If you notice how the seats are fastened to the chassis, you'll find that the bolts are quite long--probably could get a 1/2 " spacer to raise the seat up--doesn't seem like much but you should try it before you go with any other more costly mods. You can get "fender" washers from most any good hardware store and stack them up. That washer has a larger supporting area.

 

Thanks Jack. I will look into that. What about the idea of just purchasing one of those gel/memory foam cushions that would effectively lift the seat, and give support under my long thighs, as another simple solution?

 

Also a great idea...I had something similar for my airplane....it was called,"soft-seat" and had temper foam.

 

To my mind and from my experience and various actual driving courses. etc taken over the years the issue lies in the stock, non adjustable seat being to laid back, as in your bum goes too low leaving your legs unsupported.

I prefer the over the road trucker position, some might call it the bus driver position. Anyone who drives long distances at all will be sitting upright, fully supported, at the wheel.

The seat as designed makes you lounge, sitting back as if you are a rapper in an Escalade or something.

What I did, years ago now, was (welll, I watched as my mechanic and the Norton bike restore guy actually did it) was loosen the front seat bolts and remove the rear ones. They used some square stock to make spacers but as Jack points out fender washers will work.

I'm not certain but my rear seat attach points are up at least 1.5", maybe 2". Then everything was torqued back down which "moved" the front brackets a bit as they snugged up but I sit far more upright and far more supported over the entirty of my seat, legs.

Just make sure you don't put any spacers/washers over the carpet and there are little guide pins on the stock seat brackets you want to ensure go back from where hey came.

Even tho I only watched (and provided the beer...) it was a quick, simple job that I wouldn't hesitate to do myself...and it immediately cleaned up my issues with the driving position.

The other thing is really helped with is the arm on the open window sill stuff...new cars have such high belt lines (for safety I guess) that its actually uncomfortable for me to do that arm out the window, summer drive thing because its at an upward angle...my seat lift mod cured that too...level on the level and now i look like a guy driving a CUV, not some rapper rolling dirty. Or however the kids say it.

 

Welcome!, I'm also 6'2, 325lbs round, and have a 2014 Pat. I have the Latitude so I'm not sure your sport has this feature, but is there a long lever on the left side of your driver seat? If there is, you can pump it in the down position and it will lower the back of the seat as well as push it back a little farther.

 

I do not appear to have that long lever on mine(that didn't come out right). Wonder if getting that would require a whole new seat. Great responses everybody, and thanks for welcoming me in.

 

Welcome cdawg! Mine are electric, but the rails should be about the same length, and with it all the way back and down my 6'3" 245lb frame fits pretty well.

 

If you had it, it would be rearward of the lever that adjusts the seat back.

 

Actually the seat is not that bad, and as cherry 14 says, all the way back, even with no height adjustment, fits pretty well. May just take some getting used to. I am coming from a Ford 500 sedan with leather, electric adjustments. It was so comfortable, but not as cool nor as fun as this Jeep. I love everything about it except I wish the seat was a little longer, tilted up from the front, and was therefore more supportive through the thighs. Your tips I appreciate and will be exploring.

 

I would say not as much fun too, but then again there is that video of the crown victoria doing lions back at Moab :icon_rolleyes:

That said the Patriot is a very capable platform.

 

Hey yawl, just a quick update. I bought an extra large travelmate cushion from amazon for 30 bucks. It's good, can move into a couple of different positions, depending on what needs support. Sometimes I don't use it at all, just to mix up positions. It causes me to sit up a couple of inches, but the patriot fortunately has plenty of headroom, so that's fine. I kinda like sitting a bit higher. Anyhoo, thanks for the feedback every one, and I just wanted to report that all is well on my little issue.