MT pedal placement adjustment

[cbc]

Hopefully this thread is ok for this catagory, as I didn't see anything better for it..

After taking delivery on my 5 spd Mazda3, I am noticing that my right foot sometime gets hung up between the right edge of the brake pedal & the gas pedal (I have biiig feet) Does anyone know if the pedals are at all adjustable
to move the brake & clutch pedal pads to the left a bit, or if any aftermarket pedal sets are smaller in size than OEMs? This is a little skeery as I surely don't need to get tanglefoot in the middle of an emergency maneuver (boom07)
I will check w/ the dealer on this also, but I'm sure any solution they can offer would entail $$.

 

[ZoomVT]

it is pretty crammed down there but i never had a problem. i dont think its gonna be easy to move those pedals.

 

[cbc]

Figured that, but was thinking maybe I could mount the aftermarket "mazdaspeed" type pedal plates over a bit, if possible, when installing them.

 

[tsunami]

doubt you could move them over persay but i am sure you could mill/cut them down so the brake pedal isn't as wide..??

 

[avs]

Hey it's setup for heel and toe. heheh anyways.. I found the 3 and the miata has very cramped leg room (width wise). The center console stick out a bit too much. My knee rub constantly against the console. It's rather uncomfortable on long trips. What size shoes do u wear ? i wear 10.5. It's hard for me to drive with casual shoes, but i usually leave a nice pair of running sneaker in the trunk.

 

[cbc]

I got you beat - I wear size 14!! Although , I think I am getting used to placing my feet a certain way to minimize pedal interference. I hear yah on the console rub, tho...wish it was a tad smaller to give my legs a bit more room (I am 6'4") I raised the seat height a bit & that seems to help. Also was trying to figure out if you actually remove the OEM pedal pads for the aftermarket ones, or just put them on over the stock ones?

 

[avs]

I got you beat - I wear size 14!! Although , I think I am getting used to placing my feet a certain way to minimize pedal interference. I hear yah on the console rub, tho...wish it was a tad smaller to give my legs a bit more room (I am 6'4") I raised the seat height a bit & that seems to help. Also was trying to figure out if you actually remove the OEM pedal pads for the aftermarket ones, or just put them on over the stock ones?

You usually pull out the rubber padding on the pedal. Drill a hole on the pedal and screw in the pedal cover. I doubt the pedal cover will help you much at all.

 

[cbc]

hmm..ok. But perhaps I can mount them slightly left of center offset, to give a bit more room between brake & gas. Will have to look into it at some point

 

[goldwing2000]

The factory aluminum pedal covers just clip on in place of the stock rubber covers. No drilling or bolting necessary.

You'd have to get some aftermarket pedals to move things around that way.

 

[cbc]

ah, figured that would be the case. So do you actually remove the oems first, or just clip them on top of them? Seems that would actually change the distance a tiny bit plus make the pedal thicker...ick.
I'm kind of getting the hang of using the pedal arrangement as is now, but still would mind a bit more "shift to the left" if it doesn;t turn out to be a major undertaking.

 

[goldwing2000]

The clutch and brake have rubber covers. Those get removed. The gas is all plastic, so the new one just clips on.

 

[MightyMouse]

ah, figured that would be the case. So do you actually remove the oems first, or just clip them on top of them? Seems that would actually change the distance a tiny bit plus make the pedal thicker...ick.
I'm kind of getting the hang of using the pedal arrangement as is now, but still would mind a bit more "shift to the left" if it doesn;t turn out to be a major undertaking.

Aftermarket pedal covers would make it worse. The only way you are going to fix this is to bend the brake pedal bar. This will be no small task, that thing is really stiff, you will have to remove it in order to get enough force on it for it to bend.

This is how we modify our race cars so that we don't have to install cheezy pedal covers and still make heal-and-toe easier..

 

[Glauconite]

what you could do is add more height to the aftermarket pedal cover under the brake so the gas pedal will be lower...

i did it the other way around in my P5 when i added my aftermarkent pedal covers, i removed the rubber from the brake pedal and raised the gas pedal w/ a piece of wood... this in turn lets me gas a lil for downshifting as i brake...

so in theory it might work w/ raising the brake pedal, but not sure if you like to reach lower for the gas pedal... i think..

 

[cbc]

hmmm...some interestin' idears here....

 

[mobomelter]

i don't understand how you would have width problems. because a larger size shoe just means a longer foot not necessarily a wider one. i wear size 12 skate shoes (which are really wide shoes) and i never have a problem hitting the wrong pedals. try different shoes maybe?

 

[cbc]

I think it is more of "getting used" to the different pedal placement ( as opposed to my old car) I have found that the left edge of my rght shoe has caught on the right edge ofthe brake pedal a few times, which is a bit scary in light of an emergency acton. But as am driving the car more, I'm also "learning "it & how things work/fit. And yes a narrower
shoe helps too.