About to buy a 2006 Viper but I have a concern about pedal spacing

[Triple Black]

I test drove a all black 2006 Viper roadster about a week ago. I'm snake bitten for sure. I was surprised that my 6'5" 260 frame actually fit great in the car. Sure, it wasn't easy to get my long legs into or out of the car, but once in I was completely comfortable. And yes, I did knock my head a few time going over bumps, which is why I want a roadster, lol. I was also very surprised about how easy the car was to drive at 40mph. Not many 500hp cars can do 40 mph at 1500 rpm and drive smoothly without bogging down. I'm sold.

However, the issue I'm concerned with is the fact my feet are huge (size 16). My foot completely covered both the gas pedal and the brake pedal with the outside of my right foot touching the transmission tunnel. This resulted in having to hit the gas and brake with the outside edge of my boot. I'm use to driving like this because my '04 Pontiac GTO was the same way, but the Viper was way more extreme.

So my question is, what can be done about pedal spacing? Are there aftermarket adjustable pedals for spacing, or will I need to remove the pedal assembly and just bend the arms over with some heat? The dead pedal will need to go. If I wasn't hitting the dead pedal with my left foot I was hitting the brake pedal.

[Vprbite]

I don't know about spreading the pedals apart.

I had a custom clutch pedal made to make clutching with my prosthetic leg easier. And we ditched the dead pedal.

I guess you could get a second pedal assembly and modify it. Pushing brake and clutch off to the left, using the space you bought by removing the dead pedal. But I don't know of any solution that exists as of this moment.

[Sammy0009]

Definitely watching this one, same issue here.

[2010 Snakeskin Green ACR]

OP, I don't there is much you can do about that yeah the Viper's cockpit is definitely very tight for a big and tall guy.

[Steve M]

I'm not quite your size (6'4", 240-ish, size 13 shoe), but I feel your pain on the narrow foot well issue.

Here's what I've done to make it work: dead pedal completely removed, and I wear nothing but minimalist shoes while driving (like five-fingers, only without the individual toes).

I've not seen anything aftermarket that addresses the issue.

[Ninjazx71]

I've got size 14 here and the first few times I was driving the car I would catch the brake pedal with the inside of my shoe when trying to push the clutch in. After a while though my foot just fell further to the left a bit and I don't have a problem anymore. On the gas though I don't think I ever had a problem with hitting the gas and brake at the same time. Probably tough to find some nice driving shoes too, so maybe try some running shoes if you haven't already. Else, I'm thinking some custom fab'd brackets would be needed to spread the pedals apart more. Good luck!

[Rocket]

Shoe type matters. I'm a 14eee and minimalist driving shoes are all that work for me. Dead pedal removal also helped a bunch. Seat lowering/modifying the stock seat mounts will help with driving position.

[Triple Black]

My test drive was done with US ARMY ICW Combat boots, size 16D. Not exactly "racing shoes", lol. I think I'll do another test drive with a set of racing shoes like these from Summit Racing. (Good suggestion guys. I don't typically think of looking for shoes other than boots.)

https://www.summitracing.com/parts/v...0160/overview/

I did a bit of research that I would like to share. Here's a pedal set for a 2003 - 2006 Dodge Viper. The website wants $650 bucks for it(!!). The Gen 1/2 pedals are straight down with even less foot room. The Gen 5 pedals appears to be bent like the Gen 3/4 but I haven't found one out of the car to compare.

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There appears to be more than enough room to move the pedals to the left. However, removing the pedals set requires removing the dash. The pin appear to be pressed in split type. You're not removing the pin from in the car without a lot of work, excruciating pain, and grief. The thick plate steel of the pedal won't move like the thin stuff in my '04 GTO. I'm pretty sure the brackets would move before the pedals ever budge. There's nothing practical I can do here.

Here's a picture of a modified pedal set. The gas pedal is moved further right. The bottom of the gas pedal is slightly twisted and there's also a ring around the bolt on the firewall showing it was moved left. Below that is a picture of the stock setup. No wonder why I was having a problem hitting the gas and brakes at the same time. The pedals are practically touching!

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Here's a gas pedal out of the car. The thin metal could easily be moved to the right. Better, yet, the entire bracket could be removed from the car, slotted, and replaced in an afternoon. Sure, the gas pedal would be slammed against the tunnel wall, but at least the chance of unintentionally hitting the brakes and the gas at the same time would be reduced. Add a good pair of racing shoes, and we have a workable solution.

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