Easy way to lower the seat height in a GenV (with pictures)

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Duplicate post, but without the links, this will illustrate what you can do to add about 1" of headroom in your new GenV if it is equipped with the power seats.

There are two "posts" with plastic bumpers that limit the downward travel that are attached to the rear of each seat track. You can see them the silver hex nuts in the pictures. They are hard to get behind the seat to see, but you can easily feel them if you follow up each track. They are barely threaded onto the stud that holds them so just a quick turn of the wrench your will be riding low :drive:

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And I thought SRT had already neutered the Gen V; I stand corrected. ;)
 

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I opened the door of the LE at my local dealership and man did the driver's seat look low to begin with. I didn't sit in it but it looked like had I done so I'd be sitting really close to the ground as it was already.
 
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so just remove them and thats it? why are they there to begin with?

They are there to limit travel, it could be a line of sight thing or a seatbelt thing for shorter people? If in fact that is what it is for a tall driver taking them out to gain some helmet room should be fine in doing so. If you don't need the room don't mess with it I guess.
 

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I've been following your facebook posts. Were u serious about having an unspoken for Launch Edition? If so, is that still the case?
 

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I guess there is no gateway module under the drivers seat of a Gen V....that is great news.
 

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Thanks. That great to hear. At 6'2" a 1" lowering kit for the drivers seat was always the first thing I'd have to buy for a new Viper.
 

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Duplicate post, but without the links, this will illustrate what you can do to add about 1" of headroom in your new GenV if it is equipped with the power seats.

There are two "posts" with plastic bumpers that limit the downward travel that are attached to the rear of each seat track. You can see them the silver hex nuts in the pictures. They are hard to get behind the seat to see, but you can easily feel them if you follow up each track. They are barely threaded onto the stud that holds them so just a quick turn of the wrench your will be riding low :drive:

Enjoy!

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Since they are almost impossible to see and need to be removed by feel...can you advise the wrench size? so I dont have to figure it out by trial and error... Thanks..... Plus..removing the "posts saves weight too:2tu: instead of adding a lowering kit that adds weight... I'm going to try it on my LE and will advise the results as I am approx 6'4"
 
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Honestly I can't remember now LOL, I believe it was a 14mm. They will pop loose with a crescent if you have that, there is little to no real tension there.
 

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Honestly I can't remember now LOL, I believe it was a 14mm. They will pop loose with a crescent if you have that, there is little to no real tension there.

Thanks...the crescent worked and your right the posts were not that tight..those that don't want to mess with the adjusting of a crescent wrench... A 13MM open end wrench is the key!!!
Just remember to move the seat all the way forward, the back of the seat all the way forward, and last but not least the bottom all the way up... Best part is ...its all done with power .
Finally power seats in a Viper!!
 

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do you notice a nice difference? if you are familiar, is it equivalent to a 2" seat lowering kit height?
Thanks...the crescent worked and your right the posts were not that tight..those that don't want to mess with the adjusting of a crescent wrench... A 13MM open end wrench is the key!!!
Just remember to move the seat all the way forward, the back of the seat all the way forward, and last but not least the bottom all the way up... Best part is ...its all done with power .
Finally power seats in a Viper!!
 

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Also can anyone comment on the base SRT and whether it goes lower anyway etc?
Or do both models have the electric seats?
 

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haven't heard from this thread in a while. I still need more room. any updates in this area??
 

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I know this is an old thread but does anyone have a picture of what I'm trying to remove? The picture links are broken and I can't for the life of me feel what I need to take off.
 

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