Heel Toe Braking (How to & Video)

[Wicked]

Originally Posted by Sendero

Thats not a part I want to take a chance on welding.

That's what I was trying to say.

[Italian LX]

Originally Posted by Wicked

. . . I never use the "heel" and "toe". I use the ball of my foot(big toe) on the brake pedal and the little toe side for the accel pedal.

As stated in the original post. . .

As you can see, "heel-and-toe" is a misnomer. It actually involves the ball of your foot and the side of your foot.

[Italian LX]

Originally Posted by TheJeanyus

Have you done anything to change the pedal positions in your car to help with H&T shifting? I've tried it in my car and it seems like the gas pedal just sits to low to the floor (or the brake too high, however you want to look at it). My feet are sort of medium sized (10.5 - 11, standard width) and I can't seem to make my foot reach both pedals at the same time.

Nathan mentioned the spacer which is a common mod on Mustangs because the gas pedal sits lower than the brake pedal. It also doesn't help that the accelerator is so thin too.

I hardly ever attempt HT shifting in the coupe because of the pedals, but the BMW is a different story -- it's almost as if the pedals were made for it. They are close together and at a perfect relative height to allow flawless heel-toe shifting.

[Wicked]

Originally Posted by Italian LX

As stated in the original post. . .

I guess we only call it hell/toe since there is no name for the "side of your foot"?

"Yeah I was using 'ball and side of my foot braking'."

[Sendero]

It's Heel Toe if you have the Grand Canyon running in your footwell.

[QWKSNKE]

I can do it in my 93 with no problems. I wear a 10 1/2 in shoes

[banditmwp]

Originally Posted by QWKSNKE

I can do it in my 93 with no problems. I wear a 10 1/2 in shoes

In mine, it happens unexpectedly at times...'course that could have to do with the size 15's attached to the ends of my legs.

[QWKSNKE]

Originally Posted by banditmwp

In mine, it happens unexpectedly at times...'course that could have to do with the size 15's attached to the ends of my legs.

you mean the freaking canoes attached the end of your legs. Its gotta suck having all feet and no d***






Tuna can

[TheJeanyus]

Experimented a little on the way home once I got off the interstate. Couldn't make it work. When I put my foot on the gas, it is far enough below the brake that my foot is actually underneath the brake pedal (not directly underneath, but you get the idea). When braking hard, I can just barely fit the very edges of my shoe soles (Adidas size 11s) on both pedals, but my foot is twisted as such an angle that there is no way I could be controlling either pedal with enough confidence to do it when trying to worry about keeping my car where I want it.

[Craig K.]

On my '85 I put on aluminum pedal covers on. I took the factory rubber ones off (Brake/Clutch) and left the plastic alone for the gas pedal. Then found where all three pedal covers fit the best for heel toe and riveted on all three pedal covers.

In the '95 I can heel toe pretty good, but the pedal geometry is defiantly not designed for it.

I do know several drivers who have smaller feet who will do "heel toe" meaning that their foot is side ways across the pedals, this is usually in older cars that have not yet been fitted with better pedals.