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Old 12/16/05, 11:21 AM
 
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Question Any shoe lift ideas?

My DH needs 5/8" of lift added to each pair of shoes that he has to help correct what a broken hip back in "92 is doing to his lower back. These lifts need to be on the whole shoe sole, not just under the heel. Since it seems to cost $200-400 per pair of shoe/boots to get them like this I thought I'd see if any of you out there knew of something to try! Thanks for any help!
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Old 12/16/05, 11:33 AM
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i dont understand if it is the whole shoe isnt that the same thing he has now just shorter if it was the front or the heel i could understand that
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Old 12/16/05, 11:42 AM
 
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He needs 5/8" thickness added to the entire sole so that his whole foot is lifted 5/8". A heel lift would tilt him forward and that is undesirable in his case.
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Old 12/16/05, 11:47 AM
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o i c just the sole nothing on the heel at all
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Old 12/16/05, 12:14 PM
 
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Have you gone to a shoe repair shop to see what they charge to add the 5/8 to the sole?
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Old 12/16/05, 12:33 PM
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Have you though about buying a pair of cowboy boots and cutting 5/8" off the heel? That might have the same effect.
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Old 12/16/05, 01:04 PM
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They still make Earth Shoes with the lower heel.

http://www.earth.us/
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I just got off the phone with the guy that re-soles my boots. He gets work from all over the country and his average price on what you need done is $55. FYI, he is one of the top 5 people in his field and won 1st place by building a complete pair of boots one year.
I'll send his contact info in a PM just in case you are interested. in contacting him
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Old 12/16/05, 01:25 PM
 
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Thanks all! I must not be making myself very clear though. he needs 5/8" added to the ENTIRE sole...as if he was standing on a 5/8" thickness of wood or something. He has to keep the foot slope in proportion or it will throw off everything. At the boot/shoe shop they are saying a sole like this can be added to only shoes that have a replaceable sole like the very expensive White's boots or something like that. I was hoping someone knew of a less expensive way to "get the job done".
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I just got off the phone with the guy that re-soles my boots. He gets work from all over the country and his average price on what you need done is $55. FYI, he is one of the top 5 people in his field and won 1st place by building a complete pair of boots one year.
I'll send his contact info in a PM just in case you are interested. in contacting him
Please PM me this information too. I live in south MS and this would be convenient for me.
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Old 12/16/05, 01:59 PM
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you are making yourself clear but you did say to add to a pair which usually means two. i suspect he only needs to raise one hip up 5/8 inch via that shoe on that side is that correct?
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How pretty does it need to be? You could go to an industrial bearing supply place and get some conveyor belting, or maybe some snowmobile track. Get some barge cement from the bearing place and glue the belting to the sole. Then cut around it and sand flush with a belt sander.
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Old 12/16/05, 02:04 PM
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Does this remind anyone else of the "Magic Shoe" episode of Little House?
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Old 12/16/05, 02:24 PM
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Does this remind anyone else of the "Magic Shoe" episode of Little House?
Oh, I remember that one!! Charles made a wooden extension for her shoe and she could run and play with all the other kids like there was no disability at all.
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Old 12/16/05, 02:49 PM
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if he has to raise 1 i can see that if he has to raise 2 you need another doctor
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Old 12/16/05, 03:36 PM
 
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Ha! Yes, he needs to lift only one side! But since his shoes that he has don't seem to be the kind a new sole can be added on to we will have to buy the new ones that can be added on to...to the tune of $200-400. The conveyor belting sounds like it has possibilities!
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Old 12/16/05, 10:58 PM
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I wonder if Sylvester Stallone could sell you some of his old shoes...
His are lifted for vanity purposes though. :1pig:
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Old 12/16/05, 11:37 PM
 
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I understand. You want something that adds the height to the entire foot. $$.

I have 1-1/2" difference in leg length due to an accident in '77. (I was 27.) After spending big bucks for special shoes for a couple of years, then realizing I spent most of my time barefooted, I decided to go w/o, and have ever since. What have been the repurcussions? None, that I can tell. There were other injuries that have caused more long-term problems than going w/o that stinking special shoe. Being ornery has its advantages...
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Old 12/17/05, 12:48 AM
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ill see my buddy in the AM , he is a Certified Orthosist Prostetisist-sp?...< hell i know i fudged that one
and one of the best there is and a McGuyver type to boot...
ill see what he can come up with


Stallone: Sylvester filmed Rocky3 at our High School (stalone attended but droppd out) in 78-79 and after filming he donated his Robe, Trunks, Gloves, Shoes and Socks to the school to sell if they ever needed money... they looked like normal boxing boots... maybe he didnt "lift" in those days

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Old 12/17/05, 08:15 AM
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FrieghtTrain, (great name by the way)

I heard talk about Stallone through the grapevine...
but of course I could be wrong cuz I was feeling pretty tipsy from it.
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