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Old 12-15-2008, 12:06 AM   #1
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Curious question,If I wanted to swap my 2 seperate chairs up front for a bench seat,would a factory bench seat bolt in the same place,or are they located differently?
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Old 12-15-2008, 09:20 AM   #2
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would need to know what velicle you are swapping into and what the bench came out of.
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Old 12-15-2008, 09:40 AM   #3
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It would be a bench preferably out of another suburban or blazer.
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Old 12-15-2008, 01:22 PM   #4
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Re: seats

I did that on my 87 Suburban. The bench bolted right in.
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Old 12-16-2008, 09:37 PM   #5
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Re: seats

You need bench seat tracks out of a suburban or the front of a crew cab.
the bucket seat tracks will not bolt to the bench seat in the back
A bench seat out of a regular cab truck will have the wrong tracks too.
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Old 12-17-2008, 12:37 AM   #6
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Re: seats

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You need bench seat tracks out of a suburban or the front of a crew cab.
the bucket seat tracks will not bolt to the bench seat in the back
A bench seat out of a regular cab truck will have the wrong tracks too.
But couldn't you utilize the outer 2 seat brackets from each bucket seat with a linkage wire between them to connect the slider release mechanisms?
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Old 12-17-2008, 12:47 AM   #7
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No....the seat tracks will bolt to the floor correctly but they will not bolt to the bench seat correctly..they are too short you will only be able to get the front bolt in the seat and the rear bolt will not line up.

bucket seat tracks mount to the seat in two spots.
bench seat track bolt to the bench seat in three spots.
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Old 12-17-2008, 10:17 AM   #8
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Re: seats

But,if I had the bench seat tracks,they would bolt up in the same holes that are already there?
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Old 12-17-2008, 11:29 PM   #9
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If they are from a suburban or from the front seat of a crew cab truck than yes.

Thats it.Blazers, reg cab trucks, rear seats of crew cabs all are different floors.
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Old 12-17-2008, 11:42 PM   #10
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Re: seats

Double question,does anyone make conversion brackets to get newer style seats in the older suburbans?
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Old 12-19-2008, 11:34 AM   #11
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Re: seats

what kind of seats are you taking out, if they are original ill take them off your hands.
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Old 12-19-2008, 02:52 PM   #12
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Oh,not taking them out yet,got way too many eggs in my basket on my suburban right now. Still midways in the axle swap!!!Ha!!!! Just thinking of the future,and what I may want to do.I will keep ya in mind though,cause they are original,no tears,just not very soft anymore.
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