Raising the seat for free
Thought it best to stop hijacking the lower thread and start a new one.
To recap, I am not tall, 5'10", but like to drive semi reclining. Have gone for 24 hours or more with only fuel & drain stops, last time was 1300 miles with a trailer. Upright my back hurts.
The Crossfire is the first car I've seen (and have been "most favorite" on several airlines at a time so have driven a lot of cars) that I could not get comfortable (usually seat nearly all the way back, all the way down, 40-45 degree recline. Tilt wheel all the way down & vertical. This includes multiple Fieros)
Germans are famed for comfortable cars but could not get comfortable at all in roadster so I bought a coupe. Better but still no cigar.
What I have found is that by raising the seat it will both go back further and get me closer to where I like. Trouble is it does not go up far enough.
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Today:
OK now have the correct E12 socket and works fine. Raised the back of the rail by 4 mm and that changed the angle of motion slightly, will need longer bolts to do more.
As to the gas tank being behind the seat, the filler is about 3" below the top of the crossbar and would make no sense to have the tank extend above the filler (in fact would be dangerous).
Now that I look closely, I can see there is a slight cavity in the crossbar at the seat level. Has anyone seen what is under the plastic trim cover and the carpet ? Cant be solid (weight) so suspect square cross section tubing for chassis stiffness.
That said, if raising the rear of the rails 4mm does not do the trick next I'll try raising the whole seat by 1/2" and see if that gives another 3/8" rear travel. Headroom and leg to wheel is not an issue, just getting it far enough back with a 40-45 degree seat recline.
Anyone else have this issue ?