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Old 05-14-2010, 10:00 AM   #1
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Seat fitment

Will these seats (out of 86 crew) bolt in on a 73 Jimmy? I'm mostly interested in the center seat. Could I just bolt it between the stock 73 buckets? Did Suburbans come with a similar center seat and would it be a better fit?

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Old 05-14-2010, 11:55 AM   #2
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Re: Seat fitment

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Will these seats (out of 86 crew) bolt in on a 73 Jimmy? I'm mostly interested in the center seat. Could I just bolt it between the stock 73 buckets? Did Suburbans come with a similar center seat and would it be a better fit?

those seats are aftermarket seats....i dunno if the center seat will fit between......you could just measure and see.....but i dont think it will.....it looks too wide...but if they were bolted into a crew cab that should fit in the 73......i dont know if the bolt holes will line up but that's a simple fix...hope this helps
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Old 05-15-2010, 11:45 AM   #3
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Re: Seat fitment

i've used a set of aftermarket seats in my blazer. the floor brackets had to be modified to mount on a flat surface and the bolt holes won't match but other than that the sizes are the some.
i think the center hump on a 86 crew may be higher than the 73 jimmy also but cant be sure

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Old 05-15-2010, 12:24 PM   #4
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Re: Seat fitment

So, was there ever a factory center seat option for this generation (73-91) of blazer/subs? If anyone has pics lets see it.
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Old 05-15-2010, 12:43 PM   #5
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there was no factory center seat option for this generation of burbs or blazers. the closest is the bench front on the burbs
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Old 05-18-2010, 05:07 PM   #6
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Re: Seat fitment

mine were custom very close to what you are showing,the center jump seat (and the rest were) bolted with 1/2 inch bolts threw the floor,the bases all custom welded/bent to fit the burb floor,truck was RPO'd with only a (factory)front bench
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Old 05-18-2010, 06:47 PM   #7
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Re: Seat fitment

The pickups and Suburbans both have the large humps in hte floor, while the Blazer has a flat floor. You could probably retrofit seats from 88-up a lot easier as they all had flat floors.
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Old 05-18-2010, 09:19 PM   #8
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The pickups and Suburbans both have the large humps in hte floor, while the Blazer has a flat floor. You could probably retrofit seats from 88-up a lot easier as they all had flat floors.
Thanks! That's good info. I'll keep my eyes peeled for that.
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