Driver's Leg Room

[Marshstag]

I went and had my first look at a C34s2 Stagea today! This one actually

I loved the car except for one thing... I'm not sure if there is adequate driver's leg room. I'm 6'6", so this is a pretty serious consideration for me when shopping for a car (and other things).

Is it possible to modify the seat rail to help alleviate this problem? If so, are there any recommnded places in Adelaide where I could get this done and complied?

Hopefully this won't be a barrier to me getting in a Stag... I don't want to have to get a Commodore

[Tangles]

Im 6'8" tall.

I run a Bride Low drivers seat rail on a Saas D1 seat

Used to have standard chair but modified the rail to go back an extra inch.

The Bride Low rail helps the seat go riiiiight back, legroom therefore not being an issue whatsoever.

edit: modified the rail in the shed, so not exactly legal although was sturdy enough. Wiltshire motor trimmers, South Rd, would be able to do it legally I believe. But for the cost I feel you'd be better off taking out the chair/rail and use a bride rail with chair of your choice.

[Marshstag]

Im 6'8" tall.

I run a Bride Low drivers seat rail on a Saas D1 seat

Used to have standard chair but modified the rail to go back an extra inch.

The Bride Low rail helps the seat go riiiiight back, legroom therefore not being an issue whatsoever.

edit: modified the rail in the shed, so not exactly legal although was sturdy enough. Wiltshire motor trimmers, South Rd, would be able to do it legally I believe. But for the cost I feel you'd be better off taking out the chair/rail and use a bride rail with chair of your choice.

Ah now that's what I want to hear! If I wanted to save some $$$ would I be able to use the bride rail with the standard chair? Where did you get your rail/chair?

[Tangles]

you'd need a sidemount rail to suit the stock chair, going by memory.

I had a friend pull apart the standard rail, make some new holes in the rail to enable it to slide back further (around 3cm extra leg room), and re-weld back together

I ran that for 3.5 years until got fed up with the stock chairs' lack of lateral grip.

Bought a bride rail from ebay, a $299 Saas D1 drift chair from autobarn, removed the standard chair (eventualy threw it out!) and simply bolted in the aftermarket chair with rail.... soooooo much comfier and probably 2 inches extra leg room all up. Ive had this setup for over 2.5yrs now, very happy with it. Just decreases legroom behind the driver, makes the car moreoff a 3-4 seater as such; definately no adults behind me due to no leg room for them, its all miiiiine!!!

[Marshstag]

Awesome - thanks for the advice! I can worry about the specifics when I'm actually a Stagea owner

[Tangles]

Trust me, with legroom being a HUGE issue for me. 201cm tall and have had BOTH kneecaps (patellas) removed and not replaced.

Being comfortable is my no.1 aim in life, so to be comfy whilst driving is very important; hence in the end the decision to replace the stock seat (I have tracked the stagea numerous times, and am a Hills driver - used to be a Hills bike rider for a decade......)

A bride rail will also give you more headroom as the seat will sit lower and further back for the go-go-gadget long legs.

[Marshstag]

Update: So I emailed Willshire Motor Trimmers, asking about modifying the standard seat rail, here was the response:

Unfortunately extending the rails to get you some more leg room isn't as easy

as it sounds, especially with the Nissan style of slides. This is due to the

slides being an integral part of the seat frame and seatbelt buckle attachment

on your left side.

Another option may be to fit an aftermarket seat such as a Recaro, that way we

can manufacture the base frame in such a way to give you some extra

room.

About 40mm or so extra is normal.

They don't seem all that willing to do the job...

Can anyone tell me more about the sidemount rail to suit the stock chair? As in, model number, price, where to get it from etc.

[Daleo]

Update: So I emailed Willshire Motor Trimmers, asking about modifying the standard seat rail, here was the response:

They don't seem all that willing to do the job...

Can anyone tell me more about the sidemount rail to suit the stock chair? As in, model number, price, where to get it from etc.

I can understand why; it will always be a compromise; modifying an OEM rail. Having said that; I've done it stacks of times (just not engineered) and they have been just as strong as OEM.

Going back further is not very hard at all, but going lower using the OEM rails & seat will take some creativity, and it's likely to end up costing more than just buying a proper rail.

I'd approach an engineering workshop personally; you're likely to find someone who'll look at the problem more laterally.

Link to rails; http://www.nengun.co...g:1;c:119;t:n:u I've used Nengun several times before and they're great; shipping can be a little slow, but anything good is worth waiting for.

Hope this helps.

Edited July 12, 2011 by Daleo

[chuckie]

mate look at 32 gtst seats

they drop you some 90mm in seat height,

few of in west have done this ,

its much better.

[Marshstag]

Thanks guys, I appreciate the replies. I think my first step will be to approach the engineer's workshop personally - they've replied to my follow up email suggesting that.

If they can't help me or the cost isn't going to be worth it, I'll look at these other suggestions.

[chuckie]

heres few photos of 32 seats in Sagea.

as you see little room under seats ,

drivers side is adjustable in height

Good luck,

[GoldZilla]

Oh, *possibly* even better than the R32 GTSt seats would be the GT-R seats (either R32 or R33). You'll sit heaps lower in those, and they should give you some more leg room too.

[XRATED]

I'm 5'11" and I hit my head on the roof lining with a hat on (in my s2 (w_ sunroofs))... How do you guys at 6'6"/8" do it??? even with modifed seats for extra length. What are you.. lying down??

There is heaps of room under the seats ( I have amp's under mine), so getting a smaller base seat to sit down more shouldn't be too hard.

As sugested above, give a set of GTR seats a go.. goood support, sit low, oem quatity and are cheeap.

[Big Fella]

I'm 5'11" and I hit my head on the roof lining with a hat on (in my s2 (w_ sunroofs))... How do you guys at 6'6"/8" do it??? even with modifed seats for extra length. What are you.. lying down??

There is heaps of room under the seats ( I have amp's under mine), so getting a smaller base seat to sit down more shouldn't be too hard.

As sugested above, give a set of GTR seats a go.. goood support, sit low, oem quatity and are cheeap.

how big is your hat???

i'm 6'2 and my head is nowhere near the roof!

maybe you your seat adjusted up way too high

[Marshstag]

+1

I don't have any probs with the headroom actually!

Lots of good suggestions here, cheers guys

[lilcrash]

I'm 6ft1 and my head is nowhere near the roof, 4/5inch high hair doesn't even touch the roof lining

[flovv]

Hey,

I have the same leg issues, "to long legs" and trying to find a way to sit further back, by change original rails or get new seats.

Did you ever find any seats that fitted for you?

/Stefan

[loymclure]

mate just rip the front seat out at 6'6 im sure you could reach the pedals from the back seat.