Absolutely gutted

[Midds]

Went to see 996 Turbos today. Got in - loved the interior. Seat back and down - leg room is good, adjusted wheel towards me - ok, tried to lift it up so I have enough gap between knees and wheel - 5cms would do it... The wheel doesn't adjust for rake on a 996... Nooooooooo

Don't suppose there's a rake modification???

[khushy]

Just chop your feet off!

[Magic919]

Stop searching for cars you can't fit in.

[khushy]

Magic919 said:

Stop searching for cars you can't fit in.

Thats helpful

[DJFish]

Are you sure you don't need a bit of time to play with the seats ?
I'm 6'4" and lettuce intolerant but I can fit quite comfortably.
Mind you I have a friend who has a couple of inches on me (stop sniggering at the back!) and he's all leg so would probably struggle.
I know how you feel though, I've lusted after Z3MCoupes & 993s in the past but could never consider actually owning one.
What about a RUF/Raid steering wheel replacement?

[g7jhp]

Couldn't you get the seat rails specially moved back just for you?

[g7jhp]

Couldn't you get the seat rails specially moved back just for you?

[PGN 500sl]

khushy said:

Magic919 said:

Stop searching for cars you can't fit in.

Thats helpful

almost as much as your post

[Midds]

It's more the steering wheel - seats are fine. I guess I'll just buy a 997 instead... Ho hum

[Paul O]

Legs akimbo - knees at either side of wheel. Worked for me.

If you're a tallie and are trying to get straight legs under the wheel I doubt a 997 will make much difference?

[kVA]

Christ!!! How tall are you?!!!!

I have longer legs than my 6'5" brother in law and I have the seat fully raised (doesn't go as far back in that position) and this is the most comfortable car seat I've ever sat in!

[DJFish]

ruf steering wheel:
http://epages2.euro-web.net/epages/70054529.sf/en_...
Raid wheel:
http://www.porscheshop.co.uk/acatalog/air_bag_stee...

[daveyb662]

I've had same probelm...found that lowering the seat to lowest height setting helps. If that doesn't help then porsche do sell smaller sportier steering wheels, which due to smaller circumference will mean that you can comfortably get your kneews under the wheel

[Steve Rance]

Try a Motorsport Cup steering wheel. It will sit a lot closer to your body and away from your legs. It also makes the steering feel even better because its 3kg lighter that the std wheel. Engineers of sports cars - propper sports cars - do not compromise steering feel by including universal joints along a steering column. That is why there is no vertical adjustment on a 911.

[Callughan]

Standard seat goes back more than Sport Seat if that would help?

[Slippydiff]

Steve Rance said:

Try a Motorsport Cup steering wheel. It will sit a lot closer to your body and away from your legs. It also makes the steering feel even better because its 3kg lighter that the std wheel. Engineers of sports cars - propper sports cars - do not compromise steering feel by including universal joints along a steering column. That is why there is no vertical adjustment on a 911.

Exhibit 1 : A 993 steering column, rack and another item . . . .





The Cup wheel may well be 3kg lighter, but that 3kg does serve a purpose in a road car Steve, that being to damp a lot of unwanted kickback at the steering wheel rim.

Using the Cup wheel also means losing the airbag, if this gentleman is a tight fit in the car, the last thing he'll be wanting to get intimate with (in the unlikely event of an accident) is a Cup wheel.

To the OP, on the 964 the factory used to supply a steering wheel with a 30mm addition to the base of the steering wheel boss, thus moving wheel closer to you.

A company in Sweden has engineered something similar for the 996 :

http://www.navo.se/ny_produkt_extend_feb_05/XTEND5...

http://www.navo.se/core.html

Gert at Carnewal does one too (but it ain't cheap):




HTH

Edited by Slippydiff on Sunday 30th October 14:37

[wtdoom]

Steve Rance said:

Try a Motorsport Cup steering wheel. It will sit a lot closer to your body and away from your legs. It also makes the steering feel even better because its 3kg lighter that the std wheel. Engineers of sports cars - propper sports cars - do not compromise steering feel by including universal joints along a steering column. That is why there is no vertical adjustment on a 911.

Thanks again Mr Rance ! I often wondered why the CGT is like this too .

[Steve Rance]

Slippydiff said:

Exhibit 1 : A 993 steering column, rack and another item . . . .





The Cup wheel may well be 3kg lighter, but that 3kg does serve a purpose in a road car Steve, that being to damp a lot of unwanted kickback at the steering wheel rim.

Using the Cup wheel also means losing the airbag, if this gentleman is a tight fit in the car, the last thing he'll be wanting to get intimate with (in the unlikely event of an accident) is a Cup wheel.

To the OP, on the 964 the factory used to supply a steering wheel with a 30mm addition to the base of the steering wheel boss, thus moving wheel closer to you.

A company in Sweden has engineered something similar for the 996 :

http://www.navo.se/ny_produkt_extend_feb_05/XTEND5...

http://www.navo.se/core.html

Gert at Carnewal does one too (but it ain't cheap):




HTH

Edited by Slippydiff on Sunday 30th October 14:37

Ha ha. Thank you for correcting me. I should of said that engineers would not fit any uneccesarry universal joints. It would be very difficult to engineer a GT car without 2 UJs although single seaters generally have only one.

[Steve Rance]

wtdoom said:

Thanks again Mr Rance ! I often wondered why the CGT is like this too .

Yep, they'd need to fit another UJ right at the top of the column a ruin that beautiful steering feel.

[Midds]

Great advice - thanks all