Lengthening rudder cables

New to site. How can i add a couple of inches forward positioning of the rudder pedals for more comfort? Add turnbuckles on the pedal end and shorten nose wheel rods? Any suggestions without running new, longer cables? I will have the plane apart doing upgrades and thought this might be a good time to do so.

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Comment by Juan Vega on February 24, 2010 at 6:41pm
the cables wont grow. you need to cut the rods, move the foot pedals forward where you want them, without having them rub the fire wall. then put two new cables, (or) splice a peice on. refer to the FAA repairman's manual for cable splicing. Perfectly legal if done correctly.

Juan
Comment by GENE MAYO on February 24, 2010 at 1:24pm
JAMES: One can add a short piece of flat bar between the rudder pedal and the rudder cable turn buckle. Just drill the holes the same distance apart you move the rudders forward
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