Project: More Back Seat Leg Room

[Yoop33]

I dont use the back seat too much and I love my middle row bucket seats..... soooo why not move them to the back where I have more leg room??? I started working on it today and it will probably take me forever since I work 60 hours a week. Here it is so far... The seats arent actually bolted down... thats gonna take some time.

 

[Yoop33]

Gonna have to build a bracket to use existing bolts and holes.

 

[rod_costa]

That looks awesome - keep us posted - Orlando/CFL here as well...

 

[tonydiv]

Don't underestimate how tough those seat mounts need to be. In the event of a head on collision, if that seat were to come loose and fly forward it could certainly kill the person in the front, let alone if someone were actually IN the back seat.

You want to make sure that the seat bolts go through a reinforced part of the body with a big washer and nut on the other side. Also use grade 8 hardware.

 

[panda24619]

agreed. gotta make sure those seats are strapped down properly. my uncle did this to his jeep. well kind of. he never uses his rear area in his jeep when he goes wheeling except to hold crap down. but he has an old stock seat so he made his own bracket. takes about 15 mins to put the seat in. just because of how many bolts there are to keep the seat tight and not moving. but i bet the people in the back will be more happy now. haha

 

[Yoop33]

You want to make sure that the seat bolts go through a reinforced part of the body with a big washer and nut on the other side. Also use grade 8 hardware.

Thanks for the heads up.... Exactly why I put this on a forum.. Any idea where I can pick up some Grade 8 Hardware?

 

[Tigster]

Thanks for the heads up.... Exactly why I put this on a forum.. Any idea where I can pick up some Grade 8 Hardware?

The lowes by me had a special section that carried it.

 

[Racenut]

Most all hardware stores will carry grade 8 bolts. They are pretty easy to identify since they are usually a goldish color.

 

[SgtKilroy]

The grade 8 bolts can also be identified by the pattern stamped on to the head of the bolt. It looks like an asterisk (*). If I remember correctly there are 6 little tic marks, one on each corner of the bolt head instead of a grade 5 which have 3 marks. Looks like a fun project!

 

[nvycrmn]

looks good. cant wait to see finished product.