Constantly flipping a seat back and forth on the trail was getting annoying. I wanted both kids up front with me when on the trails. So I searched and searched. Found 2 threads on a solution.
late 90's-mid 2000 ford ranger front 60/40 bench seat.
went friday and found what i needed, a slightly(ok kinda crappy but serviceable) 60/40 bench from a 2000 ranger for only $65 including all seat belts.
Some key things to note. the bolt holes in the yj seat risers are 11" apart front to rear, the ranger holes are 12" easy solution, drill two extra holes in each riser on the yj.
The ranger seat i nabbed had literally 20 cold rivets holding the ford risers to the sliders. ground all the rivets flush and knocked them outta the sliders.
Make sure to grab the seat belts out of the donor truck. The ranger seats come with integral seatbelt sockets in the seat, and you will need the shoulder harnesses from the ranger.
There are two tabs on the ranger seatbelt mechanism, both of those need to be flattened to install in the jeep.
If you plan to make full use of the bench and the center seat belt you will no longer be folding the drivers seat forward, unless you get a longer belt for the center.
The passenger seat once mounted can still fully fold forward to allow access to the rear seat area.
Tested the seats comfort today for myself and the two younguns upfront. Decent ride, and no complaints from the kids.
I didnt get any pics of my seat setup. But here are links to the sources of my inspiration.
http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showt...nch+front+seat
http://www.novajeepers.com/index.php...topic&p=112563
late 90's-mid 2000 ford ranger front 60/40 bench seat.
went friday and found what i needed, a slightly(ok kinda crappy but serviceable) 60/40 bench from a 2000 ranger for only $65 including all seat belts.
Some key things to note. the bolt holes in the yj seat risers are 11" apart front to rear, the ranger holes are 12" easy solution, drill two extra holes in each riser on the yj.
The ranger seat i nabbed had literally 20 cold rivets holding the ford risers to the sliders. ground all the rivets flush and knocked them outta the sliders.
Make sure to grab the seat belts out of the donor truck. The ranger seats come with integral seatbelt sockets in the seat, and you will need the shoulder harnesses from the ranger.
There are two tabs on the ranger seatbelt mechanism, both of those need to be flattened to install in the jeep.
If you plan to make full use of the bench and the center seat belt you will no longer be folding the drivers seat forward, unless you get a longer belt for the center.
The passenger seat once mounted can still fully fold forward to allow access to the rear seat area.
Tested the seats comfort today for myself and the two younguns upfront. Decent ride, and no complaints from the kids.
I didnt get any pics of my seat setup. But here are links to the sources of my inspiration.
http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showt...nch+front+seat
http://www.novajeepers.com/index.php...topic&p=112563
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