s10 bench seat.

[Car RamRod]

sorry to be askin so many questions lately but here goes.

 

I need a new seat in my mj and I'd like something comforatable for long drives, but I still want 3 people capacity so no buckets. My friend suggested single cab s10 bench seats (late 90s early 00's), which are are 20/20/20 configuration, but the middle seat folds down into an armrest. Which would be perfect for what I need.

 

Does anyone have any idea if it would actually fit in? Making seat brakets is no problem but I don't want to be unable to close the doors :headpop:

 

My brother has a 97 with buckets, so I can get a decent idea next time I see him, but that might not be until next week.

 

Thanks alot,

Matt

[mfpdm]

One of the main things to consider is how the bench fits over the tranny hump. I was thinking of doing the same thing for awhile. Really liked the 60/40 bench in the Ranger, but because of the hump, it would sit really high.

[Car RamRod]

good point. I'll have to take a gander in my brothers truck and see what it's like. Too bad he's got buckets otherwise I'd know for sure.

[TNT]

sorry to be askin so many questions lately but here goes.

 

I need a new seat in my mj and I'd like something comforatable for long drives, but I still want 3 people capacity so no buckets. My friend suggested single cab s10 bench seats (late 90s early 00's), which are are 20/20/20 configuration, but the middle seat folds down into an armrest. Which would be perfect for what I need.

 

Does anyone have any idea if it would actually fit in? Making seat brakets is no problem but I don't want to be unable to close the doors :headpop:

 

My brother has a 97 with buckets, so I can get a decent idea next time I see him, but that might not be until next week.

 

Thanks alot,

Matt

 

I bought a 40/20/40 bench from a '97 Dakota. It's 2 bucket seats with a folding armrest in the center. I'm just using the buckets with a XJ center console. The salvage yard wanted 75.00 for a pair of buckets or $25.00 for a bench. So I picked this seat for the mint buckets and could care less about the center console. I saved $50.00 on 2 buckets. It was a great deal.

 

 

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I still need to install them, but I have bigger projects that need to be done first.

[Car RamRod]

I bought a 40/20/40 bench from a '97 Dakota. It's 2 bucket seats with a folding armrest in the center. I'm just using the buckets with a XJ center console. The salvage yard wanted 75.00 for a pair of buckets or $25.00 for a bench. So I picked this seat for the mint buckets and could care less about the center console. I saved $50.00 on 2 buckets. It was a great deal.

I still need to install them, but I have bigger projects that need to be done first.

 

thats a nice deal you got there.

Any idea on how well the buckets will fit?

[TNT]

I bought a 40/20/40 bench from a '97 Dakota. It's 2 bucket seats with a folding armrest in the center. I'm just using the buckets with a XJ center console. The salvage yard wanted 75.00 for a pair of buckets or $25.00 for a bench. So I picked this seat for the mint buckets and could care less about the center console. I saved $50.00 on 2 buckets. It was a great deal.

I still need to install them, but I have bigger projects that need to be done first.

 

thats a nice deal you got there.

Any idea on how well the buckets will fit?

 

They will fit great. I'm extending my cab so it uses doors from a 2dr XJ so it will be 9" longer then stock.

 

They have a nice thin back and would fit nice it a stock cab too.

[Suuperman]

A friend of mine has the center seat/console from the front of a grand wagoneer. We're going to attempt to put XJ buckets in my MJ with this a sthe center "seat" as I don't want to give up my middle seatbelt either.

[DansGreyMj]

hey TNT does the armrest open up for storage?

[TNT]

hey TNT does the armrest open up for storage?

 

Yes it does. It also has a cupholder that pulls out of the front lower part of the center sections lower seat cushion.

[cromanyak]

Do the dakota seats work with the MJ brackets or do you have to fabricate new ones?

 

Chris

[TNT]

Its all about fab work. They are not bolt in seats. Custom frames must be fabed.

[cromanyak]

If only I had a welder.

 

Chris

[TNT]

A welder is nice to have. I'm pretty well set-up, I just lack a tubing bender and notcher.

[TNT]

If only I had a welder.

 

Chris

 

If you know any local Jeep nuts with a welder you can probably have some made for the price of steel and beer.... :cheers:

[DansGreyMj]

I'm pretty well set-up, I just lack a tubing bender and notcher.

 

same here

[JeepcoMJ]

A welder is nice to have. I'm pretty well set-up, I just lack a tubing bender and notcher.

 

and plasma cutter...ya need one of them ;)

[TNT]

A welder is nice to have. I'm pretty well set-up, I just lack a tubing bender and notcher.

 

and plasma cutter...ya need one of them ;)

 

Yea you got me there.... :cheers:

[Car RamRod]

TNT....how about the trans hump with the dakota setup?

 

The way I deal with junkyards its 10x easier to just say what I want and buy it right away instead of measuring this that and the other.

[Car RamRod]

bump.

[JeepcoMJ]

custom brackets will allow it to fit. that, and he's extending the cab anyways so it probably won't be conventional

[Car RamRod]

oh ok. I was really just worried about the trans hump since I wan't to use the center seat as well.

[89mjpioneer]

oh ok. I was really just worried about the trans hump since I wan't to use the center seat as well.

 

I'm going to get the measurements from my friends dakota. I will post them when I get them.

[Car RamRod]

oh ok. I was really just worried about the trans hump since I wan't to use the center seat as well.

 

I'm going to get the measurements from my friends dakota. I will post them when I get them.

 

sounds good....thanks.

 

Matt

[TNT]

Its about 1/2" higher then the seat bottom hieght. If you remove the cupholder it should clear the hump without any real issues. The total height is about 6" in the front.