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Need Seat Help

Discussion in 'Intermediate CJ-5/6/7/8' started by Davew, Oct 24, 2017.

  1. Jan 18, 2018
    Davew

    Davew New Member

    So. Indiana
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    Andy do you have a picture of your modified seat frames by chance? I'm not sure how you would lower it without changing the seat angle.
     
  2. Jan 18, 2018
    zila

    zila I throw poop

    Rock Springs,...
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    Dave, I too modded my seat mounts.. On my 75 I cut the round part of the mount that bolts to the floor. Re-welded it and used a spacer on the passenger side under the door bolt to get it right. On the driver side I also cut and rewelded..

    Pix:

    Driver side front

    Drivers rear

    Seats after

    One of cut/welded pieces

    Spacer
     
  3. Jan 19, 2018
    nwedgar

    nwedgar Now with TBI!

    Newnan, Georgia
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    I am using some lowback seats out of a mid-70's dodge van, if you can find one. Of course I had to fab some brackets, but they've been in use for years now and work great. Wish I knew photobucket went all capitalist on us for third party posting or I'd try to share a pic.
     
  4. Jan 19, 2018
    zila

    zila I throw poop

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    You can use the media feature here for pix
     
  5. Jan 19, 2018
    Davew

    Davew New Member

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    Thanks for all the help and input fellas. Zila, I think I understand the forward part of the mounts. Just a little fuzzy on the rear of the drivers side where you have that flat stock in sort of a "C" shape. Looks like if I shortened that an inch I wouldn't have room to get the bolts in. Maybe I just need to study it a littler closer. The pictures helped a lot. And thanks for the heads up on the dodge seat Nwedgar!
     
  6. Jan 20, 2018
    zila

    zila I throw poop

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    I left it alone. The seat tilted into the proper position just fine I did have to shim one rear side with washers though. These are Best Top seats and were angled too far to the back before.
     
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