I was looking at the seat frame of my bench seat 96 f250. It appears it might work if I take the seat off the frame and install the 97 bucket seats onto the old 96 frame. It does look however that the old seat rails will have to be removed, the bottom of the rails look like there is a huge brad connecting them to the frame, anyone with any knowledge on these? Is there a nut on top of the brad looking thing or will they have to be ground off and the old hole used to install the newer bucket seats.

 

On the seat subject, which ones will direct bolt in the '97 CC trucks? It seems I have read that a lot of guys use seats out of the 08-11 F 150s. Seem right?

 

When I got my CC, I took the drivers seat out of my EC and swapped it with the one on the CC. The EC seat bolts right down to the bench frame on the CC, but I had to swap the rails and I'm trying to remember what else I had to do...the EC seat has the mechanism that when you lean the seat forward it automatically releases the seat to slide forward. The CC seat does not have that mechanism, so I had to switch that out somehow, but I can't remember how I did it! I was thinking that I unbolted the seat backs and swapped them too, but I can't say that I did that for sure. I definitely know that I swapped them and got the EC seat to work as it should. Bill has been rubbing off on me with this "CRS - Can't Remember S$*%"...

 

I just did that same thing, Tyler. The cc vs rc seat tracks just unbolt from the seat pan frame with 4 screws. The you just swap the tracks out and you're good to go.

This is what I wound up doing with the local guy who needed sc seatbases. You just swap everyone from the seat tracks downward and youre good. Ok the center seat, you have to swap the whole seat pan frame, though as the metal is different heights. You have to unbolt the seat back from the sides and take the foam and upholstery of the seat pan frame. Or just use the new center seat whole as they're typically not too worn.

 

 

Now that looks NICE right there!

 

Ya what seats are those?!?!? Looks great! Do you use anything for a center console or just leave it as floor space for storage n stuff.

 

Corbeau seats, and got the brackets from bronco graveyard. I plan on building a custom console but just got the seats in the day after Christmas. I'll drive it a month or so and come up with a design. The seats are unbeleavable, the first trip in them was 9.5 hours and I felt great the whole the trip. I wish I would have bought the wide version me being 6' and 250lb I could have used a little extra room but the wide version only came in solid black.

 

Man those are nice, but I briefly looked at their site. YEESH! Costly option. lol

 

The only reason I went that route is because of the location I work here in the desert. The roads are the worst I have ever been on. It's 6 miles in to my location and top speed is 5-10mph, (2nd gear at idle only) so it's a 30 minute drive in. The seats have the side and kidney support that my cheby dually didn't and make the drive tolerable.

Well worth not going to the chiropractor and having to miss work. It was to the point that I wouldn't leave location except every other week. Plus they look AWESOME.

Mud

 

They look like they sit really low? Or is that just the way the picture makes them look?

 

They do sit about 3" lower than the bench but the way the seat is designed it works out really well. They are the most comfortable seats I have ever had. I had a set of suspension corbeau in my 71 Bronco but these are much nicer.