you could try putting a cushion behind her,
or moding the seat slider,

 

Lowering the seats shouldI help get her legs closer but may make it harder to see over the dash. You could buy 1 seat lowering base and see if it works.

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Hmm my wife is 5'0" and has never said anything about having trouble in any of my RZRs and I always put the seats all the way back..maybe I should ask her...lol

 

i have one seat all the way back and one all the way forward just switch seats when kids want to drive

 

I do the same just switch seats. The seat sliders makes it worse because it raises the seat and makes it worse for your girl. Besides seat sliders are dangerous. In a endo crash seat slid forward your relying on that tiny little tab under the seat not to fail but when it does seat and driver slide back and seat belts are loose! Then you have a bad situation just sayin seen it happen resulted in critical injuries. Most sandcar builders use pedal slide just because of this very thing. just my 2 cents. Safety First!!

 

You can drill new holes on the stock seat base to get it closer. I have a 4'10" daughter. One of the front seats is adjusted for her, when it's my time to drive and I am 5'4", we switched the seats on front.

 

I dont know how to solve your problem but the title of your post made me think of this old song! Thanks for the laugh, I needed that!

 

I dont know how to solve your problem but the title of your post made me think of this old song! Thanks for the laugh, I needed that!

Randy Newman - Short People - YouTube

That's funny because it was the first thing to pop into my head as well. Most of my family is short but this song's still funny.

 

I have TS Vortex seats and I use the lowering bases from UTV Inc and the slide adjusters that I got from the dealer. It raises the seat about half inch and the Vortex seats raise you another 2" probably but they are very comfortable. My wife is 5'2" and I am 6' when she drives she slides forward and leans forward toward the steering wheel. Seems to work fine for us. Use the Pro Armor harnesses for added comfort

 

My wife is 4'11" as well, I chose to get the UTV inc seat lowering bases and the Polaris seat slider, this helped but she still has difficulty reaching. There is a bracket under the seat slider that I plan to remove and lower the seat close to another inch (this will take some fabrication on my part). My recomendation would to be to purchase some lowering bases and try mounting them all the way forward and see how this works for her. As stated above the slider bracket is kinda cheap and it does raise the seat height.

 

Thanks everyone - Where do you find lowered seat bases at?

 

UTV inc is a vendor on this forum, they sell them.

 

My wife is also 4'11 and I have one seat all the way back and one all the way forward. I just switch seats when she wants to drive..

 

Just have her wear a pair of platform shoes when she drives the RZR, or you can aleays duct tape some blocks to her shoes.

 

Wife is 5' even as well. I did the UTV inc. seat lowering base with the Polaris seat slider. It puts her a lot closer to the pedals. One thing to keep in mind as well. This is assuming you are using harnesses.
A lot of people tighten the shoulder straps too tight which is actually bad on your spine. But this will also keep her pinned to that seat back. Loosen them up a bit and with the above hardware should work.
Good luck.

 

NO! A loose belt is BAD! You want to be pinned to the seat. If your harness is pushing down on your spine then you need to install them differently! No such thing as too tight. There is incorrect installation though.

 

Bruce, I have talked with a number of manufacturers in the industry and they have all said pretty much the same thing. Crank down on the lap and a little looser in the shoulders. Not LOOSE, bad choice of words but all have said that if you have yourself too tight at the shoulders you can actually cause spine damage.
I am not expert. This is just from my talks with those in the industry. Racers and manufacturers alike. I may be different in the street circuit where there is not hitting of rough terrain like we do.

Just my .02 cents. I am not a professional, I just play one on TV.

 

How many racers use seat sliders ask any professional they will say no way that tiny little tab that keeps that seat slid ahead is going to absorb how much pressure??? Let me answer very little! Not trying to bust anybodys chops but think about this almost all big name sandcar builders use sliding petals not seat sliders and racers dont use seat sliders ask them why! That little tab brakes seat slides back your seat belts are loose! Just trying to keep someone from being killed think about this.

 

I am a professional in the collision/impacts field, and all of my training and classes suggests the same thing as The Mad Proffesor is stating. Lap belt tight, shoulder restraints SNUG, not loose, not tight. You dont want them cutting circulation off, or encouraging compression of the spine.
In short the lap belt prevents the entire body from slipping/moving/sliding/ejecting from the seated postion, thus it must be tight. However the upper restraints are intended to prevent the upper torso from making contact with glass, A or B pillar, steering wheel, ect. ect., as well as preventing the spine from making an acute angle during impact which causes displaced vertbrae.
Again this is the basic theory of what I have been taught in my profesion. I am sure there are other theories/concepts and ideas out there.

 

Thanks Cadiero for the update. You made me go back and read what I wrote. Good lord, was I drinking? Really I write much better than that usually. It looks as though English is my second language. Haha.

This seems to be a misconception that everyone that rides has. Just about everyone I know does the exact same thing. They crank down on the shoulder straps. I did.

 

This has totally gone awry. The original post is about getting his wife who is short, closer to the pedals. Not how to get is wife who can barely reach the pedals closer so she can race the King of the Hammers and Baja 1000.

Let's keep this in the spirit of the question, shall we. We are not talking about chromoly tube chassis here.

Just for the record. I installed the seat slider and it's pretty beefy. I slammed around in it and it had felt just as sturdy as the plastic base. I also installed UTV Inc's lowering base. Solid steel with heavy duty hardware which is much stronger than the plastic one that comes stock.

This is all just information. He can do with it as he will.

Safe riding.

 

I agree with the posts above sorry got a little cared away there! Seen the after math of a crash where the person was badly hurt so I get a little carried away but understand OP's problem. Gonna have to agree with a previous post and say some high heels would be good show us some pictures of what you decide. Sorry off topic again. LOL Safe Riding!!

 

One option that has been used successfully in a similar, but different, application is the use of some pedal extensions. The ones I've seen simply slide over the pedals and can be easily taken off for other riders. If I can post a picture I'll toss it up here.

 

Thank - i would like to know where you get those?