Need more legroom - modify seat or pedals?

[blackb13]

I am finding that there is plenty of legroom for my left leg, especially beyond the dead pedal, but I'm finding that my right leg is getting fatigued and sore on longer commutes - the transition from gas to brake is giving me shin splints in city traffic. Lol.

There seems to be almost an excess of room behind the pedals, especially the brake pedal. Has anyone seen or considered a way to modify them?

Or has anyone figured out a way to modify the seat bracket to gain an extra few inches? I was reading that the Escape has the same track, I wonder if the 10-way seat would give more adjustment to assist?

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[JimParker256]

Can't help you, because I've got the Lariat with the 10-way seat, and it is the only vehicle I've ever driven where I cannot reach the pedals with the seat in the rear-most position...

 

[volksnuts]

Dang how long are your legs?

This might be a first

 

[TCPTX65]

 

[jsus]

Can't help you, because I've got the Lariat with the 10-way seat, and it is the only vehicle I've ever driven where I cannot reach the pedals with the seat in the rear-most position...

Minor correction - Maverick tops out at an 8-way power seat.

 

[zach57x]

Is your seat in the lowest position possible? If it's lower it's closer to the rear

 

[blackb13]

Dang how long are your legs?

This might be a first

Lol. 36" inseam. The main issue is that the brake pedal is like 2-3" closer to the driver than the gas pedal. This vehicle almost rewards driving with 2 feet. My left leg can fully stretch out in-between the dead pedal and the brake, but my right leg is taking a beating.

 

[blackb13]

Is your seat in the lowest position possible? If it's lower it's closer to the rear

It is. I'm wondering if the escape seat would allow the same distance rearward but give me the extra seat height to help pull my leg farther from the pedals.

 

[Hot Runr Guy]

This vehicle almost rewards driving with 2 feet.

Good to hear. I've been a left-foot braker for the last 50 years, amazing how many people get freaked-out when they ride with me, and see me using my left leg/foot. Funny thing is, back when I had multiple vehicles, some with stick shift, I could go back & forth without even thinking about it.

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[JimParker256]

Minor correction - Maverick tops out at an 8-way power seat.

True - I probably used 10-way because I read it in the post right before mine, and wasn't really thinking...

Oddly enough, I only noticed yesterday that the passenger seat also raises / lowers with the forward lever beside the seat.

 

[volksnuts]

I learned how to left foot brake this past weekend at the Bronco Off-Rodeo

 

[blackb13]

So, I sat in a 2021 Escape with the 10-way adjustable seat. From the brief time I had in it, it appears as though the seat mechanism would be a direct swap for those that are wanting to get some under-thigh adjustment. I think someone else posted here that the 20-21 Escapes have the 10-way seat as standard, where as the 22+ only have the 10-way in the titanium package (?).

Unfortunately, the seat height mechanism is similar to the Maverick, in that as it raises up, it also gets closer to the steering wheel - reducing leg room in the process. So, that means that if you're looking for more leg room, they won't help.

 

[jsus]

So, I sat in a 2021 Escape with the 10-way adjustable seat. From the brief time I had in it, it appears as though the seat mechanism would be a direct swap for those that are wanting to get some under-thigh adjustment. I think someone else posted here that the 20-21 Escapes have the 10-way seat as standard, where as the 22+ only have the 10-way in the titanium package (?).

Unfortunately, the seat height mechanism is similar to the Maverick, in that as it raises up, it also gets closer to the steering wheel - reducing leg room in the process. So, that means that if you're looking for more leg room, they won't help.

10-way allows the seat base to both move up and down and tilt. 8-way only moves the whole thing up or down.

 

[blackb13]

10-way allows the seat base to both move up and down and tilt. 8-way only moves the whole thing up or down.

Correct. Unfortunately, moving the seat up still drives the entire seat forward, just like the Maverick. I was hoping it would just raise it straight up...like in other vehicles with 10-way seats.

 

[JimParker256]

On my Lariat Lux, "raising" the seat lifts only the back side of the seat. It basically pivots at the front mounting points.

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