99-06 seats in 84 crew cab....

[Kaotik Kustumz]

So has anybody out there put any seats from a 99-06 silverado into their crew cab trucks "81-87"?
If you have done this please post pics of it and let me know what's gotta be done to make them fit correctly....

Thanx in advance guys

[nekkidhillbilly]

plenty of post about it. as in everyday not trying to bust your balls just saying. they set up to high for my tastes. i prefer ford super duty seats. fords have a raised floor unlike chevies flat floor.

[Kaotik Kustumz]

Originally Posted by nekkidhillbilly

plenty of post about it. as in everyday not trying to bust your balls just saying. they set up to high for my tastes. i prefer ford super duty seats. fords have a raised floor unlike chevies flat floor.

Ya kinda figured they sat a lil high but I'm just wanting to run them since they got the seat belts built in to the seats....
My CrewCab dually has no seat belts in it right now so that's why I'm thinking these seats....

Any info would be greatly appreciated....

[joe231]

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...ts#post5830936

[hartbraker]

I just finished this swap myself (in a regular cab). This weekend I will be able to snag some pictures. But, I'll try to explain what I did in a nut shell.

First and foremost, I stripped the new seats down by removing the factory sliding mechanism. This allowed me to reach the lowest mounting point for the new seats. Next I took my old seat off of the factory brackets and left the brackets bolted in the original location in order to start fabricating.

I put two pieces of square tube (notched out around the factory brackets to help sit the frame down as low as possible) across the brackets for something to bolt the seats to that had some strength. I believe these peices started out about 58 3/4" and were later trimmed down. From there we put the seats in and out of the truck about 50 times, playing with where we wanted them. They ended up about an inch in from the bottom of the factory seat belt, which allowed for the 14 inches we needed for the center console to fit with minimal space to lose change or a phone or what have you.

All in all, the seats turned out 2 inches higher than the stock seat. I'm 6'2" and I am still able to adjust the tilt column to sit down some. Don't get me wrong, you notice being the 2 inches higher, and while it is not EXACTLY how I would have liked them... I am very happy with how it turned out. The seats look great and in my opinion greatly improve the comfort of driving my truck. Anyways, when I'm able to get pics up, I will... but my advice to you is to go through every possible avenue to make the seats sit as low as you can possibly make them. You'll be much happier in the end. Hope this was helpful.

[nekkidhillbilly]

Originally Posted by Kaotik Kustumz

Ya kinda figured they sat a lil high but I'm just wanting to run them since they got the seat belts built in to the seats....
My CrewCab dually has no seat belts in it right now so that's why I'm thinking these seats....

Any info would be greatly appreciated....

a good option is 04 f150 then they have built in seat belts but dont set so high

[nekkidhillbilly]

http://www.leatherseats.com/images/s...ther_kit03.JPG
http://www.precisionfit.com/images/0...49d012d6091c50

f150 seats first is an 04 second is 02 i think in 01 they went to the integrated belts none of the trucks (ford chevy or dodge)have belts in the back integrated so you need the oem belts there. the ford seat is a better fit with the older trucks with its raised floor and the seats being 3 inches wider.

[joe231]

The 99-07 super duty crew cab seats look like they would be close to bolt in for a square Chevy crew cab. The floors are very similar. I've been looking for some for some time with no luck.
No built in belts though....

[Kaotik Kustumz]

Originally Posted by nekkidhillbilly

http://www.leatherseats.com/images/s...ther_kit03.JPG
http://www.precisionfit.com/images/0...49d012d6091c50

f150 seats first is an 04 second is 02 i think in 01 they went to the integrated belts none of the trucks (ford chevy or dodge)have belts in the back integrated so you need the oem belts there. the ford seat is a better fit with the older trucks with its raised floor and the seats being 3 inches wider.

Ya I was actually thinking bout running the 99-06 integrated belts from chevy in both the front and the rear if at all possible....

[nekkidhillbilly]

Originally Posted by joe231

The 99-07 super duty crew cab seats look like they would be close to bolt in for a square Chevy crew cab. The floors are very similar. I've been looking for some for some time with no luck.
No built in belts though....
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no but the f150s do after about 01.


also the sd seats would work from 99 on up. and the square fords seats fit nice also.

[nekkidhillbilly]

Originally Posted by Kaotik Kustumz

Ya I was actually thinking bout running the 99-06 integrated belts from chevy in both the front and the rear if at all possible....

chevy crews do not have the rear seats with integrated belts minus the center belt. also the new chevy seats are about 3 inches skinnier than the old squares need.

http://images.thecarconnection.com/m...00279616_m.jpg