Jeff, there was a recent post stating that the seats that come with a swivel equipped van, are narrower, so you don't sit so high. My Syncro AW came with swivel seat only on passenger side, and the narrower seats, which didn't have the arm rests, so I replaced them with arm rest equipped seats that also have the standard thickness. Now, the driver's elevation is perfect (I am only 5'9", so this may not apply to you,) but the passenger side is a little high, so we made a little foot-stool with storage within. While resting feet on this little stool, the passenger is just fine (or she can walk! ha.) On Sat, Mar 22, 2008 at 3:40 PM, J Stewart <fonman4277@comcast.net> wrote: > Hi All, > I have been thinking of removing the swivel plate under the drivers > seat of my '84 Westy. I never swivel the drivers seat, and at 6'4", I could > use a little extra room. I sit so high I can't read the display on my radio, > and my legs hit the steering wheel getting in and out-how much lower does > the seat sit with the swivel removed? I read a little about this in the > archives, but would like to hear from other tall Westy owners who've done > this-was it worth it? Thanks, Jeff >
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