78 seats in a 70

[woodymm3]

anyone know if the 78 front and rear seats will mount up in a 70 blazer. i am looking at a nice set of seats on the cheap if they do. also what about the roll bar from that year will it mount u as well. i dont know what the big changes were from those years. any help would be aprecieated.

[woodymm3]

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[Long Roof]

I'm only commenting from memory but I think that the floor in 78 was real high under the seat and very different from 70. It would take some major modifications. Someone please confirm.

[Critter]

When I got my K5 it had some high back bucket seats in it that I THINK were from a mid-late 70s K5. They bolted right down in the factory holes. I have since removed them, but it is possible that the high-backs were bolted to the original seat sliders. All I have is this old picture but maybe it will tell you something.

[woodymm3]

thanks guys i was hoping for some pictures and stuff.

longroof. i may be wrong too but i was thinking the 69-72 was higher than the 78 but i could be wrong as well.

i am not really sure how they mount up it would be awesome if they bolted right in i am hoping someone has done it. or tried it.

thanks

anyone with pics feel free.

[vtblazer]

Originally Posted by woodymm3

anyone know if the 78 front and rear seats will mount up in a 70 blazer. i am looking at a nice set of seats on the cheap if they do. also what about the roll bar from that year will it mount u as well. i dont know what the big changes were from those years. any help would be aprecieated.

Take the measurements...

Ask the seller to measure the foot print and your done, mystery solved.

[badpeanut]

Originally Posted by woodymm3

anyone know if the 78 front and rear seats will mount up in a 70 blazer. i am looking at a nice set of seats on the cheap if they do. also what about the roll bar from that year will it mount u as well. i dont know what the big changes were from those years. any help would be aprecieated.

I own a '71 Blazer I'm fixing, and I've parted '76 and '80 Blazers. I've tried the '76 and '80 Blazer seats (front and rear) in mine:

Front seats: '73-'77 are low back, '78-up are high back; driver's side brackets are the same, passenger's side only differ on the style of the release handle for folding the seat forward. Neither year grouping brackets are interchangable with '69-'72 (different mounting pattern to floor and different height). I currently have the '80 high backs mounted to '69-'72 brackets in my Blazer, but clearance to fold the passenger side forward is very tight due to the shorter cowl area on the '69-'72.

Rear seats: '73-'77 are fixed and look similar to '69-'72 but have a completely different mounting pattern. '78-up are the "fold and tumble" style which requires the reshaped floor pan of the '78-ups to work properly.

Roll bars: Factory '73-'75 roll bars mount behind the front seats and look like they will fit '69-'72 (mine is from a '74 but I haven't had time to try it, yet). Factory '76-up (half top hardtop) mount back by the tailgate; will not fit my '71 due to more angle of the '69-'72 rear hatch.

Short answer to your question is the seats are okay, but the brackets are dead wrong for your '70.