Short Leg problems, how do you guys deal with it?

Thyristor · 03-10-2017, 02:23 PM

it sounds like you might be pushing the clutch to the floor which you shouldn't have to do. as other have said you barely have to push the clutch in for the clutch to disengage. if i had to push the clutch the whole way in id have to move the seat the whole way up also and im 5' 10"

yaoxiao4 · 03-10-2017, 04:07 PM

thanks for the help guys, I think I'm just gonna sit further back and not push the clutch to the floor due to the high engagement point

chubbs · 03-10-2017, 04:09 PM

Not exactly on topic, but this thread's reminded me of a photo I took of Steve, sometime around 2005, at one of our first meets, when our UK 350Z club was in it's infancy...

Poor guy couldn't do track days because if he wore a crash helmet he didn't fit in the car.

ChaseZ · 03-11-2017, 09:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chubbs

Not exactly on topic, but this thread's reminded me of a photo I took of Steve, sometime around 2005, at one of our first meets, when our UK 350Z club was in it's infancy...

Poor guy couldn't do track days because if he wore a crash helmet he didn't fit in the car.

Everyone else in that pic is 5' or less right?

Good god how tall is he. Probably oh should have got the roadster instead!

chubbs · 03-12-2017, 01:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ChaseZ

Everyone else in that pic is 5' or less right?

Good god how tall is he. Probably oh should have got the roadster instead!

Steve was legendarily tall (an ex-fireman) - and the bit about not fitting in the car if he was wearing a crash helmet is true, but I must admit I photoshopped the pic some years ago. Everyone else is normal size.

sp911 · 03-13-2017, 06:22 AM

I can just imagine what she is saluting!

cooltoy · 03-10-2017, 05:41 PM

Plus he has no head to put a helmet on to.

SINISTER · 03-11-2017, 09:51 PM

Pedal Extenders

Seriously the z is a short car at 166 inches....if you cant make it work you should get the extenders...or a fiat .....

itsEz · 03-13-2017, 09:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SINISTER

Pedal Extenders

Seriously the z is a short car at 166 inches....if you cant make it work you should get the extenders...or a fiat .....

That video is amazing lol

I never realized that we didn't need to hit the clutch to the floor, I'm 5'7" and always drive with my foot all the way extended never even thought/felt odd about it.

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JARblue · 03-13-2017, 07:48 AM

Surgery appears to be an option for the OP

Quote:

Originally Posted by some internet article

BONE LENGTHENING
This series of treatments involves several surgeries, a long recovery period, and a number of risks. However, it can add up to 6 inches of length to a leg.
Metal pins or screws are placed through the skin and into the bone. Pins are placed above and below the cut in the bone. Stitches are used to close the wound.
A metal device is attached to the pins in the bone. It will be used later to very slowly (over months) pull the cut bone apart. This creates a space between the ends of the cut bone that will fill in with new bone.
When the leg has reached the desired length and has healed, another surgery is done to remove the pins.

chubbs · 03-13-2017, 08:03 AM

There are less drastic solutions...

kenchan · 03-13-2017, 08:20 AM

wtf dis tread.

03-10-2017, 04:09 PM	#3 (permalink)
chubbs A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Zeeland Posts: 1,046 Drives: 2016 370z Auto-Grey Rep Power: 7587	Not exactly on topic, but this thread's reminded me of a photo I took of Steve, sometime around 2005, at one of our first meets, when our UK 350Z club was in it's infancy... Poor guy couldn't do track days because if he wore a crash helmet he didn't fit in the car. JARblue, axmea?, ChaseZ and 1 others like this. __________________ . '03 Grey >>> '06 Black >>>'10 Silver >>> '16 Grey ^

03-13-2017, 06:22 AM	#6 (permalink)
sp911 Enthusiast Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: central connecticut Posts: 259 Drives: 2012 370z gun metal Rep Power: 12	I can just imagine what she is saluting! chubbs likes this.

03-10-2017, 05:41 PM	#7 (permalink)
cooltoy Elite Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Calgary Posts: 14,003 Drives: 14 PW 370Z S/T MT Rep Power: 243724	Plus he has no head to put a helmet on to. chubbs, JARblue, axmea? and 4 others like this. __________________ Member of kenchan's "photoshopped mods" and "proper offsets" gang. Last edited by cooltoy; 03-10-2017 at 07:07 PM.

03-11-2017, 09:51 PM	#8 (permalink)
SINISTER Track Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Earth's Toilet: Houston Posts: 552 Drives: 2013 370z NISMO Rep Power: 2154	Pedal Extenders Seriously the z is a short car at 166 inches....if you cant make it work you should get the extenders...or a fiat ..... cooltoy likes this. Last edited by SINISTER; 03-11-2017 at 09:57 PM.

03-13-2017, 08:03 AM	#11 (permalink)
chubbs A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Zeeland Posts: 1,046 Drives: 2016 370z Auto-Grey Rep Power: 7587	There are less drastic solutions... __________________ . '03 Grey >>> '06 Black >>>'10 Silver >>> '16 Grey ^

03-10-2017, 02:23 PM	#1 (permalink)
Thyristor Base Member Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Pennsylvania Age: 31 Posts: 61 Drives: 2011 370z Nismo Rep Power: 10	it sounds like you might be pushing the clutch to the floor which you shouldn't have to do. as other have said you barely have to push the clutch in for the clutch to disengage. if i had to push the clutch the whole way in id have to move the seat the whole way up also and im 5' 10"

03-10-2017, 04:07 PM	#2 (permalink)
yaoxiao4 Enthusiast Member Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: Bay Area Posts: 320 Drives: 13 370z Black M6 Rep Power: 9	thanks for the help guys, I think I'm just gonna sit further back and not push the clutch to the floor due to the high engagement point

03-13-2017, 08:20 AM	#12 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141521	wtf dis tread. itsEz likes this.

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