[DTMWAP]

I want to raise the front passenger seat, Anybody ever did this using blocks like these?

Amazon.ca

Any recommendation on a cheaper solution?

I would also have to find longer bolts that are as strong as the OEM ones. Any advice on this matter would be appreciated.

Dan

 

[neiljrosen]

I raised the front of my drivers side seat 3/8" using flat washers as spacers. Any higher than that and and I would have needed longer bolts.

 

[Hammerhead]

You know your seat can be adjusted up ?

 

[DTMWAP]

Driver's seat, yes.

 

[56chuzz]

I just wonder why you're wanting your passengers head to be closer to the roof. In case of a roll over, they'd be more susceptible to head and neck injuries.

 

[DTMWAP]

I just wonder why you're wanting your passengers head to be closer to the roof. In case of a roll over, they'd be more susceptible to head and neck injuries.

We just bought the Soul (2019 base) and feel seats were way too low compared to other vehicles. I'm 5'-10" and I raised the driver'seat to its maximum setting . Then I feel comfortable and still, there is a lot of space between the top of my head and the roof. The front passenger seat is way too low for me even more for my wife at 5'-2".

 

[56chuzz]

Ahhh, now I get it. One of my best friends is a little woman. She'd LOVE to be as tall as your wife. She's only 4'8" tall.

 

[rhysoul]

My mother sits on throw pillows in her Accent. If I drive it, I can’t get in the car unless I put the seat back and remove the pillows.

 

[CEarley]

I want to raise the front passenger seat, Anybody ever did this using blocks like these?

Amazon.ca

Any recommendation on a cheaper solution?

I would also have to find longer bolts that are as strong as the OEM ones. Any advice on this matter would be appreciated.

Dan

Take it from someone who has done it on two previous Kia vehicles That kit won't work. The problem is more than bolt length. Because the seat brackets are not parallel to the floor when you lift the seat the bottom of the bolt is suddenly no where near the thread nut it needs to go into. The higher you go the worse it gets. Even at an inch of lift you will need to slot the holes in the seat bracket to get the bolts re- aligned with the nuts. The easiest thing I came up with was to use square steel tube for the spacers. Then you can use shorter bolts to lock the spacers to the floor and then drill the top where where the seat rests on it.. Save the old bolts in case you need to switch it back later

 

[DTMWAP]

square steel tube for the spacers.

Interesting idea. What size of square tubing did you use; inside/outside dimensions?

 

[CEarley]

Interesting idea. What size of square tubing did you use; inside/outside dimensions

https://www.amazon.com/Rolled-Steel-Square-Tubing-Length/dp/B000H9PGSU/ref=sr_1_3?crid=1ORN6BE4RG94H&keywords=1-1%2F2+square+steel+tubing&qid=1679135444&sprefix=1-1%2F2+square%2Caps%2C100&sr=8-3