drivers seat bracket

[Premier Kirby]

I have a 08 E-350 as you may or may not know already.

am i the only one that thinks these seats dont go back far enough. Granted I have a aftermarket seat but the track & mounting seems the same as when it was the oem seat. its a power seat base (still the same OEW seat pedistol) & I wouldnt even mind to switch to a manual seat base if It went back farther. It seems that the farthest it goes back is the farthest I would ever want to be forward. Im not a big guy at all 5'7 150lbs so if Im thinking the seating is cramped what would a 6 footer think about this? I had someone make some 1 inch thick steel bars into brackets the would bolt into the oem floor holes & then mount the seat back 6 inches but the problem is you are sitting up too high as the seat track goes up at a angle so when you start from farther back you arrive up front way high where your head is almost touching the ceiling.

i guess Im looking for a seat base that would bolt it that has a straight track so i can sit at a regular height.

Im going to post pictures of these brackets I had made so you can see

[HeyBob]

If I remember right, my 1994 E-350 seat went back a whole lot further than the new one does. I noticed a big difference in my 1998 E-350

[bbasso]

on my '00 E350 I'd love to get the seat further back...
any ideas?

[Premier Kirby]

I had some brackets made out of 1x2 steel that had drill holes to bolt into the factory holes & then threaded holes 5 inches back & 7 inches back so i could choose how far I wanted to mount the seat back. It seemed like a great idea because I wouldnt have to ruin the factory holes & could sit back. After it was all mounted I liked how far it went back (I could walk to the back of the van now) but the problem was that the seat track is at a 20 degree angle & the farther forward the seat moves the higher you sit. So in the past I would have it all the way back & it sat at its lowest point , with this you start from way back & move up so you are up way high, It was to the point where someone short like me almost had my head on the ceiling. I imagine if you any taller then 5'10 you would hit the ceiling.

I put it back the way it came & I wish it went back farther but the sitting up so high was even more annoying. I hope I find a better way to deal with this.

i heard that the reason they give us no space up front is so Ford or any other make can say they have best in class cargo area since its measured from the farthest point the seat goes back to the back of the van. Some say its about air bags but trucks have air bags too & they can mover their seats back more.

Like I said Im willing to switch to a manual seat base from a junk yard but Im not so sure they dont have the same problem? Or the same bolt pattern? i thought I remember my old 93 cube van had a straight track where I could use my brackets.

[fixitboy]

I have a 2008 E-350 Cutaway now, I removed the seat from the base, drilled 4 holes 1-1/4" back from where they are now, a major difference, this is a non power seat.