There is different styles of bench seats ,one has a cutout and the other doesn't .
If you have a column shift 2wd you shouldn't have the cutout . If you have the floor shift , 5spd or it's 4wd it will have the cutout .try to find one with the cutout .
If you move the seat forward it will hit the mini console .
Adam, did the MJs (or early XJ's) ever have a 3-speed column shift? I seem to remember something about certain export models with this configuration...........
Couldn't say , never seen one .