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Old Feb 24, 2009 | 07:58 AM
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I'm 6'4" and I too have to duck to see stop lights in the winter when the top is on. I would love to lower the seat an inch or two but it seems more trouble than it's worth. On the other hand if I did lower my seat the wife who is 5'4" would stop driving my Jeep as the seat would be too low for her. Maybe not such a bad idea after all.
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Old Feb 24, 2009 | 08:06 AM
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Do you people live near a nuclear plant or something??--just kidding!--y'all are some tall ones!--I had no idea there'd be headroom issues in these jeeps, but I learn something every day!--for purposes of staying on topic, I have a friend that just bought a jk-he stands in at 6'5" and has yet to have any complaints about headroom.
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Old Feb 24, 2009 | 08:37 AM
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For those with problems seeing the traffic lights sometimes due to the low and straight windshield... I got this fresnel lens from lightinsight.com. I put it right behind and above my rearview mirror. I can see those overhead lights now!

In fact, I need to go order one for my son's Jeep.

Good luck with the seat bracket. I am 6'1", and i am at the limit with the seat lowered all the way. When I was test driving, I was worried I could be hit in the back of the head by the sound bar in an accident. But I found after driving it around a bit, I have the seat forward far enough it's not a problem for me.
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Old Feb 24, 2009 | 08:41 AM
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6'4 with no problems but but my manual window is rubbing a callus on my knee
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Old Feb 24, 2009 | 08:54 AM
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Originally Posted by NTXJK
6'4 with no problems but but my manual window is rubbing a callus on my knee
Dude if you have calluses on your knees you got bigger problems than a manual window
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Old Feb 24, 2009 | 08:57 AM
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Originally Posted by dyolfknip
Dude if you have calluses on your knees you got bigger problems than a manual window
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Old Feb 24, 2009 | 09:31 AM
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I burned myself with that one no callus but I do wish I had power windows that sob handle drives me nutts
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Old Feb 24, 2009 | 09:56 AM
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Originally Posted by tuber
I'm 6'1, and like the seat up higher - long legs I guess.

I do find myself ducking to look past the rear view mirror sometimes - and I've often thought about moving the mirror a little higher up - looks like it could be moved up 2 or 3". Has anyone done that?
Yeah, almost whacked a car that was hidden by the mirror at a 4-way a while back.

Lots of people rotate the mirror 180 degrees then move it up. I guess they can move it higher that way? I just moved it up a couple of inches without doing that...

To the OP, I'm 6'-2" (35" inseam). I sit quite comfortably in my Jeep.
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Old Feb 24, 2009 | 10:25 AM
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Originally Posted by dyolfknip
Dude if you have calluses on your knees you got bigger problems than a manual window
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Old Feb 24, 2009 | 11:06 AM
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I gotta chime in, I'm 6'4" and this thing beats the hell out of the seating I had in my TJ.
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