# Clutch solutions for short women **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** mustang, clutches, ford\ **Created:** [November 21, 2009, 7:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/clutch-solutions-for-short-women/39819 "2009-11-21T19:16:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Laura\_L](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/df788c/32.png) [@Laura\_L](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Laura_L)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2009, 7:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/clutch-solutions-for-short-women/39819/1 "2009-11-21T19:16:13Z")
Help! I am 4’11" and I was given a manual '98 Ford Mustang convertible. My problem is that I have to slouch my body forward to get the clutch all the way down. Then, I have to readjust to drive properly. Problem is my legs are too short. I have pushed the seat all the way forward and all the way up (to where my knees are literally touching the steering column). What can I do? Are there clutch extensions on the market? ---
**Author:** ![Rod-Knox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a183cd/32.png) [@Rod-Knox](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Rod-Knox)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2009, 7:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/clutch-solutions-for-short-women/39819/2 "2009-11-21T19:39:52Z")
There are spacers made to raise the pedals for the altitude challenged. I have driven cars with them but never knew where they came from. I wonder what to google to find them. ---
**Author:** ![ken\_green](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/ken_green/32/816_2.png) [@ken\_green](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ken_green)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2009, 7:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/clutch-solutions-for-short-women/39819/3 "2009-11-21T19:45:19Z")
You’ve come to the right place. Tom & Ray’s crew know when to stop joking around and get down to business. There’s a lot of good info in here. 1\> Top of this page, select ‘Actual Car Informaton’. 2\> scroll down to, and click on ‘Special Needs Zone’. 3\> scroll down and click on ‘Questions & answers ; short, tall and large drivers’. 4\> scroll down to see links to companies who specialize in products just for people like you 🙂 ( I see 6, keep in mind It needs to be safer than a wood block and duct tape ) ---
**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2009, 9:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/clutch-solutions-for-short-women/39819/4 "2009-11-21T21:27:51Z")
Laura, In addition to Ken’s excellent suggestions, you probably have at least one shop near you that specializes in car modifications for physically impaired drivers. We have a friend with a right leg prosthesis well above the knee. She has a gas pedal extension that allows her to drive with her left foot for gas and braking. A similar shop may have a device for you. ---
**Author:** ![ken\_green](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/ken_green/32/816_2.png) [@ken\_green](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ken_green)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2009, 9:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/clutch-solutions-for-short-women/39819/5 "2009-11-21T21:54:36Z")
Just thought of something else for which I have not yet searched. Is there a replacement pedal mechanism which pivots on a different axis allowing less pedal travel for same cable action ? Perhaps in racing parts, a " short throw", “quick shift”, or similar ? ---
**Author:** ![oldschool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e19adc/32.png) [@oldschool](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldschool)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2009, 12:32am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/clutch-solutions-for-short-women/39819/6 "2009-11-22T00:32:20Z")
Before spending more than 'duct tape and a wood block" consider selling and buying an automatic equipped car. ---
**Author:** ![ken\_green](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/ken_green/32/816_2.png) [@ken\_green](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ken_green)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2009, 12:45am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/clutch-solutions-for-short-women/39819/7 "2009-11-22T00:45:27Z")
Good idea. The car was given to her. And unless it holds sentimental value, such as from an inheritance, it can now be considered a live asset to be used to end up with something she likes better and can actually operate safely. ---
**Author:** ![Beadsandbeads](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c57346/32.png) [@Beadsandbeads](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Beadsandbeads)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2009, 3:10am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/clutch-solutions-for-short-women/39819/8 "2009-11-22T03:10:19Z")
Ford has optional adjustable pedals for some models. For some of them it is possible to retrofit. I don’t know if Mustangs were available with them in '98 or if it is possible to retrofit. If I had this problem, I would be going to a Mustang board and asking.