2006 F150 Difficulty Getting Comfortable
 

So I recently went from a Ford Escort to a new F150 STX regular cab. I LOVE the truck. But I'm having a hell of a time adjusting to the seats, mainly my legs, I keep getting pain in my right foot and leg, and I find myself constantly adjusting my position in the seat. I don't know if its just because I'm not used to sitting so high or what. can't decide if pushing the seat farther back is better or scooting it forward. I've tried both, I feel more supported when forward but have to lift my entire leg to go from gas to brake, when farther back my legs have plenty of reach but I find myself sliding down the seat. Has anyone else had this problem? Any advice?

join the club....these are the most uncomfortable seats of any vehicle I've ever owned....I can drive about 1 1/2 hrs....then I need to get out and walk around.....I've heard of owners adding spacers in the front two seat bolts on the floorboard, just to raise the front of the seat. They claim that helps...who knows.......

Hey Ford Designers, F-150 Buckets SUCK
 

I had a 2001 SuperCrew, and the seats were 100% better then my 2006 Bucket seats, Have you paid attantion to the thickness of the seat bottoms, like 2 inches thick. The only seats worse then the 2006 Buckets, was my ex-wifes, 1997 T-bird, I think they used the same seats out of the Failed Failmont.

and how about those headrests? I mean COME ON!!! I actually had to turn mine backwards to keep my chin out of my chest. I'm looking at trading my '04 in on an '08 whenever the diesel comes out, but if they dont do something drastic with the seats, I'm going to have to go w/ chevy or dodge. This is inexcusable for a truck of the F150s caliber. I mean seriously- I had an '03 2500 HD Crew cab in-between my current F150 and my previous one ('00 SCab). The high point of that chevy was the seating- and it had the middle of the road cloth interior... which is by far better than the current lariat leather. Those damn "lean forward" headrests may look cool for a little while, but they really suck on long road trips- I frequently (daily) spend 1 1/2-2 hours on end in my truck. Absolutely atrocious.

I don't have any problems at all. Fits perfectly, even the head rests. Much more comfortable than our Expedition. Guess you have to be 6'2" for it to fit.:lol:

I have no problems!
 

I am the proud owner of a 2006 F150 Crewcab and I couldn't be happier with the seats. I have a question...Do you have a power driver's seat? It allows the seat to move up and down, forward and backward, without much stress. Also...try turning the knob on the side...it can help with your back. And the headrests are used mostly as a safety measure in case of an accident so your head doesn't spring backwards and cause serious injury.

I understand the logic behind the headrests keeping your head from going backwards in an accident- ALL modern headrests are designed to do that. In fact, the chevy ones do it comfortably. Dodge, Nissan, and Toyota all do this comfortably as well- without an unnecessary forward angle on the front surface. Even the previous generation F150 seats were better. Ford definitely took a step backward in terms of seating.

My head rests are perfect. I use them on long trips to rest my neck. Mine are at perfect angle for me. The ones on the Silverado I traded in were too low, never did fit.

Here is the deal. Your seats will never be comfortable.

I was the Chief Engineer for the company that manufactures the seats for the Ford F150 when the new truck was being designed.

The seats were originally designed with 1 inch of additional molded foam in the seat cushion. The seats were designed around specific comfort criteria for long term ride comfort.

About 6 months before launch the truck failed a Federal Crash Test with a 96th percentile (6ft. Male) crash test mannequin. In simple terms the mannequins head hit the sun visor area to hard.

The test showed the seating position needed to be lowered by 1 inch. 6 months before launch the only thing that could be changed was to take 1 inch of foam out of the seat cushion. Every other possible change would have involved millions of dollars in tool changes and a delay in launch.

This is why your A$$ and lower extremities hurt after sitting for a longer period.

Thanks for the info. :thumbsup:

That explains alot. I have the xlt supercrew with the power seats and it's easy to fix the problem. But on my xl work truck, no adjustments available. And I drive alot. Guess it's time to hit Autozone up for some kind of cushion to help fill the void. And I like the idea of putting a spacer between the two front bolts.

Freakin Dummy's
 

Why couldn't you have cut the seat mount in 1/2 in height, and added the foam back in the seat

Chief Engineer. :confused:



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I have a 2004 s/c xlt and your right the seats are unconfortable. I remived the seat bottom cusion and added about 3/4" spacer between the cusion and frome. Then I unbolted the front two mounts from the floor and added about 1" spacer between the seat and the floor. Now the seat is atleast tolerable for over 2 hrs. I would also like to congratulate roraniel for having the courage to step up and admit that you were involved with the design of such a poor seat, that took some balls to step up like that.

The front of the seat is too low, very uncomfortable. Not to mention the pedals are way too close and the brake pedal is too high. Im going to bend mine with a torch to where they should be and try adding spacers to the seat. I wonder if I can just add a power seat...

I know my truck is a bit different but mine is fairly comfy. Only problem is that the center section seems to narrow before the sides flair up a bit. I get a cramp in my a$$ after a bit. But I have power, heated, twisty, shape changing seats, and that helps.