Low Seat

I'm only 5'6'' and am going to raise the seat in my '16 'yota with washers. I ordered the grade 8 bolts today, and then I thought about if this would cause a squeak or not. Any thought's?

 

i would use thick nylon spacers you can get them at home depot or lowes.

 

I know aftermarket companies make spacers for jeeps, have looked at 4 wheel parts or other 4x4 specialist for spacers?

 

You should have no problem at all. I was an auto tech for over 20 years, and have done lots of fab work. Unless you are going to put 12 washers or more you should be fine. I have modified seats for handicapped situations and created steel blocks as spacers, but if you are only raising it a bit you should be fine.

Ironically, I am 5' 8" and more legs are short. My head almost touches the roof .... I would like to lower mine .... LOL

 

Rather than a stack of washers I'd use a thick wall piece of steel pipe in the diameter to match the washers or a drilled steel block.

 

Raised the back 1''. I like it but have to figure something different for the trim piece. Any thought's?

 

Brilliant. I was thinking about an inch on all corners of the seat to maintain the seating angle. Did you notice any problem with the seat angle since you only raised the back?

 

No, so far so good!

 

http://4crawler.com/4x4/CheapTricks/index.shtml#SeatHeight

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED =] The difference in angle is not noticeable IMO. I dont think you could raise the front; it wouldnt bolt to the factory threads correctly (the front bolts in at an angle).

 

Is that the 1'' lift?

 

hockey pucks are 1" thick, would they work? I stacked two to lower my running boards. Still not perfect but much better.

 

I like the seating angle, but need height. Too flat would kill me, degenerative arthritis. I motor, just not very fast.

 

I'm 5'6 as well and found that one seat and backrest position was too far forward while moving each back one click made it too far away. I got fairly comfortable but that's not exactly ok with me when I'll be sitting in that seat nearly every day of my life for as long as I have the truck.

Did the same thing, went to the hardware store and bought four bolts that matched the factory seat bolts but were about 2 inches longer and 8 nylon washers/spacers that were probably 3/4 inch thick each. Put two washers under the rear seat rails on both sides for both the drivers and passenger seats and used the longer bolts in the rear of rails. I also bought some thinner washers/spacers to fine tune the seat position but I think I hit the sweat spot already. It's a night and day difference for me.

 

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/get-out-of-that-hole-diy-seat-risers.417680

 

Hell I want to lower mine a bit.


One good bump and and it's crayons and coloring books for the rest of my Christmas's.

 

5 10 and I need to lower it too lol

 

1.5"

 

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take it off set on table 360 deg pictures of it (maybe 8)

load it in insight 3d, make it a 3d model

load in blender

fine tune it to exact scale and size, now add the 'skirt' so it will fit better

send image to shapeways tell them what material to use, blammo new piece(s)