Relocate shifter farther back...?(less reaching)

[ND4SPD]

^^ has trouble reaching the shifter...

[c0alition]

hahaha.. what would be real tight and no reaching.. paddle shifters on the steering wheel.. that would be tiiight.

[nadthomas]

Originally Posted by Blackcoog

If your shifter is stock you shouldn't have any trouble reaching it unless you are a little person (dwarf, elf, etc.). If you cut it down then you may have issues reaching it. You would probably have to build custom cables that go from the shift tower to the shifter if you wanted to attempt this.

Actually if you are very short it would be better to move it forward. My fiance is 5'1", and when she drove the MTX cougar her problem was that the seat has to be very far forward to get the clutch pedal in, which actually made it difficult when shifting into 2nd, 4th, and Reverse. Her arm would end up hit the bolsters on the seat, its even worse in the GTO. Also being that close to the steering wheel is a safety issues as well for people her size. I'm seriously considering developing a good looking easily removed clutch extension pedal for her. Because its always the clutch pedal that has a much longer throw, and is the only reason she has to be so close. If the car is an auto she can normally have the seat at a reasonable distance from the steering wheel.

[MaverickFlyer]

If you can't reach the shifter you are sitting in the car wrong.

Here read this and stop slouching.

TurnFast : Seating Position