Ford front seats

I built a very simple platform from 2x4's for my 5'-2" wife to use on the passenger side and she has been very happy with it. Something similar should work for the driver. Nailed it together and covered with an old carpet remnant.

I had a Jayco with the flex steel seats which I found extremely uncomfortable, the Winnebago that I now own has what I think are ford seats with custom covers and they are great. By the way,I am a little over 5' 4". The Jayco had 6 way power seats which I was constantly adjusting, the Winnebago seats are manual and I was going to add the 6 way power adjustment but after 2400 miles, I rarely move the seat so the manual adjust seems to work fine.

My wife has similar troubles with her 5'-1" height and shorter legs, but has her trick to make it work well.. When it's her turn to drive, she puts her sleeping pillow vertically behind her butt & back which moves her body forward in the seat just enough. She also adjusts the 6-way power seat, tipping it a bit down in the front to further address her short legs. Then she is good to go. This way both of us are happy drivers.

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ginaseven wrote:
Thanks also Bordercollie, these are great ideas. It does really cut off my circulation, my legs get numb and it hurts like heck. I'm hopeful that some of these ideas will help.

With the platform I can reach the pedals more comfortably too. One size does not fit all.

If the RV does truly have Ford seats (many do, Ford offers the stock seats un-covered so the RV maker can add their fabric) then the seat-base actually has some adjustment capability. The mounts have a couple sets of holes, so you can un-bolt the seat-cushion and mount it further back a couple inches.

Have you tried out any lumbar support pillows?

I am a short-legged 5'5", wife was 5'1" and we found the seats fitted by Winnebago to be small enough to fit us well.

Your seats were most likely 3rd party, fitted by Gulfstream, because Gulfstream did not manufacture seats and the RV upfitter's package for the E-series cutaway included no seats. I would have suggested looking into the Ford seats (there were at least three versions, XL through Chateau trim lines with the Chateau captain's chairs being most adjustable) but you've ruled out those options by sitting in a friend's Ford.

Thanks also Bordercollie, these are great ideas. It does really cut off my circulation, my legs get numb and it hurts like heck. I'm hopeful that some of these ideas will help.

Thanks super_camper, I would like to try something like that before the expense of replacing the driver's seat. It sounds like you have the same issues as I do.

As Above, I made a raised platform of wood covered with same color carpet to rest my feet on so that the edge of seat would not cut off circulation in the back of my legs. It's about 4 inches thick total and has a cutout to fit the shape of the doghouse. It is removable. That solved my problem. I am 5'6". Somebody should make these for sale as an accessory item for us short folk.