have pulled the 4 bolts and noticed that the front 2 bolt seat brackets and floor mount are angled. do I need to raise the front and rear evenly or can I raise the rear only.Was thinking of using either stacked washers or maybe a bushing or some flat bar aluminum stock . Any advise on this would be great. Thx |
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As you alluded to, you can't raise it with spacers because the holes won't align. Maybe a thick pillow? Phone book or booster seat, squirt? :D
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I think stacking washers etc. would multiply the shear force by leverage applied to the bolts which could then fail in an impact and would not be recommended.
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Hmm... maybe contact Brey Krause or Recaro, they may have a seat bracket that can act as a riser. The stock seat comes up quite a bit, are you sure it’s fully raised? That can stick a little as well.
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+1 On my previous Boxster, which had manual seats, I had to lever the seat up with a stick while holding the adjustment switch.
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Why do you need the seat higher? I'm the same height as you and I have my seat in the lowest position on all of my cars.
It's a sporty car so you want to sit low to keep the centre of gravity low |
I’m guessing visibility is the issue. My wife is 5’2” and needs a 2” thick seat cushion to get to a comfortable position even with the seat at max height. BTW lowering your seat an inch or two will have no appreciable difference as regards handling on a street driven Boxster due to “lowering the center of gravity”.
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My wife is 5'7" and she likes it up. |
The distance from the bottom of the bottom to the top of the head varies with body type as well as total height. Comfort within a car will vary too.
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Maybe I have really short legs, but I doubt this as several people taller than me adjust the seat forward when they drive my cars. How I set the seating position up: I make sure I'm sitting all the way back on the cushion and push the clutch all the way in. I want my leg fully extended with a comfortable amount of toe point) as it kisses the floor without having to move my butt at all. Where there is height adjustment, I always use the lowest setting unless the front of the cushion restricts my left leg behind the knee when doing the clutch thing above. In an automatic (yuk) I put my left foot flat on the foot rest and do the above adjustment. I sit quite upright, which I'm sure does help me to see out. With shoulders fairly neutral I like to be able to rest my wrists on the wheel with straight arms. This gives me a nice roomy position while all the controls are reachable without having to move my torso. If I drive barefoot (I live in Africa) I just put the seat one notch forward. |
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The exact distance from the base of the bottom to the peak of the head varies with physical stature in addition to total elevation. Comfort within a car will be different.
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