The diamond stitching on the seat base is a "supporting net" with little give. so you sit higher than you would with a similar cushion w/o the diamond stitch. Try stacking a couple of spacer washers under the front of the seat tracks ( a couple at a time tilting it up and back some and see how feels. Option 2 is to have an inch taken out of the bottom of the seat cushion base. I know you'll be able to make an improvement with your above adv. speedster ownership skills .