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Old 06-16-2014, 12:31 PM   #1
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Suburban Seats

Hey Guys,

I was curious if a guy where to replace his bench seat with a set of bucket seats from a newer suburban, what would all be involved? Is there any issues with clearance between the seat and the steering wheel? Is it worth it? Thanks
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Old 06-16-2014, 02:06 PM   #2
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I would like to know this too! So, I guess I'll follow this thread to see what comes up.
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Old 06-16-2014, 03:12 PM   #3
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Most all late model seats will sit too high and put you closer to the steering wheel.
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Most all late model seats will sit too high and put you closer to the steering wheel.
Yep.

It depends on what year the truck is & what you guys are considering to be 'late model' too.
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Re: Suburban Seats

My truck is a 1980 K20. Just a regular cab long bed. I guess I was wanting more of a plush seat from a mid 90's suburban. Just something that will bolt in with our having to do a lot of modification or fabbing seat brackets. Maybe the best bet would be from an older suburban? Then just weld in the the bucket seat brackets? I wasn't really sure on this. Thanks for all of your help.
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My truck is a 1980 K20. Just a regular cab long bed. I guess I was wanting more of a plush seat from a mid 90's suburban. Just something that will bolt in with our having to do a lot of modification or fabbing seat brackets. Maybe the best bet would be from an older suburban? Then just weld in the the bucket seat brackets? I wasn't really sure on this. Thanks for all of your help.
88-91 Burb seats can usually be found & are pretty much a bolt-in. They require the inner front sheet metal bracket/s that are spot welded to the floor & the inner rear bracket for a truck has to be reshaped or swapped out w/another set of tracks w/the correct profile for the floor pan.
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Old 06-17-2014, 11:36 PM   #7
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That's perfect! Thanks you guys!
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Old 06-24-2014, 09:50 AM   #8
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Re: Suburban Seats

Okay guys, I went to the junkyard this weekend and picked up some buckets out of a suburban. They are actually in really great shape and it only ran me 50 bucks! I got them fit into the cab and mocked in place and I have a pretty good idea on what I'll have to do to get them bolted in. I did notice however that on rear inside bracket there looks to a template hole already marked on the cab floor? Have any of you noticed this as well? I did find a decent console that just needs some cleaning that will work too. I was curious if anyone has done anything extra to these to make them a little more fancy? I did find a GMC emblem I was thinking about putting on the console. Just looking for some ideas. Thanks again for your time!

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