Brake pedal question
I have a buddy who's getting up there a bit and recently banged up his Ram pick-up as he missed the brake pedal, he say's it seems to be a bit too high off the floor and his foot goes under it sometim...
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mkirsch wrote:
If your friend's truck does not have adjustable pedals, and he is physically limited to where he can't lift his leg high enough to reach the pedal, then he will have to get a different vehicle.
There should be no reason for anyone to have to "lift their leg" in order to touch the brake or gas pedals.
The heel of my foot never leaves the floor boards, I am able to swivel my foot on my heel and lift the toes a bit and easily cover the brake pedal.
In an emergency lifting your entire leg and foot off the floor board is wasting precious time you may not have in order to stomp on the brakes.
As I mentioned before, it IS possible that adding extra padding UNDER the carpet might be what the OP needs.
Many manufacturers got out of control with the brake and gas pedal height vs the floor a few years back in order to prevent a potential "stuck" throttle happening again..
As long as there is a lot of clearance between the throttle and floor boards then padding the floor a bit might make it a little more comfortable.. Might not take much and the padding could be placed only where your foot rests when on the throttle. Just have to test out your changes before hitting the road to ensure nothing can cause the pedal to get stuck from zero to full throttle positions.
If that can't be done then I would have to agree that a new vehicle with adjustable pedals might be the better solution..
