Dead Pedal Question

[TheJoker]

So, are you going to make one correctly ? Maybe, start selling them?

 

[Huck]

Na, not worth the effort

 

[gDMJoe]

Bruce722 - It appears to be a bit too small and far away to the left to me as well but I've never had a dead pedal so I'm speaking mainly from what I've seen others prefer. ...

No dis' to the commercial offerings | DIY'ers, however, IMO a dead pedal should be small and out-of-the-way.

• no mistakening it for another pedal.
• no interference with the other pedal(s)

REASONS:

1. it's out-of-the-way of the other pedal functions/operations.
2. creates more leg/foot real estate for movement/repositioning. *Especially nice on long trips and reshuffling legs/feet.

But in the end it's all good.
.

 

[Ruger]

@dGMJoe wrote: :IMO your design is too close to both of the brake pedals (emergency and regular). *Recall panic braking considerations."

With at least 10,000 miles of experience with my design, this hasn't been a factor. Not even once.

 

[Bruce722]

No dis' to the commercial offerings | DIY'ers, however, IMO a dead pedal should be small and out-of-the-way.

• no mistakening it for another pedal.
• no interference with the other pedal(s)

REASONS:

1. it's out-of-the-way of the other pedal functions/operations.
2. creates more leg/foot real estate for movement/repositioning. *Especially nice on long trips and reshuffling legs/feet.

But in the end it's all good.
.

Mine has already shipped and should be in the mail soon. I'll update with my findings.

 

[FreightTerrain]

put mine on today. i agree with Huck to some extent. i'm 5'10" with a 32 inch inseam and i feel like i come up just an inch or so short with my foot. i like to drive with the seat all the way back, but if i move it forward an inch or so its about right. ill drive it awhile and see how i like it. maybe i can figure a way to fix something to the front of it to bring it out an inch or so, which is where i kinda wish it was. big and solid, though.

 

[TheJoker]

The seat/pelals/streering wheel are all adjustable. There has to be a way to make this feel comfortable.

 

[Ruger]

It's too deep in the foot well. Maybe a stack of washers and a longer bolt?

 

[FreightTerrain]

i knew it needed to be further out or id never be happy. so i did this. effectively moving the pedal about an inch and a half forward.




id probably have more play side to side so i drilled some extra holes, the left one for the existing bolt. this moved the whole show about a 3/4 inch toward the brake pedal, which i thought was a good thing. initially i just used the original hole for the self tapper, but after some thought drilled another on the other side. theres very little movement side to side.



the dead pedal is now about in the same plane as the petrol pedal



to fill the gap between the bottom of the pedal and the floor mat, i glued some heavy rubber to it. it rests securely on my husky mat. i know, kinda cheesy, but i wanted it to be functional. it probably wouldnt be the best setup for extreme offroading, but i wanted it to have a place to rest my left foot, and now i have that without reaching for it.

 

[sharpertouch]

humm...