Jimmy / Blazer Seat Question

[k-nuts]

My Jimmy came with 2 buckets seats up front. (from the PO not factory) But they were only bolted on the front bolts and a piece of wood was under the carpet and the rear brackets were screwed, yes screwed, to them. So after removeing the carpet etc, I see that if you bolt up the front, the rear bracket holes are about 2" in front of the factory floor holes. And on the passenger side the bracket for the release is in the middle of the seat (as I have seen on many blazers) but my factory floor holes are over near the door, not in the middle. So obviously these aren't the factory seats, but are from a Blazer right? I assume Blazer and JImmy aren't different are they? Here's a listing for some seats that would appear to fit my truck with the passenger seat lockdown over on the side not middle:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/67-72...QQcmdZViewItem

The pics below describe what I'm talking about. Maybe these seats in my truck are from a different year? But the passenger does flip upo like a blazer should. Someone please fill me in. I don't want to use these and make new holes.

Thanks

[k-nuts]

Here's the passenger side.

[pound41]

If you give us some better pic of the seats we can see if they really are correct. As for the passenger side That is a 71/72 bracket that you have on the seat. The 69/70 was a little different design and the bracket and peg were closer to the door where you see the holes. This is just my preference but my passenger seat in my 70 is more rickety(country saying) than my 71 I think it is because the peg and bracket are offset on 70. That is why I have a 71/72 bracket that I am going to put on my 70. I am in the process of replacing the floor pans now. Mine looks like yours especially the drivers side. I have some rust in that area so when I weld the pans back in I am going to move the bracket back over. I don't know if I will get rid of my 70 bracket or not once I remove it. If I do and you want it you can have it, Originally on the 70 the passenger seat belt sat in the same position as a truck. in 71 they moved it up on the kneewall. and moved the seat bracket more to the middle. There was issue with getting in the back with the seatbelt in the way. Again I am moving mine. Total preference. I have seen alot of the 71/72 brackets for sale not alot of 70

[LUV2XCLR8]

Seats apear to be correct, close-up pic's would help a lil

[pound41]

Only reason I was saying that is. If you go to the parts post where the man in PA was selling a good set of blazer seats cheap. LUV I think you even reponded to the thread but the guy who bought them was persistant about making sure they were correct blazer seats. Because he had gotten a set and none of the rear holes lined up. Maybe some of the more knowledgable might know if they are 73's which the seat look very very close but I don't think bracket spacing would be the same since different floor pan. I don't know for sure just guessing

[pound41]

Only reason I was saying that is. If you go to the parts post where the man in PA was selling a good set of blazer seats cheap. LUV I think you even reponded to the thread but the guy who bought them was persistant about making sure they were correct blazer seats. Because he had gotten a set and none of the rear holes lined up. Maybe some of the more knowledgable might know if they are 73's which the seat look very very close but I don't think bracket spacing would be the same since different floor pan. I don't know for sure just guessing

[vtblazer]

73 and up blazer buckets look similar but really don't fit our years.
Their close, maybe that's what you've got.

Show us a pic of the entire seat along with better pics of the brackets.

Here's a pic of some 73+ seats. (bracket pics wouldn't load, sorry)

[LUV2XCLR8]

Well the Evil Bay link in your first post shows a set of Utility buckets,
IIRC the only years those were even available was 69-72, but I could
be wrong, I am by no means a expert here, just learning like all of us.

[k-nuts]

Here are a couple pics. I just bolted them in last night and took the top off to cruise around a bit. No windshield sag, no side bedrail movement, doors still close the same. All of which was the opposite on my old 74 I had. So good news. Yeah those seats on ebay were the utility ones. But maybe like Pound said I may go this route too. Not sure yet. My passenger seatbelt is on the top of the rear bed not the floor. Drivers is on the floor. Sorry the pics are a little small, they are really huge, but resized to go on the site.

[k-nuts]

Maybe the best total seat shot I can get right now.

[jamie72]

if you unlock the adjustment lever,and push the seat tracksback, will the rear part of the brackets line up with the holes???

as for the passenger side it looks like factory setup, but not fac. holse in the floor??? maybe you blazer didn`t come from factory with a passenger seat??

[k-nuts]

Its says "rear seat equipment" and "heavy duty aux seat" so it had the seats, just not these seats. Yeah, I unbolted the seat and got the lever loose and the seat slides but the floor bracket stays the same. I guess I need to start looking for seat brackets or complete seats...

[LUV2XCLR8]

My guess, judging from the pic's you most recently posted, they are 73 up

[Rod]

I realize an old thread but thought I'd add this pic of the auxilary style seat..and you can note the side mounting bracket for the passenger seat.
If the blazer had the option of aux seat,it had this style. Thats why the holes aren't lining up using the other universal truck style.

[k-nuts]

Yes, thats what I figured I needed then. Hey, its not an old post until my truck is done! Always looking for more info.

Thanks!

Karl

[robs71k5]

I have the same problem with my installation and I am only sudgesting that they may be from a later Blazer. I hope I have attached somes picture that illistrate the bolt pattern to floor pattern differences for the sake of this discussion .If you look at the drivers side pic you will see three holes .I didnt seal them when I did my resto because they looked factory and yet one of the dont actually fit anything.However I have been looking and studying this thing for some time to find the measure ments on seats sold on Ebay and here. I have not run into a set of seats with that span between the rear holes and the forward holes. as my pics illistrate Hoefully the uploaded

[robs71k5]

Another issue I may take refuge with is that I'm not sure the Blazer came with a bench seat. Not being an expert Leaves me wondering about all the options available for the period .Such as ordering without passenger seat.
Perhaps the truck came with a buddy buckets, In wich case I would like to see the bolt pattern for And then the utility buckets again might have another pattern
Whatever the case I know you can buy the plate that installs to the underside of the floor to locate a new bolt tie down but I would like to do this once only .................... Hello experts where are you.

[Blazer1970]

Originally Posted by robs71k5

Another issue I may take refuge with is that I'm not sure the Blazer came with a bench seat. :

Blazers/Jimmys were not available with a bench seat. They all came with one of the two types of buckets.