Re: [Chrysler300] Front Seat Comfort

[kmaniak@xxxxxxx]

I cannot speak of the earlier cars, but I have found the seating position in my 1964 Chrysler's quite comfortable.  At 6 feet, 4 inches tall, my usual seat adjustment is all the way back (all seats), all the way down (power seats), and a slight rise to the front of the seat (6-way power seat).

The 1964 300's and 300-K's were optional with a 4-way power seat that allowed up/down and forward/back adjustment only and no reclining feature on the driver seat back.  This seat was continued in the 300-L.  I have always found this seat quite comfortable.

By 1964, Chrysler offered the "up/down, to/frow, tilt" feature on their non-power front seats.  They used a two-piece seat pedestal equipped with slots and three adjustment bolts on each pedestal.  This allowed the dealer to custom adjust the non-power front seats to the customer's taste.  I am not sure when Chrysler first offered this manual adjustment feature, but it did continue it for several years beyond 1964 on all product lines.  I have never attempted to manually adjust any of my non-power seats in this manner because I have never felt the need to do so.  But it is one of those features that brought distinction to Chrysler products back in the day.

My "two-cents" for what it's worth.

Chris - The K MANIAC
Concord, California



-----Original Message-----
From: keboonstra <kboonstra@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Chrysler300 <Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Mon, Apr 15, 2013 7:51 pm
Subject: [Chrysler300] Front Seat Comfort


 

Does anyone else find the seat position in their Letter Car (particularly the '57 C)to be uncomfortable for long rides? I don't have a power seat in my C, so that may be at least part of the problem, but I doubt that's it entirely.

I'm not that much above average height, but I wish my seat was tilted back a bit, sat just a little higher, and traveled a couple of inches further back. As it is, I get virtually no thigh support as my knees are up in the air when my seat is adjusted all the way back.

I have designed a pair of mount adapters to reposition the seat in a way that I think will likely be very helpful, but I wonder if someone else already has developed a fix. I haven't yet machined them, but just before I do, I thought I'd better ask first. I certainly don't want to be reinventing the wheel.

Am I the only one who doesn't like the factory positioning? Is this a manual seat issue only? Has it been previously addressed? Are other years a problem too?

Thanks for your input.
Keith Boonstra
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