Good question. What you could do is install an aftermarket sunroof. Make sure you get one large enough so the cut out will be above your head.

Good luck.

 

Hey---putting the top down is a lot easier, but hardly an all-weather solution.
I could take the seat out altogether & sit on a pillow.

 

Hey---putting the top down is a lot easier, but hardly an all-weather solution.
I could take the seat out altogether & sit on a pillow.

LOL :lol:

 

Just take the seat out and sit in the back seat. Another alternative is to drill the mounting holes on the seat an inch or two further back. The rail is angled, so moving the seat back also lowers it. You're probably hurting for the increased leg room as well.

 

Yep I know what you are talking about. I am 6'5". I have 95 GT seats and they do sit higher. Fortunatly I have the stock sunroof and the cutout increases the head room over me. If I did not have it I'd be up against the headliner. (I like my seat straight up)

Measure the clearance under the stock rails. I don't see any reason that they could not be cut down a little and rewelded.

 

I did the thing with mounting the seat further back on the rails. On one end, the self-tapping bosses are already there, ready for you to bolt the brackets up. On the other end, I had to drill new holes in the seat. If you don't drill new holes in the seat (I cannot recall if there were already holes in the rails, or if I drilled new ones), the bolt heads themselves are farther back-- and they act as stops for the seat going back, so the net result is that nothing changes.

Also, there are four small extension coil springs that support the weight of the driver. You will see them in the back part of the seat, on the bottom. I took two of them out, so I sink into the seat a bit more.

Frank

 

I did the thing with mounting the seat further back on the rails. On one end, the self-tapping bosses are already there, ready for you to bolt the brackets up. On the other end, I had to drill new holes in the seat. If you don't drill new holes in the seat (I cannot recall if there were already holes in the rails, or if I drilled new ones), the bolt heads themselves are farther back-- and they act as stops for the seat going back, so the net result is that nothing changes.

Also, there are four small extension coil springs that support the weight of the driver. You will see them in the back part of the seat, on the bottom. I took two of them out, so I sink into the seat a bit more.

Frank

For a Fox seat you can only move it back about an inch easily. In the back there are two holes with a "depression" between them for another hole. The back hole is tapped while the front hole is not. The back hole is the stock mounting location which corresponds to a tapped hole in the front of the seat frame. About an inch in front of the tapped hole in the front seat frame is a dimple in the frame. This dimple corresponds with the middle depression between the rear mounting holes. If you try to use the front mounting holes in the back you wind up having to drill new holes in the tracks for the front and then the head of the bolt stops the sliders which keeps the seat from sliding back all the way (this is a waste of time I learned the hard way). If you want extra height about your only option would be to take the seat tracks and have them cut and welded. I'm curious though, I'm 6'4" and I only need to have my '89 GT seats reclined about one notch to be comfortable, and this is with my seat moved back one inch. How did removing two of the springs under the seat work? I like my seats but with I sat down "in" them more instead of on top of them. Good luck with a solution.

Carson

 

Im sure if you buy a set of racing seats they sit you lower in the chair. Or it at least feels that way when I sit in the seats at automotive engineering...

 

For a Fox seat you can only move it back about an inch easily. In the back there are two holes with a "depression" between them for another hole. The back hole is tapped while the front hole is not. The back hole is the stock mounting location which corresponds to a tapped hole in the front of the seat frame. About an inch in front of the tapped hole in the front seat frame is a dimple in the frame. This dimple corresponds with the middle depression between the rear mounting holes. If you try to use the front mounting holes in the back you wind up having to drill new holes in the tracks for the front and then the head of the bolt stops the sliders which keeps the seat from sliding back all the way (this is a waste of time I learned the hard way).
Carson

Yup I did the same and realized the front bolt will interfear with the slider. I solved it by adding a steel strip with a hole in each end. One end of the strip is held by the front seat bolt. The strip extends forward and is bolted to the stock seat hole. Yes the seat front is sitting on the bolt head and the strip is slightly bent but it works and does give about an 1 1/2" more travel.

 

If you buy a set of Corbeau seats and use their specific seat tracks, the seat will sit lower than the stock Mustang seats. You will also get more leg room, because you have more movement front to back with the Corbeau seat tracks...

do a search under my ID here in the General Mustang Tech and you will find many detailed posts about 3 different Corbeau seats...

good luck!

 

My friend is 6'7" and had a 90 Mustang LX, he used to almost sit in the back. He drives a 2000 GT now. So, tall people can fit too.

 

How can he fit in a 2000 GT?

The way that I ended up with a 1990 LX 5.0 was as follows. I saw the new body style for the Mustang (New Edge), and I decided it was the best looking Ford I had ever seen. I went to the dealer, thinking that I wanted to get one. At 6'4", I did not even come close to fitting into the new Mustang the salesman wanted to sit me in. They had a 1993 GT in stock used, and I test drove that. I fit, but not that comfortably. I then began a search for 5.0s that I could fit into... the one the Ford dealer had was monstrously overpriced and had been pimped out (and so it was very ugly). I ended up with my 90 LX a short time thereafter. After my mods to the seat, I fit pretty well in my Mustang.

Frank

 

How can he fit in a 2000 GT?

I went to the dealer, thinking that I wanted to get one. At 6'4", I did not even come close to fitting into the new Mustang the salesman wanted to sit me in.
Frank

I can relate, I'm only 6'3". When I went to the dealership I only fit in the Excursion, full size trucks, & the Windstar. I was very disappointed how poorly I fit the newest Stang, as well as the "full size" cars.

Lems

 

I have no idea how he fits in it, he drove a 98 or 99 TransAm the other day and said he fits in it better than he does his car! I dont see how on that though.

 

One of my good friends is 6'11" and fits in a 95 and a fox with relatively little problems. He installed seat brackets in his 95 that moved the seats back 4". It's even a manual tranny, and he even uses the clutch.

 

I'm 6'7" and manage OK in my 90 GT with the stock seats. Granted, I have to put my left knee on the steering wheel to work the clutch, and I can't spike my hair up without hitting the roof. And speed bumps are sometimes really hard on my head...

 

hey i got the same problem but sorta the opposite, i am 5'6.lol.. i see fine over the wheel and everything but i like to sit high, is there anyway that i can make these 88 gt mustang seats height adjustable?.

 

One of my good friends is 6'11" and fits in a 95 and a fox with relatively little problems. He installed seat brackets in his 95 that moved the seats back 4". It's even a manual tranny, and he even uses the clutch.

Interactive Systems and Technologies makes the seat relocation brackets you're talking about. I think they go for either $50 or $100 per side but they're the way to go if you've got long legs. Unfortunately, IST's website doesn't work and I don't know where you can buy the brackets.

Carson

 

hey i got the same problem but sorta the opposite, i am 5'6.lol.. i see fine over the wheel and everything but i like to sit high, is there anyway that i can make these 88 gt mustang seats height adjustable?.

buy power seats out of a 94-98 car. They bolt right in you just have to hook up the power, and you can go up and down.

 

I say a 10 pound sledge hammer upward on the roof will solve this problem.

Might not look very cool though, but functional.

 

FWIW I'm 6'2" so I feel your pain. If you are tall and Fox shopping, you could look for a T-top car. I had an '83 GT with t-tops and it had tons of headroom. I had to move the driver's seat back on the track as detailed above to gain some leg room in my present coupe.

If you are into junkyark scavenging you could look for a seat track out of a '79 Mustang Cobra. My turbo 2.3 Cobra had a manual driver's side seat track that also adjusted up and down.

 

Interactive Systems and Technologies makes the seat relocation brackets you're talking about. I think they go for either $50 or $100 per side but they're the way to go if you've got long legs. Unfortunately, IST's website doesn't work and I don't know where you can buy the brackets.

Carson

www.mass-air.com

If you call them you can order their seat brackets. I did and love it.

BTW Im the 6'11 guy Kazlx was talkin about.

 

Granted, I have to put my left knee on the steering wheel to work the clutch

LOL, 1 of many reasons I went AOD.

Lems

 

Hmm, I am 6-4" and I want to buy an 03 cobra but I don't fit. Tried a convert and everytime I pushed the clutch the turn signal would get activated upon release. I am affraid to buy a $30k car and find out I cannot sit comfortably in it, that would blow. What to do?

I sat in a 98 cobra with the seat track extenders and I lost head room.

My other alternative is to buy a 93 cobra but they are asking crazy prices for them. I fit fine in 87-93 mustangs and even better in my 89 with corbeau seats in it with their slamed seat rails.

Anyone in the same predicament? I am very long in the legs some guys that are my height I think are longer in the torso and can get by with minimal modifications.

Really blows I can finally afford the car and I can 't fit in it, nice job ford. They have incentives right now in addition to my x plan.

 

Here's a little trick I've learned from my Corvette experiences. Put a small stack of washers under the front of the seat rails. 1/4-1/8 inch should do nicely. Not only will you pick up head room, but you'll also get tons more leg room.