Is Anyone running 73-91 suburban seats in their 67-72 burb? if so... please help!

[72swb_327stroker_?]

So I hit a couple of cali's finest pick'n'pull yards today.
I came across a 77 burb with nice interior. It was pretty clean, all vinyl in blue.. but had a really cool jump seat in it. I had not been in one of these since the 80s

It sparked my interest to retro fit the 73-88 suburban interior with the cool hinged/latched jump seat and removable 3rd row. I would get them recovered to match a pattern for my 72 burb so it would look stock. I like the way the 73-91 suburban's bench seats look to be the same height as our seats. the benches look better and keep the clean lines in our trucks imo more than the newer 93 up suburban/tahoe/escalade seats.

So.... my question is:

Have any of you installed these into a 67-72? If so, how did you mount the latches for the 2nd row jump seat, and brackets for the 3rd row?

fyi.. the latches in the 77 were mounted on the inside panel a couple of inches rear of the rear doors, and on the floor where the seats were mounted.

Pics would be very nice if you got em, my imagination is dull

Thanks brothers!
Eric

[72swb_327stroker_?]

wow! nobody?
I would think this to be the first option before serious mods to install the newer burb/tahoe/yukon/escalade interiors.

well I'm goin seat and part huntin today... I will bring back some goodies and pics!

[Kevin McPherson]

not yet but I am about to try to install 91 suburban seats as well. Good luck to us...lol

[Longhorn Man]

about all I can say is the about the front seat... the floor in the 73 and up is not flat where 67 - 72 is. At a minimum you'd have to swap the seat track over. I also found my 78 front bench to be very flat and uncomefortable. Padded plywood is what it felt like to me. I was very unimpressed.

[capev86]

you might have to hybridize the mounting brackets but the seats will physically fit in the spaces. i want to go this route on my 72 burb. i will likely use the 2nd and 3rd rows out of my dad's 87 and have them recovered to match the original seat upholstery, although the 87 has nice medium blue all plush seats, replacement seat upholstery (especially custom deluxe) is very expensive, and the middle row would have to be custom restiched due to the 60/40 split.

[72swb_327stroker_?]

Originally Posted by Kevin McPherson

not yet but I am about to try to install 91 suburban seats as well. Good luck to us...lol

I just picked some up today, The 3rd row... and the second with the jumpseat and all the hardware!

Originally Posted by Longhorn Man

about all I can say is the about the front seat... the floor in the 73 and up is not flat where 67 - 72 is. At a minimum you'd have to swap the seat track over. I also found my 78 front bench to be very flat and uncomefortable. Padded plywood is what it felt like to me. I was very unimpressed.

Yeah I did not like any of the front bench seats I saw today, so I am just going to go with a bench from a 72.

Originally Posted by capev86

you might have to hybridize the mounting brackets but the seats will physically fit in the spaces. i want to go this route on my 72 burb. i will likely use the 2nd and 3rd rows out of my dad's 87 and have them recovered to match the original seat upholstery, although the 87 has nice medium blue all plush seats, replacement seat upholstery (especially custom deluxe) is very expensive, and the middle row would have to be custom restiched due to the 60/40 split.

This is EXACTLY what I plan to do! Except with a front seat from a 72, and the 2nd and 3rd rows from an 89. The 89's seats are blue vinyl... I am going to dye them black for now...but, I will have all three custom wrapped and matched soon. I am thinking black vinyl, with a hounds tooth custom deluxe type pattern, or something similar. The second row will pose the biggest problem being that it is 60/40 like you said... so I think it might get pricey. Oh well... BUT>>> I will have three matching rows that LOOK like they are stock with all the cool benefits of newer seats! especially the third row... its folding and I really like the 1 handle to remove it. Plus the second row is sooooo much cooler than any of the newer crap seats from any gm suv I have seen. I just sold my escalade interior yesterday... so I have a nice stack of cash to play with for now The 3rd row from the 89 is really light, lighter than I expected! I had a 73 k5 and that thing didn't fold and it was heavy as sh!t! My 2002 suburban 3rd row was a pain... and my 99 suburban was a nightmare and both were so damn heavy!

I am going to try and get these mounted this week.

Stay tuned for pictures!

Thanks everyone!

Eric

[72freak]

I mockd up a set out of an 89 in my 72 ...front high backs with console and the middle 4 part bench. I was very pleased with the outcome of the middle. I could fold it down and it fit well. I did not like the front however. i had to make brackets, spacers and so forth and I didnt like the way it looked.

[72swb_327stroker_?]

Originally Posted by 72freak

I mockd up a set out of an 89 in my 72 ...front high backs with console and the middle 4 part bench. I was very pleased with the outcome of the middle. I could fold it down and it fit well. I did not like the front however. i had to make brackets, spacers and so forth and I didnt like the way it looked.

AHhhh.. I thought the front would look funny, even the bench.

but I do like the 2nd and 3rd row looks.

[72freak]

Originally Posted by 72swb_327stroker_?

AHhhh.. I thought the front would look funny, even the bench.

but I do like the 2nd and 3rd row looks.

I eneded up going with stock benches. I would not have gone to the trouble to put a later bench in there. The middle would have worked great...you would just have to have the 2 style seats upholstered to match,

[capev86]

nice thing about our trucks is there are no 2nd row door mounted arm rests. on my dad's 84 and now his 87, you have to have the door open to flip them 'cause the arm rest gets in the way. only slight annoyance would be reaching the left side lower release lever, but for how often you'd do it it wouldn't be a problem. unlike the more modern trucks, the 73-91 bench style seating really isn't far removed in basic shape from our trucks. also, parts are reasonably cheap and plentiful!

[Longhorn Man]

nice thing about our trucks is there are no 2nd row door mounted arm rests. on my dad's 84 and now his 87, you have to have the door open to flip them 'cause the arm rest gets in the way.

And this is what happens if you DON'T open the doors on the square body burbs.
When I first got the 78 and saw this, it reminded me exactly how absent minded the guys at GM can be.

[capev86]

well....usually you open the door and put the seat down because that is the most comfortable way to do it. but with no 4th door, that is kinda hard to accomplish on our trucks from the driver side. you'd have to be mr. fantastic to reach the lower release lever from the open window.

[72swb_327stroker_?]

Originally Posted by capev86

well....usually you open the door and put the seat down because that is the most comfortable way to do it. but with no 4th door, that is kinda hard to accomplish on our trucks from the driver side. you'd have to be mr. fantastic to reach the lower release lever from the open window.

Or reach over the seat? maybe?

I just got some new 20s put on today!!!!!

They look great, but the front is an inch higher than the rear.. I'm gonna switch to a staggered set of tires soon.... but for now I am running 275/45/20 tires on all fours. My drop is a 5-7 static and I have NO rubbing!

[72swb_327stroker_?]

Originally Posted by Longhorn Man

And this is what happens if you DON'T open the doors on the square body burbs.
When I first got the 78 and saw this, it reminded me exactly how absent minded the guys at GM can be.

DAAAYYYYUMMMMM!

That sucks.