Tall guys in a Viper GTSs please respond

[00prowler]

If I add a 2 inch seat lowering kit will a 6'3 person fit in, and be able to drive the car comfortably..Thanks...Al

 

[Detlef]

I am 6'2" with a 1" lowering kit and I fit just fine. Only time I wish I were shorter is when I am driving into the sun with the visor turned down. That thing is so bulky. I also fit with a helmet on.

 

[plumcrazy]

6'-2 here and no problem at all with a 1" drop kit

 

[whitebluevipe]

If I add a 2 inch seat lowering kit will a 6'3 person fit in, and be able to drive the car comfortably..Thanks...Al

yes, easily. i am 6'4" and it's probably one of the best things i did to the car.

 

[plumcrazy]

i think kenny (sunrakat) is 6'-5 and close to 325lbs and he fits with the 2" drop

 

[dave6666]

6-4 210 and I use the 1" kit. My knee is against the headlight switch most of the time but ***, I'm in a Viper. Woohoo!

Plenty of head room as I can wear a ball cap but in the SRT I cannot.

 

[ViperTony]

Al, I just made and installed a 2" kit and gained 1.5" of knee clearance from the bolster and I feel short in the Viper now. I'm 6' and fat. So if it works for someone like me it should be OK for 6' 3". If you want to borrow one to try out let me know. - TP

 

[00prowler]

Al, I just made and installed a 2" kit and gained 1.5" of knee clearance from the bolster and I feel short in the Viper now. I'm 6' and fat. So if it works for someone like me it should be OK for 6' 3". If you want to borrow one to try out let me know. - TP

Thanks for the responses TallBoyz Tony I dont recall you being fat last time I saw you!...Al

 

[Martin]

I'm 6'4" and with a 2" lowering kit, the car fits perfect. The only problem with the lowering kit is it limits who else can drive the car. Not a problem most times, but there have been a few instances where I would have rather let my g/f drive me home rather than take a cab and leave the car sitting on the street all night...

 

[RTTTTed]

Other concerns are torso height as compared to leg length. My body sits 6'4" while I have shorter legs. I sit closer to the steering wheel and tall. Made my own 1.5" seat lowering kit (as shown in Illustrated Upgrades) and although I fit before ... vision and comfort are much improved for me.

Ted

 

[ViperTony]

Thanks for the responses TallBoyz Tony I dont recall you being fat last time I saw you!...Al

It's been a while. Festively plump is more like it.

 

[Lemon_Twist]

6'4" and do okay in my 97 GTS with stock seat height.

 

[rt/10stew]

So is there more head room in a gts than in an rt/10? as I am 6'3" with a 1" drop seat but still find it too restrictive.

thanks Stew

 

[VIPER PIT]

I have a 1" kit in my GTS and it made a world of difference. I am 6'-2".

 

[Viperless]

6'4" and do okay in my 97 GTS with stock seat height.

Same here. 6'4" and never lowered the seat in either of my GTS's.

 

[harley56]

Depends on where your height is - torso or legs. I'm 6'3", with a 37" inseam. Lowering kit hurt as it moved the base of the seat further forward; however, I'm probably the exception.

 

[ViperTony]

Depends on where your height is - torso or legs. I'm 6'3", with a 37" inseam. Lowering kit hurt as it moved the base of the seat further forward; however, I'm probably the exception.

Nope, my inseam is 32" and I had the same issue until I made my own 2" kit which puts seats as far back as possible and still maintains a 2" drop. I never understood why those kits push the seat forward so much when knee room for the tall is at a premium in the Viper.

 

[Vital Velocity]

I'm 6'4'-6'5" and i fit comfortable once i get into the car....i dont have a lowering kit

 

[VIPER GTSR 91]

If I add a 2 inch seat lowering kit will a 6'3 person fit in, and be able to drive the car comfortably..Thanks...Al

You should be fine even stock. A lot more head room than the Gen 4........

 

[Tagoo]

I am 6'4" with a 35"-36" inseam. In my 2002 RT/10 I was really cramped. I had to use the 2" seat drop kit to be able to use a helmet with my top on. The bummer with the lowering your seat is that it drops you down so far it makes it kind of difficult to exit the car.

My 2000 GTS is much roomier. I fit in fine with the stock seat height. I think I have as much headroom in my GTS without a seat drop as I did in my RT/10 with the 2" drop.

 

[2001 GTS]

I'm 6-1 with no lowering and fit great with the seat all the way back.

 

[Dom426h]

When my friend who is 6'9" gets asked by people, how do you fit in there?
He says: Look at it, its a Viper, how Couldnt i fit???

his head skims the headliner. if he had to tilt his head then i'd consider getting a lowering kit for the passenger side.

yes he plays B-Ball

 

[NI-KA]

I am about to add a 2" fixed drop to my '06 coupe. I am 6'-2". However my wife, who has driven the car once is quite a bit shorter. I was hoping that someone out there might have a reasonable solution that would make up the difference to the seat. It is clear she will need some type of booster (clearly forward and then of course up 2")

I thought that there might be some type of cushion/booster used for pure race seats that might work.

Does anyone have any knowledge of anything like this?

 

[00prowler]

Thanks guys...My tall buyer bailed on me anyways...Al