Has anybody ever notched cab for more seat clearance?

[PhotonFanatic]

The thought crossed my mind, so I had to ask. Is there any metal that can be removed, in order to gain an inch or two of seat clearance? Just to lean back a little bit more. It doesn't really bother me much, but imo that's the one thing that the extended cabs have over the single cabs. Just a bit more lean room.

Possible, or impossible? Without making the truck look really goofy, I mean.

 

[Ricko1966]

You can gain a couple of inches with after market seats, our seat backs are thick

 

[TotalyHucked]

Nothing you can do on the back wall, if you cut out that inner structure, you'll just be left with the back cab panel itself and it'll tin can real bad. The only way you can gain room is an aftermarket seat of some kind and/or a shorter column

 

[SquareRoot]

Or.....

Limb-shortening surgery​

The second procedure is called a limb-shortening surgery. As the name suggests, this surgery actually shortens the length of a bone, possibly affecting your overall height.
To do this, a surgeon removes a portion of the femur (thighbone) or tibia (shinbone). Then, they use metal plates, screws, or rods to hold the remaining pieces of bone together until they heal.
Healing may take several weeks and require you to have very limited movement. In fact, you may be in a full-length leg cast for weeks until your doctor is satisfied that the bone has healed properly.
The maximum length a surgeon can remove from the femur is about 3 inches (7.5 centimeters)Trusted Source; from the tibia, it’s about 2 inches (5 centimeters). How much your surgeon removes will depend on the discrepancy they’re trying to correct and how much you enjoy driving that squarebody.

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[squaredeal91]

Any difference between 70s and 80s seat thickness? I like the 90s truck bench okay in our suburban. Backrest is thinner I think maybe.

 

[PhotonFanatic]

Nothing you can do on the back wall, if you cut out that inner structure, you'll just be left with the back cab panel itself and it'll tin can real bad. The only way you can gain room is an aftermarket seat of some kind and/or a shorter column

Never thought of a shorter column. I don't have the modern stomach thing going, so I'm not sure if a shorter column would help me much.

Are the bench seat backs really that thick? Looks like if you went any thinner, you'd be into those racing bucket seats. Would seats out of say... an 06 truck be slimmer?

 

[squaredeal91]

Arm Shortening Surgery
It's ass

 

[Bloodhound1981]

I'm 6'6", with the bench it was way too tight. I got a good deal on some refurbished Recaro bucket seats (Specialist M is the model). Got the brackets and sliders, and with it slid to the back wall it is very roomy. I have seen a couple trucks where guys had removed the saddle tank for a Blazer tank, and then cut the big humps out of the floor to gain room. Seems like an awful lot of work.

 

[Radiohead]

Or.....

Limb-shortening surgery​

The second procedure is called a limb-shortening surgery. As the name suggests, this surgery actually shortens the length of a bone, possibly affecting your overall height.
To do this, a surgeon removes a portion of the femur (thighbone) or tibia (shinbone). Then, they use metal plates, screws, or rods to hold the remaining pieces of bone together until they heal.
Healing may take several weeks and require you to have very limited movement. In fact, you may be in a full-length leg cast for weeks until your doctor is satisfied that the bone has healed properly.
The maximum length a surgeon can remove from the femur is about 3 inches (7.5 centimeters)Trusted Source; from the tibia, it’s about 2 inches (5 centimeters). How much your surgeon removes will depend on the discrepancy they’re trying to correct and how much you enjoy driving that squarebody.

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Reading that shyt made every joint and bone hurt.

 

[FireTruck1984]

The thought crossed my mind, so I had to ask. Is there any metal that can be removed, in order to gain an inch or two of seat clearance? Just to lean back a little bit more. It doesn't really bother me much, but imo that's the one thing that the extended cabs have over the single cabs. Just a bit more lean room.

Possible, or impossible? Without making the truck look really goofy, I mean.

Joe Martin did it on an episode of Iron Resurrection… Notched the back wall and custom seats, but it was a ‘67-‘68 C10

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[PhotonFanatic]

Joe Martin did it on an episode of Iron Resurrection… Notched the back wall and custom seats, but it was a ‘67-‘68 C10

Maybe those trucks have a bit more metal to work with than the squarebodies do.

 

[FireTruck1984]

Maybe those trucks have a bit more metal to work with than the squarebodies do.

Actually those cabs are smaller, and just about the same shape of the back wall.

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[Doppleganger]

Could always find one of these......

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[PhotonFanatic]

Could always find one of these......

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I considered it, but I just can't do it. Imo it kills the "old" look of the squares. Extended cab was a big 1990's thing. The squares look great with a single cab, which is undone when you extend the cab.

 

[SirRobyn0]

Or.....

Limb-shortening surgery​

The second procedure is called a limb-shortening surgery. As the name suggests, this surgery actually shortens the length of a bone, possibly affecting your overall height.
To do this, a surgeon removes a portion of the femur (thighbone) or tibia (shinbone). Then, they use metal plates, screws, or rods to hold the remaining pieces of bone together until they heal.
Healing may take several weeks and require you to have very limited movement. In fact, you may be in a full-length leg cast for weeks until your doctor is satisfied that the bone has healed properly.
The maximum length a surgeon can remove from the femur is about 3 inches (7.5 centimeters)Trusted Source; from the tibia, it’s about 2 inches (5 centimeters). How much your surgeon removes will depend on the discrepancy they’re trying to correct and how much you enjoy driving that squarebody.

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Seems like that easy button to me. A couple weeks off and all that comes with it!