Gladiator Driver's seat is uncomfortable

[Mr Weekend]

I have had my Gladiator about one year and have noticed some issues with the drivers seating position. Is anyone having issues with your right foot becoming sore or numb while on drives over 30 minutes. I also am having right hip pain while driving more then 30 minutes. I am average height 6 ' 200 lbs.

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[WXman]

The seats themselves are hard and flat. But overall I'm more comfortable in the Gladiator than a lot of other trucks. I'm 6'3" 215.

I did stack washers to recline my front seat 1/2 inch. And I've got a dead pedal.

 

[MPMB]

There are seat lifts/risers that change the angle of the butt. Or you can try ordering a foam cushion off AMZN. My wife doesn't find the seats comfortable, but a cushion helped tremendously.

 

[1996XJ]

Average height in the USA is 5'9. You too big

 

[Mr._Bill]

Take all the crap out of your back pockets.

Use the Cruise Control.

 

[Mark’s Mojave]

I have a Mojave, am 6’2”/240lbs, and have been vibrating in helicopters for 30 years so my back is kind of jacked. I love my seats!

 

[gpwrang33]

https://www.jeepgladiatorforum.com/forum/threads/just-installed-ddi-seat-slammers-wow.49063/

 

[Blue Ridge]

A shade over 6 foot and a shade (or two) over 200 pounds here also. It’s such a different driving angle than my last truck and I question if it needs improved upon; but the seats themselves are comfortable. My only long drive gripe was cured with a dead pedal. Things the bug me driving are more that I can’t see over my right when taking a sharp left. There’s such a limited field of view. And forget seeing a traffic light without leaning if on an incline and first in line, but that’s a Jeep thing. Both come up in my daily drive to and from work and I work around them. No mod for those but they’re minor trade offs in the scheme of things.

 

[Mr Weekend]

The seats themselves are hard and flat. But overall I'm more comfortable in the Gladiator than a lot of other trucks. I'm 6'3" 215.

I did stack washers to recline my front seat 1/2 inch. And I've got a dead pedal.

raising the front of the seat just might work , thanks for the idea

 

[Sarge502]

I am sometimes amazed by the amount of stuff people come up with to complain about.

Just like how some complain that the rear reverse lights shine into the back up camera too bright. When it clearly doesn't at least not enough to hender anyone.

 

[JetSkiJeff]

I have a Mojave .. and my seats are very comfortable to me .. I have no issues personally.

 

[JohnFinx]

When I first sat in mine, my first thought was "Wow...this fits me like a glove!"
I've never even adjusted it from the factory position.
So the engineer must have been a 5'8" chunky Italian guy.

 

[redrider]

Get an Inversion Table and use it regularly. Gravity over time will affect back pain. I have had two sciatic nerve lockups on the left side and if you have not experienced the event, pray you never do.

 

[AmosMoses01]

I haven't had a long enough drive in my Gladiator to truly gauge how well the seats will work for me, but have gone through this dance in almost all of the vehicles I've owned. Seating comfort is very, very personal - what one person finds good another will find terrible. Raising the front of the seat via the bushing/washer/bracket method has worked for me in other vehicles - but those I could tell didn't work for me quickly. Angle of seat back and how far the steering wheel is has made a difference for me as well.

Hip pain can be induced by the above, or as someone else noted, having too thick of a wallet. I've had one hip replaced, and can attest that removing everything from back pocket while driving helps with the hip pain. If you're twisting in any fashion, due to no dead pedal, or leaning forward ever so slightly to have a better one arm hold on the steering wheel can induce hip pain, or lower back pain, or even developing knots in upper back muscles.

Good luck, I hope you find a solution that works for you!

 

[foo.c]

What gets to me after a while is the seat bottoms are too short and the edge of the seat starts digging into my hammies. I have seat jackers that I haven't installed yet, hope they help.

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