how to raise the passenger seat

[DrSmith]

Hi All,
In my quest to have my vertically challenged wife enjoy cruising in my 06 gt, I still want to raise the seat higher. Jegs has a rail to raise the seat, but it is not specific to our cars. Has anyone had this issue and if so, how did you solve it? If she could see out of the car more easily, we could cruise more. I would have purchased an adjustable seat, had it been available at the time.
Thanks all,
Doc

 

[07vistavert]

This long thread has details on adding the 07+ power passenger seat. Scroll through and it also has a write up on a fixed system that raised the seat 1.5".

2005+ Mustang Power Passenger Seat Conversion - Ford Mustang Forums

 

[COBESGT]

I seem to remember this question being asked a couple of years ago? I'm guessing that you never came up with anything. The easiest thing that I can think of would be to add some sort of riser above the seat brackets and on bottom of the seat frame. You could bolt this to the seat and then bolt the seat brackets to this riser.

If I were doing this I would make the risers out of square tubing with some cross shafts for support. Just my thoughts on this issue.

 

[Lifter583]

Tell her you bought a booster seat !! Then DUCK! LOL

 

[COBESGT]

Tell her you bought a booster seat !! Then DUCK! LOL

 

[Gearbanger 101]

I was going to suggest a phone book under her rump....but I imagine the results would be the same as those suggested in Lifter583's post.

 

[The Fang]

I keep a little cushion in the car for da wife, it is just enough for her to see over the dash.

 

[DrSmith]

Thanks for all your help guys. Oh, to the guy from Dubuque, my wife is from Davenport. I e-mailed jegs, and they do not have a part that will fit our seats. My wife would not go for the expensive seat mod, she would want me to spend it on something else. I was worried about the "self" mods, as I don't want the seat to fail during a car accident. I will look into all of this.
thanks again so much for the input and links. We did try some cushions, , no soap so far.
Thanks,
Doc