Seat Brackets

[Zenobian_84]

Decided to finally off the bench seat after a year of hard work and comfiness. :(

 

The temptation of having a center console is too much (plus the additional gains of nifty buckets). I know the work involved in the swap, but need help with brackets. The "Rocket-Ship" style is bad for taller folk; and the preferred bracket is the "Straight" style. With me being a taller guy, I'd need to snatch 2 of the lowest sitting style of brackets.

 

Does anyone have an actual picture of these two types of brackets? The posted diagrams just aren't detailed enough for me to tell the difference. :dunno:

[Eagle]

The brackets you need are already attached to your bench seat. The only difference is that an MJ with buckets doesn't have the wire connecting the two pedestals, and the one on the passenger side has an adjusting lever. You could use it, and just set the seat at mid-travel or all the way back before bolting it into the truck.

 

The "rocking chair" feature isn't part of the seat pedestal, it's part of the seat. What you want is to find seats from an MJ that doesn't have the rocking chair seats.

[ParadiseMJ]

The "rocket" sliders and the straight sliders are the difference, not the brackets

 

Take the brackets off the bench seats with a grinder or drill out the rivets. I found using the grinder MUUUCH faster and easier...and cleaner. Then bolt them on to the new seats. MJ and XJ brackets are identical AT the seat sliders BUT completely different on the floor end due to the topography of the floor They will bolt right up to the sliders same year/era of XJ buckets. Also recommended are seats from a 2 door XJ, because they fold forward.

 

There are several ways to modify the seat bottoms and sliders and brackets to to fit even newer of non Jeep buckets. I used some flat steel stock to span the seat mounts and bolted the brackets to the spans.

 

I used the rockers on my first attempt...I'm not all that tall...just shy of 6'...but with these seats my head was only about an inch from the roof, and I had to crane my neck to even get in to the cab.

 

 

The 1988 brackets - mounting holes on sliders 6" on center

 

 

On my 2nd attempt I got some sweet XJ 2 door buckets from a 96. No rockers

 

 

1996 seats - mounting holes on sliders 10" on center

 

 

I just drilled and bolted two pieces of 1/4" x 1" flat stock to the sliders, centered the bracket and bolted the sliders to the BENCH seat brackets, left and right. Now, I have newer clean bucket seats that fold forward and three or more inches of headroom.

[Guest]

Thanks for the help guys. :cheers: I don't know why I put brackets; I blame it on a hard night at work. :yes:

[Pete M]

[Butchershop]

Step by step here: http://comancheclub.com/topic/7656-making-xj-buckets-work-in-a-mj/

 

Posted for reference.