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post Mar 2, 2018 - 7:10 PM
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I have a bone stock st204 and I cannot for the life of me heel toe in it... is it a common problem? It's almost like the pedal is too short or my feet are too big which has never been a problem in other cars. If there are any fixes or tips you may have please drop them in the comments. Thank you!
post Mar 3, 2018 - 3:10 AM
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Have you adjusted any slack there might be in the throttle cable? There's also many ways to "heel toe", you might find it easier in certain cars to instead keep your heel more parallel towards the floorboard and use your big toe portion of your foot on the brake and then roll your foot to the right onto the throttle to raise the revs.


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post Mar 3, 2018 - 10:32 AM
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I gave it another shot this morning it I almost have to break my ankle to reach the gas pedal... ill try different strategy's when I get out of work today. I just didn't know if they made some sort of pedal extension. Thank you
post Mar 4, 2018 - 3:29 PM
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pedal extension or stretch ya ankles


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post Mar 4, 2018 - 4:07 PM
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I use my toes on the brake and go towards the top of the throttle. Works pretty easy for me, compared to trying to go low on the throttle pedal. It might be worth trying a few different techniques while the car is parked to find one that works for you.


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post Mar 4, 2018 - 10:22 PM
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Because of my knock knees I have to heel on the brake and toes on the throttle, so toe heel.


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post Mar 5, 2018 - 11:13 AM
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First, it doesn't HAVE to be heel and toe specifically, it depends on the vehicle. In some, you roll your foot over and tap the gas pedal with the side of your foot rather than the heel - that's what I do in the celica. I think the heel heel works more for cars like the Porches, where the gas pedal is about 3 times longer and goes from the floor up.

Also, look into replacing the pedal covers. I added the Sparco ones, and they a bit wider and have a little appendix on the gas pedal. That appendix helped me tremendously when I was beginning to learn how to "heel and toe". Still learning though, takes a while.

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