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Drivers Seat lift

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by retirednavy, Nov 28, 2015.

  1. Nov 28, 2015 at 1:06 PM
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    retirednavy

    retirednavy [OP] Love my Tacoma

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    Does anyone know and any kit or way to lift the drivers seat of the 2015 Tacoma? The seat just sits too close to the floor for me and I'm not getting nearly enough knee bend. Thanks
     
  2. Nov 28, 2015 at 2:29 PM
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    crashnburn80

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    Check out the seat lift link in my sig (rotate phone sideways if on a mobile). It only lifts the back of the seat to make it more bench like rather than car like. I went with the 1" lift. Makes it much more comfortable IMO and improves over hood visibility for the trail. I'm 6', I also have the bird dawg rear view mirror riser, the two go well together.
     
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  3. Nov 28, 2015 at 2:48 PM
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    Thanks, I saw that after looking around for a while, do you just raise the rear of the seat?
     
  4. Nov 28, 2015 at 2:57 PM
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    Correct. It changes the slope of the seat, and driving position, not sure if that would help your issue or not but I like it better. The way the front of the seat mounts to the cab, it is not easily liftable.

    You can get a rough idea what it would be like by unbolting the back seat bolts and sliding something 1" under the seat mount (a piece of 2x4 is 1.5" thick in a jam). Obviously don't drive like that, but you can test in parked to see if it is an improvement for you.
     
  5. Nov 29, 2015 at 2:44 AM
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    Too bad my 2010 Matrix seats wouldn't bolt in there, they were more comfortable and you could adjust the height (rear) with a lever. I'll try the rear lift and see what happens. Thanks
     
  6. Nov 29, 2015 at 3:52 AM
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  7. Nov 29, 2015 at 9:45 AM
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    Go with the 1" lift ... quick ... easy ... good ride position ... 6'1" 201 fyi
     
  8. Dec 2, 2015 at 5:21 PM
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    I did a 1 1/2" lift and I like the seat height but the "loss of leg room" bothered me, I went to a 1/2" lift tonight and sat in the seat, the seat/leg room feels better, I'll see how the position works tomorrow on the ride to work, if not will try the a 1" next (I'm 6 also)
     

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