del Posted October 17, 2009 Share Posted October 17, 2009 Just wondering has anyone tried the new seat rails avalible from craddocks that are suppost to give you an extra 4" leg room,do they work? were does that legroom come from if youve already got the seat back as far as it goes? Does it raise you up cause then my knees would hit the steering wheel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dads Toy Posted October 17, 2009 Share Posted October 17, 2009 Mudd stuff were the originals (very good write ups) and have been around for ages - look on their web site, talk to him he's a very nice accommodating man. Malcolm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted October 17, 2009 Share Posted October 17, 2009 the rails just raise the seat enough to clear the lip at the back of the seatbox, then with rails fitted the seat can move further back without hitting anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NicTheOrange90 Posted October 17, 2009 Share Posted October 17, 2009 IMHO stick with the original independant (i.e MUDSTUFF) as opposed to others, this way we continue to pay the innovators as opposed to the box shifters. Nothing against craddocks you understand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgeback Posted October 17, 2009 Share Posted October 17, 2009 Thing I find with my 90 is that I feel like I need to recline the back of the seat a bit more. With the rear bulkhead on a 90 being angled back, does the Mud rail give you any more room to recline the seat back.? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aragorn Posted October 17, 2009 Share Posted October 17, 2009 no, but you can get a kit to allow you to remove the bulkhead but still retain the strength. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reb78 Posted October 17, 2009 Share Posted October 17, 2009 Why not make some spacers that raise the seat enough to clear the lip? Surely you'd only need some box section or thick steel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
del Posted October 18, 2009 Author Share Posted October 18, 2009 You would have thought so Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Briarston Posted October 18, 2009 Share Posted October 18, 2009 Why not make some spacers that raise the seat enough to clear the lip? Surely you'd only need some box section or thick steel. I did. Had some 3/4" square box "in stock" (knew it would be useful one day). Job done in an hour, and now I can see over the steering wheel! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Part1cle Posted October 18, 2009 Share Posted October 18, 2009 I just turned four steel spacers 25 dia, I think, x 25 long with a clearance hole for the screw and painted them in silk black. Been in there for a few months now and look just like they are OE fitting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgeback Posted October 18, 2009 Share Posted October 18, 2009 I just turned four steel spacers 25 dia, I think, x 25 long with a clearance hole for the screw and painted them in silk black. Been in there for a few months now and look just like they are OE fitting. Did the 25mm lift allow you to recline the seat back much more? Might have a play with some washers first then get some spacers made up it works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharpy Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 Hi, Just thought I would let you know what I have done, Purchased from B&Q they sell 1 Inch box section in metre lengths @ £8.74, two ways I have done this firstly take out the seat bottom and measure from the lip at the bottom of the bulkhead to front of seat box and cut, drill two holes in the box section where the seat already bolts and put it back together, this give me an extra two inches travel and raises the seat by an inch which also lets you tilt the seat back a little more. Second method is two cut the metre section straight in half and remove a 1 inch piece on the the lip of bulkhead, this allows for the box to be mounted an inch further back giving you another inch of travel backwards, but does restrict the tilt on the seat back if you fully use the travel. Cheers Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V8 Freak Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 no, but you can get a kit to allow you to remove the bulkhead but still retain the strength. Ridgeback, the post by Aragorn was for you.... Please read responses and there is likely to be no further need to ask again ! Unless you remove the bulkhead the seat will not recline any more. The rails do as Ralph said, they allow you to move the seat back further as well as adding a few cms more legroom just by lifting the seat up. Neil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgeback Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 Ridgeback, the post by Aragorn was for you.... Please read responses and there is likely to be no further need to ask again ! Unless you remove the bulkhead the seat will not recline any more. The rails do as Ralph said, they allow you to move the seat back further as well as adding a few cms more legroom just by lifting the seat up. Neil I did read his responce to my question " does the Mud rail give you any more room to recline the seat back.?" Part1cle then offered another possible way round the problem not using the "mud rail" so IMHO my second question was Perfectly reasonable? Based on the fact that the bulkhead is tapered,I was thinking that if you lift the height of the seat rails, you might get a small amount of extra movement. I thought the idea of the forum was for Land Rover owners to swap ideas and help each other, not count the number of questions asked? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Part1cle Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 Did the 25mm lift allow you to recline the seat back much more? Might have a play with some washers first then get some spacers made up it works. Apologies for the late reply - I like a fairly upright seat back anyway, my real reason was to get a little more seat height, I might go up a few mm more yet. The seat is back as far as it can go as it's back is against the bulkhead, I think there might be a bit more movement on the runners and going up may let it go back a little. I was quite surprised how much difference 5 mm made. It's worth experimenting with some washers, you can always use longer screws/bolts. The rail fixing screws on mine were quite long anyway. Cheers, H. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgeback Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 Apologies for the late reply - I like a fairly upright seat back anyway, my real reason was to get a little more seat height, I might go up a few mm more yet. The seat is back as far as it can go as it's back is against the bulkhead, I think there might be a bit more movement on the runners and going up may let it go back a little. I was quite surprised how much difference 5 mm made. It's worth experimenting with some washers, you can always use longer screws/bolts. The rail fixing screws on mine were quite long anyway. Cheers, H. Thanks for that Part1cle. I will give it a go over the weekend and with a bit of luck will find a height that works for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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