Seat swaps
New User
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Does anyone know if the transmission has anything to do with the fitment of the seats. I am planning on putting a 40/20/40 seat into my 93 supercab with Mazda 5 speed and want to make sure. Just from searching google, I cant find any pictures of a manual extended cab with a 40/20/40 seat in it, all with this combo seem to be straight cabs.
Fleet Owner
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From: Gilbert, PA
wfilkins47, the transmission has Nothing to do with seat fitment. ONLY the cab does. You need the seat and brackets from a SUPERCAB. A reg cab and Crew cab are different
WRONG again. Reg cab and crew cabs use the same bolt pattern(80-97)
But the front seat from a crew cab does NOT tilt forward, it needs to be modified to do so
Supercab is different
Bronco is different as well
Tuned
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From: Virginia Beach/Wisconsin
BRAD. EXCUSE THE @%*$ out of me. Yes, seat tracks from a Bronco and the "center bracket" from a supercab. OMG. A MISTAKE. No wonder everyone thinks....................... Not Worth It.
Sorry, bad day and not a lot of tolerance left for......................
Sorry, bad day and not a lot of tolerance left for......................
Cargo Master
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From: Edmonton AB, Canada
Hell even seats out of the explorers/rangers will bolt to the f150 seat rails
Posting Guru
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From: Elk City, OK
Has anyone ever done this?
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WRONG!! Bronco NEVER came with a 40-20-40
wfilkins47, the transmission has Nothing to do with seat fitment. ONLY the cab does. You need the seat and brackets from a SUPERCAB. A reg cab and Crew cab are different
WRONG again. Reg cab and crew cabs use the same bolt pattern(80-97)
But the front seat from a crew cab does NOT tilt forward, it needs to be modified to do so
Supercab is different
Bronco is different as well
wfilkins47, the transmission has Nothing to do with seat fitment. ONLY the cab does. You need the seat and brackets from a SUPERCAB. A reg cab and Crew cab are different
WRONG again. Reg cab and crew cabs use the same bolt pattern(80-97)
But the front seat from a crew cab does NOT tilt forward, it needs to be modified to do so
Supercab is different
Bronco is different as well
On another note, for anyone that has mounted the "separately tracked" supercab seats, is there an indent or something in the floor pan which indicates where the holes should be drilled to mount them? Thanks again for everyone's help.
Cargo Master
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From: Edmonton AB, Canada
Thats what I thought, although its weird I cant find an extended cab manual with the 40/20/40, thought maybe the floor pan was different. On another note, for anyone that has mounted the "separately tracked" supercab seats, is there an indent or something in the floor pan which indicates where the holes should be drilled to mount them? Thanks again for everyone's help.
For the holes bolt the outside in and then drill the passenger and bolt in
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From: Fair Oaks Ranch, Tx
I have an 88 Supercab with bucket seats from the factory. Could I do the same as you did, get newer Expedition buckets and replace mine?
Cargo Master
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From: Edmonton AB, Canada
Here's the 96 explorer seats in my old 96 f150
Cargo Master
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From: Edmonton AB, Canada
I built a frame from 1.25" angle and mounted to the bench ceat slider in an old gmc I had and mounted a set of seats from a 78 bronco and built a console and mijnted betwee. The seats to the frame. Whole thing still slid like a bench but I always had it all the way back
If you have right tools can make anything fit
If you have right tools can make anything fit
