Adjustable Pedals on 5th gen

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fackert

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So, just curious if this is common. Looking at getting a 3500 DRW for towing large RV, which means - the wife will have to drive some of the time on longer trips.

Problem... for her... the steering wheel doesn't adjust in/out, so using the seat to move forward. Then moving the pedals towards the drivers seat. BUT as the pedals move towards the driver, they also move up towards the steering column - so, her foot slowly becomes unable to reach the bottom of the pedal.

It got to be that, (she is 5'4" and has a size 7 shoe), she had about 1 inch of her shoe top on the bottom of the pedal when it was adjusted so she was able to drive it.

That was somewhat of a surprise to both of us. We never even thought about evaluating pedal location when looking at new trucks. The more she adjusted the pedals towards the seat - the higher the pedals kept going.

We are going to try a 2500 next weekend to see how that compares & if it has the same issues. I told her she might need to put a small block of 2x4 under her foot, but - she didn't think that was very funny.
 

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Unfortunately there is no difference between the 2500 and 3500 trucks seating/pedal/steering wheel wise. Even the Mega-Cab shares the same front seat arrangements as the Crew Cab
 

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Power seat? You can raise the height of the seat using the tilt both front/back, unless you have a 10-way, which has a separate button for it.
 

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She could try wearing cowboy/cowgirl boots. I don't let my wife drive while I'm in the truck. Just kidding about the boots.
 
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Well, that is some great ideas. I will try the power seat lift. Cowboy boots might look pretty good also... have to suggest that...lol
 
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