[Already Gone]

Originally Posted by vtblazer

I did as well, right up until I actually installed 'em and drove around for a couple weeks.

IMHO, the back is to thick which makes you sit to close to the steering wheel.

Mods can be done, remove the tank so the seat can slide back or move the steering column closer to the dash to accommodate the new seats or even both but as far as being comfy without mods, it just didn't work for me.

*I hope everyone installing these integrated shoulder belt seats understands that the floors in these old trucks are not designed for these kind of safety restraints!!
The forces put on the front mounts are huge if you have a frontal impact and without modification the floor will give way and cantilever you right into the dash.

Sorry to be so grim but that's the facts.

I've had these style seats in both a '70 truck and a '72 burb and when I heard about this safety issue, I went back to using the stock lap belts instead of the integrated should belts.

Thanks for the tips. I do have an ECE frame mount tank ready to go on my truck and plan to remove the in-cab tank before installing the seats. I am aware of the floor strength problem and plan to reinforce the floor as well. I recently saw a thread on here that showed how to push the steering column closer to the dash ,so that is an option for me too if I feel the steering wheel is to close after the seat install. I'm a big guy at 6'3", weigh 260 and of course have the middle age ponch and have sat in these seats in the newer trucks and I've found them quite comfy for me. I also like the seats in Bill72BB's truck on this thread and would consider those if the ones I have wont work for me.