How to improve seats?

Finished a camping trip,
But after about 2hrs of driving my lower back hurts so much that I need to lay down or at least walk for 30mins.
(where the spine meets the hip sort of area.)

My passenger also feels the same way.

Is there a way to improve the bucket seats the TRD sport has?
Im literally about to tear the seats out and sit on a church Pune!

 

Seat spacers. I forget who makes them. They’re like 1” metal spacers that go under the back to space the bolts. Makes a big difference.

 

Sounds like you may need some lumbar support. My 07 has a small wheel on the left side of the seat that can be turned to adjust that. If yours does not, or if you need more support try buying a support to place there.

Amazon.com : lumbar support pillow

FWIW I've driven 950 miles in one day alone and over 1600 straight through while swapping driving/sleeping duties with another driver. My Tacoma seats aren't the most comfortable I've sat in, but they are acceptable.

 

I have found the taco seats to be much more sensitive to positioning than other vehicles. For me, a single notch adjustment in either direction can mean the difference between comfortable and torture. Its weird. When I went experimenting on seat comfort (spacers, no spacers, foam inserts, no foam...) I did settle on a seating position that is more upright and ergonomic, even if it was a position I am not normally used to. Other cars are more forgiving because they are either so high-chair upright that you are naturally supporting yourself, or they're so deeply wrapped in side-bolster that they are supporting you. The Tacoma however, has that shallow floor pan car-like seating, but minimal side bolster to help support in that position - so its the worst of both worlds. Find a spot where the legs are slightly stretched out front (but not uncomfortably so) and the torso is a little more upright, so that your spine and hips are in a proper self-supporting posture. I have found that the right position is when the chair back is there enough to feel the side bolsters but it shouldn't be carrying any of your weight - all of your upper body weight (and none of your lower) should be on your butt. The thighs should be firmly planted in the chair so that your hips aren't supporting any of their weight, but without that pressure point that happens just above the knee - equal pressure should happen across the entirety of the thigh. Its difficult to achieve and it feels weird at first, but its quite comfortable.

It also bugs me to no end when the fiancee borrows the truck now, because it takes me a couple days to find that seat position again. I need to put marking tape on the rails or something.

 

Desert Does It ‘seat jackers’ may help, that’s what @TacoTuesday1 is referring to. I have them and they help a lot.

 

Tacoma seating position is utter trash. Seat jackers help.

 

love be my seat jackers Life saver almost

 

Try this and add, grab your feet. Then push your feet to the ceiling and do it daily. It does help the back.

 

I don't think my legs could bend that far or that way lol

 

I just "upgraded" the seats on my 2015. After 200,000 miles, they were quite uncomfortable.

New seat and back foam from Toyota, Katzkin leather seat covers, and front seat lifters. It's like driving a new truck. I wasn't sure about leather, but these are fantastic.

I tried rear seat lifters, but they did work for me. They work for some people. (I have a set for sale, if anyone is interested.)

I considered replacing the seats. What I found was inexpensive aftermarket ones are not really worth it. The good aftermarket seats are really expensive - and then you have to wire (or fool the system) the air bags and sensors.

 

I was looking at those seat jackers. Looks like they would help. They raise the front of the seat more to meet up with your leg better behind the knee.
Amazon might have them.
I'm not real tall so it isn't bad but I will get a numb ass and leg on the right side during long trips.
No wallet in the pocket.

 

Yes, do make sure you don't have a wallet in your back pocket. I was really surprised when I figured out how much that would move my hip.

I did my seat jackers off of Amazon. They seem overpriced for what they are, but they sure do work!

 

Just stop getting old

 

No $hit! LOL

 

I used to have the same problem on a long drive, I put Seat Jackers under the front of mine and that made all the difference for me.
Kinda pricy for what they are but if your tall they help.

 

What determines if you should put the spacers in the front or rear of the seat?

I'm 6' 1", 200lbs for reference.

 

I don't think you'd want them in the back. That would make the seat lean forward even more

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That's what I figured, but people on here seem to sell both options.

I figure there are enough people my size or pretty similar that someone has tried either version.

 

Maybe they do both so it feels like they got an extra inch of lift.

 

To be blunt, your butt.

Try one, try the other, see what works.

I had the rear lifters in for a while, didn't really notice much difference (maybe my head was closer to the ceiling.) When I put the front risers in, the change was instantly noticed.