bench seat question

[BarracudaBlueXJ]

i know this is a little backwards for most of you guys but has anyone ever put a comanche bench seat in the front of an xj? how hard would it be to do the swap? i kno the e-brake handle would need to be moved. how different are the floors in xjs and mjs?

[JeepcoMJ]

i know this is a little backwards for most of you guys but has anyone ever put a comanche bench seat in the front of an xj? how hard would it be to do the swap? i kno the e-brake handle would need to be moved. how different are the floors in xjs and mjs?

 

I don't know anyone who has done it, but here's some info;

 

forget it if it's a 2 door...moving the seat for people to get in is just nonsensical.

 

it's the same hight as a typical xj seat. the xj drive hump is the same as well.

 

yes you will need to remove the parking brake, and most likely to pass any safety test you'll need to install a comanche parking brake on the driver's kick panel.

 

you will need the seat tracks from the cherokee, although you only need the outer track from each seat (probably leave both there for each side for sturdiness and they're tack welded down and riveted so it's hard to remove) furthermore, they may not bolt onto the bottom of the seat, but it probably will. if not, then a little drilling might be required.

 

I suggest spacing it up a little bit while you're at it. doing that will eliminate any problems you may have with clearance.

 

also remember to install the comanche female seat belt ends and the middle belt.

[Rokhound]

why :nuts:

[86FUBAR]

First thought was y ? second thought was y hasnt anybody done this yet . i love my bench but dream of buckets but thats all it is .... a dream (for now). thats in an mj though / in a cheroke a bench sounds perfect makes me think of grown up riden in the 70s-80s chevy pickups / burbens .

makes me want to go buy a cheroke just to do that

[JeepcoMJ]

First thought was y ? second thought was y hasnt anybody done this yet . i love my bench but dream of buckets but thats all it is .... a dream (for now). thats in an mj though / in a cheroke a bench sounds perfect makes me think of grown up riden in the 70s-80s chevy pickups / burbens .

makes me want to go buy a cheroke just to do that

 

the one thing i dislike about the benches is adjusting them...i had to straddle the tranny hump and push back on the floors while holding the slider handle to make all 3 of mine go back.

 

I just had a great thought on that though...if you put it in a cherokee, put passenger side power seat tracks on both sides of it, and then wire the passenger side to work simultaneously with the driver's side.

 

the reason i said both passenger side is because passenger sides don't have the extra options on them that the driver's one. coincidently, a pair of driver's side ones would do just fine.

 

I just may do that with the next MJ project...nothing is better than havin that sweet chica riiight next to you for those romantic evenings spent mudding

[BarracudaBlueXJ]

yeah there is nothing like having a girl in the middle by you. thats a lot of the reason i want to do this. also i had a bench seat in my suburban and loved it so i figure why not, i like being different. thanks for the info

[JeepcoMJ]

you're welcome. do ya think you're gonna try the power option? if you do, definitely let me know how it turnes out. let me know either way i wanna see!