Are these bucket seats the same as our year

[Hawssie]

I have a set of fairly decent shape bucket seat that came out of a 73 or 74 Chevy truck. I was thinking of using them in my 70 C10 project but I would like to recover them with the right style material. Does anyone know if the later year low backs are shaped the same to fit 70 seat covers? I know the tracks are different, I am wondering about the shaping of the foam. I don't have any original low back buckets to compare with. Thanks

[screaminchevypickup]

Bottoms are the same as 71-72 but the backs are different..
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[Hawssie]

That sucks

[Hawssie]

I know LMC Truck isn't an authority on info but I looked at their 73-87 catalog and they don't even show anything as far as seat kits or list anything for low back seats. I know this is kind of a different year question but did they even have low backs in those later years? Maybe these seats were not original in the truck I got them out of.

[Iamohsobad]

i would be interested in the tracks if you decide not to use them.

[SS Tim]

Originally Posted by Hawssie

I know LMC Truck isn't an authority on info but I looked at their 73-87 catalog and they don't even show anything as far as seat kits or list anything for low back seats. I know this is kind of a different year question but did they even have low backs in those later years? Maybe these seats were not original in the truck I got them out of.

Low back buckets continued into the square bodies. Highbacks came out about 77 IIRC. Here is a 73 GMC brochure clip and a 69-70 bucket seat set as reference.

Do some site searching, you may be able to modify the frames and change the foam. If it is a driver I would probably just have covers made in the style you want.

[leddzepp]

69-75 bucket seat frames are the same.
69-70 uses different foams and covers.
71-75 seat foams are the same, with covers changing in 73.

[SS Tim]

LeddZepp, Good to know! So the only real difference in frames is between the buckets and the utility seats (Panel and Blazer base).

[leddzepp]

Yes, this is what I have found comparing bucket seats I have had from all the different years.
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[Hawssie]

It also seems by the aftermarket foam I have seen listed, that the foam changed every 2 years. They have 3 different part numbers one for 67-68 one for 69-70 and one for 71-72 low backs. Can that be right? If so that really makes it confusing if you got buckets and are not sure what year they came out with.

[SS Tim]

Actually they are pretty clear. The 67-68 are the buddy buckets and hard to confuse. The later style 71-72 has a distinctly different back that changed again going into the square body years.

[leddzepp]

Thanks for posting those pics Tim. Here is a 69-70 seat that I have to show the difference in the foam between the 71-72 seats...slightly narrower and more tapered. Keep in mind the frames are the same. 67-68 CST buddy buckets are obviously completely different. Sorry for the sideways pic, can't fix it on my iPhone

[cdowns]

and dodge vans thru the mid 80's used the same bucket seat frames