Seat Question

[donnier]

I have an 05 and was wondering if there is any way to cure a problem Im experiencing.

On a long trip, I have a problem with sciatic nerve after more than a couple of hours driving.

I didnt experience this with my old truck.

Iv tried a soft pillow or a cushion behind my back but with little success.

Is there anything else I could try to eliminate this problem. ?

Thanks.

 

[Pawpaw]

Some have taken their truck to an upholsterer to have some extra padding inserted.



Bob

 

[2-ND TIME]

The very Questionable Quality seats.

I have a 99 and started having problems with the tendon in the back of my right leg at the 30,000 km's ( I was 210 lbs at that time) and soon found out the the seat was sagged out. Just out of warranty. The extra padding that a upholstery shop lasted some months. They said bring it in and thet would look at it. When they looked at it, they said to get a new seat and they would fix it from new. Lets see now. $1400. 00 for a new seat every YEAR and the cost of the change. THIS IS too expensive for me!!! I worked for a different contractor the other year and the new 06 Do_G_ they gave me for work. The seat with less then 1000 km's on it also pulled my right tendon . So, as for the Cry-slurrr quality, nothing has improved in 7 years. Go figure, guess that's why I have a gutless wonder since new.

 

[MLee]

This what I did

I have a similer problem, rebuilt the seat as was featured in the TDR acouple years ago, helped a little. Then I started to removed my wallet from my back pocket and this seemed to help, to remove the pain from my back side.

Good luck with your pain.

Marv.

 

[mhstevens]

Seat Repair

I have a 2004 and just returned from a 5,400 mile trip a while back. It got to the point that on long stretches of the trip, when we stopped I couldn't walk until I kind of worked out the kinks. I wound up taking both front seats out and adding a bit of padding ($5 pad from Home Depot designed for outdoor furniture) under each front seat. I have since take a 500 mile run with it, and it makes all the difference. I can walk and don't have the "dead leg" feeling on the right, plus my knee doesn't "twinge" anymore after a bit of time in the seat. The repair is fairly simple--two bolts in the front and two in the rear. Take the 4 nuts off, unplug the power seat and the heated seat connectors, then lift it out and turn it over. Its fairly obvious where the padding should go--just take the fabric clips off and that will give you access. Now that I know what to do, you can take a seat out, have it repaired and back in in 30 minutes. Its a very similar process from the previously posted thread on the 99 seats (I did the same thing to my previous 99). Well worth the minimal time and effort.

 

[Joe G.]

Try sitting as close to the wheel as you can and still work the pedals easily. That changes the way you sit. Since I started doing that I'm not nearly as tired and sore when I get where I'm going.

 

[2-ND TIME]

Seat questions.

I have never put my wallet in my back pocket for the 31 plus years of driving. Having to go to the chiropractor for slightly longer then I have been driving. Just something one has to think about before one does it.