replacement seats....anybody?

[J10Mike]

what seats did it for you?

[Stuka]

Yeah, I am looking to convert my 81 J10 to buckets. the bench is in great shape, but I dont like how its higher in the center thent he sides. Plus I just prefer buckets.

[Dome]

I got a set of those BestTop seats (made for CJ's/Wranglers). They are great in the Wag. A million times better than the crappy seats FSJ's came with. Plus, with some simple fabrication, you can make them work with the factory power seats.

[bentpushrod]

When I had my wag I used some buckets out of a late 90's Subaru. Picked them up at a yard for 45 bucks if I remember right. Very very comfy. A bit of fabrication to make them fit, but well worth the effort.

[J10Mike]

dome, bentpushrod,
do your seats sit up any higher than the stock seats?

mike

[Mo]

I'm looking at using a set of ZJ or WJ leather seats...

[bentpushrod]

J10Mike,

Mine didn't, I adapted the subaru seats to fit the stock wagoneer brackets, so they sat at factory height.

[Zac]

I just used some rx7 seats and my friend stephen used honda prelude seats.

[Dome]

Originally posted by J10Mike:
dome, bentpushrod,
do your seats sit up any higher than the stock seats?

mike

Yes, slightly, due to the bracket I fabricated so that I could use the seats with the factory power seat frame.

However, I believe that the seats will bolt directly up to the manual seat frames, in which case, I do not see any reason why they should sit higher than the stock seats.

[Tad]

Great topic J10Mike.
I put 85 GW power seats into the 70 wag, a big step up from the original bench seat but they provide very little lumbar support and were very jaring at Ouray and the 1,100 there and back. I would like to keep the power seat brackets and find something more accomodating for my spine.

[Cary]

These in the lil jeep are Ford Explorer leather. All power and really comfortable. Plus they are easy to find...Can you say "rollover?"

I will check and see if the brackets are stock or custom.

http://a5.cpimg.com/image/57/97/21312855-6904-028001E0-.jpg

[J10Mike]

cary,
it seems that i read somewhere in another post some time back that someone stated that explorer/mountaineer seats were an excellant replacement seat for fsj. i just need to see if the brackets need to be modified or if the seats will be somewhat raised height wise over the stock seats.

mike

[Cary]

The seats sit a little higher in the little jeep. The shifter knob needs about a 1" extension, but the 400way power seats make it ok. Not near as annoying as the game of twister you have to play to use the emergency brake with that D#$^ full roll cage.

I bet they would look really nice in a Fullsize, but my waggy is no where near ready to worry about the insides yet.

Cary

[J10Mike]

cary,
do the seats push forward? like if you were to want to put something behind the seat.

[Cary]

I would think that since they make a 2 door Explorer that they would, I will check next time I drive the Jeep. It is our Shop Toy and I usually get it when I need it or it needs something done to it.