Too Short For This Mustang

lvmustanggt · Mar 4, 2008

I am 5.5" so I always hated that it's hard to press clutch and shifter is way up front.

2002MineralGray · Mar 4, 2008

So glue a brick to your clutch pedal.

fudleyd · Mar 4, 2008

lvmustanggt said:
I am 5.5" so I always hated that it's hard to press clutch and shifter is way up front.

You are only 5.5" tall?

02nightmaregt · Mar 4, 2008

I'm 5'7" and i don't have any complaints either. I'm just so used to it now i can't stand driving anything else.

rw98gt · Mar 4, 2008

PLATFORM SHOES ABOUT 5" SHOULD SOLVE YOUR PROBLEM. just kidding that realy s*cks, good luck with your search.
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40th GT · Mar 4, 2008

me27821 said:
So I'm driving my Mustang to the (wherever) last month, then I'm there and wanna get out of my car. That's when I'm reminded of how short I am (5'4"). Getting in and out of a 2 door at this height, with a T-45 is a pain. I gotta sit so close to the dash board to be able to press the clutch pedal all the way. If it wasn't for that one pedal, I'd have my seat at least 5 inches back.

So how far are you from the dashboard/kneeboard?
I'm one of the shorter guys in my circle of friends (5'7") and I can almost feel your pain. This would've been way easier for us if Ford had spent the extra dime to offer us adjustable pedals.

urban96 · Mar 5, 2008

im 7'5 and had to put in a sunroof so i could drive

me27821 · Apr 12, 2008

Well I may have found the solution. Distraction Osteogenesis. I'm not sure though, cause it's painfull as all hell, puts you out of commission for over 7 months, and costs more than most people make in a year. Anyway (for those of you slapping your heads), I tried moving the seat all over the place. Trying to find the right spot. The problem is, I'm 5'4. 5 freakin 4. So moving the seat all the way to the floor starts to impare my vision over the wheel. Not to the point where I'm like an old lady, but to the point where parking becomes a PITA. I may look into moving the entire pedal assembly back a few inches by fabbing a bracket. I'm not sure if that's possible or even legal, and dont have access to my car. The issue then would be the brake pedal, and needing an extension to the master cylinder. Another option is having the pedals replaced by custom fabbed ones, which are curved more to reach closer to the seat. Oh well. I'll get it done somehow. Any of you 5'6" guys and under know how embarassing it is to have the seat so far up.

PULMEOVR · Apr 12, 2008

I'm 5'6" and my Mustang fits me perfectly. Fits like a glove, and I'm not even fat.

LI98GTStang · Apr 12, 2008

Some good suggestions on the clutch pedal mod. Have you done the gas pedal mod?
http://www.mustangworld.com/ourpics/fcar/99pedals.htm

I'm a 5'7" guy so, on the short side for sure and found that with the tri-ax handle, which is angled towards the driver and helps just right there, in the lowest position (shortest throws), that 5th gear was a stretch. Once I moved it to the higher of the two positions available, I have NO problems reaching any gear and am very comfy in the stang now even more so now that I have the Cobra seats with proper headrests and more adjustability. Have you tried a Steeda handle with your aftermarket shifter?

Mossberg · Apr 12, 2008

I'm 5'10" and have no complaints other than the shifter being too far forward.

SRT Handz · Apr 13, 2008

This seat will fix all your problems.....

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me27821 · Apr 13, 2008

Yeah I did the gas pedal mod the day I got the car (took the mod hardware out of my old Mustang, and installed it into this new one). It didn't work as well as it did in the old car, but oh well. The clutch is really the only thing that needs work at this point. The shifter's not really too far away, not even in 5th, but that might change when I get an MGW short throw. I'm waiting to install a T-56 before I get the short throw though. If the clutch only required half the movement it does now, then I'd be able to move the seat back pretty far. Doesn't make up for the other setbacks in life, so Distraction Osteogenesis might just be the way to go.

darkhorse02 · Apr 13, 2008

Too Short for Mustang!
Sorry, for some reason when I saw the title I was expecting to see Too Short.
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eliteJAE · Apr 13, 2008

wear some good sturdy shoes like some timberlands i usually wear mah timmys, and its hard as hell to drive th car now with anything else lol is the friction point on ur clutch setup all the way down to the firewall?? like do you absolutely HAVE to depress your clutch all the way to disengage??

EDIT: avoid the distraction osteogenesis man, its too painful and costly. theres gotta be a tweak for the clutch pedal..

2k3gt · Apr 13, 2008

hahaha darkhorse.... did you chop that photo? it could not have existed before now

darkhorse02 · Apr 13, 2008

Guilty, I don't know why, but that's what popped into my head

Mossberg · Apr 14, 2008

darkhorse02 said:
Too Short for Mustang!
Sorry, for some reason when I saw the title I was expecting to see Too Short.
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Beeeeotch!!!!!

LaserSVT · Apr 14, 2008

SEXY CHOCOLATE! *stomps foot*

Mossberg · Apr 14, 2008

You might know me as "Joe", The Policeman from the "What's Going Down" episode of "That's My Momma".

Mr. Randy Watson!!!!!

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