Any kind of Seat relocation devices out there ?
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Any kind of Seat relocation devices out there ?
I am 6'4" and 300lbs with a size 11 1/2 shoe I have problems with my knees and I would most definitely would love to have some more room to stretch my legs a little bit more. I see that they make seat relocation brackets for other previous jeeps why don't they make them for ours ?
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It could be done by a local fabricator but when I took my stock seats out there are allot of connections underneath the passenger seat to deal with. If anything take the passenger seat out and you will have a better idea of what you are dealing with. There are weight senors underneath the passenger seat for the light on the dash and also to feed the airbag system.
what you would need is to change the position of the seat back 3 inches so that it sat back on the top rail 3 inches from the standard position. a piece of stock 1" corner would work with the necessary holes drilled in it to attach to the factory frame. hence the need for a fabricator to build.
what you would need is to change the position of the seat back 3 inches so that it sat back on the top rail 3 inches from the standard position. a piece of stock 1" corner would work with the necessary holes drilled in it to attach to the factory frame. hence the need for a fabricator to build.
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Im in the same boat, and found someone elses write up last year and followed what he did. If you remove the seat form the frame, there are 3 studs on each side going down into the frame. the back 2 studs are spaced about 2" from each other. you can slide the seat back so that the 2nd stud goes into the last hole, and drill a new hole for the front stud. This will give you just over 2" of additional leg room. I have had it this way for just under a year and havent had any problems.
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I am 6'4" and 300lbs with a size 11 1/2 shoe I have problems with my knees and I would most definitely would love to have some more room to stretch my legs a little bit more. I see that they make seat relocation brackets for other previous jeeps why don't they make them for ours ?
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The first "mod" I made to my JK was done the night I got it home.
I raised the front seat mounts I order to make my knees bend.
It gave me some more room in addition to making my legs more comfortable.
I recommend it.
I raised the front seat mounts I order to make my knees bend.
It gave me some more room in addition to making my legs more comfortable.
I recommend it.
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How did you raise the mounts? Does it crowd your legs with the steering wheel?
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Sorry - now that I read that it's a bit unclear - I apologize I'm on my phone.
I raised the front 2 mounts of the driver's seat only. It removes the forward rake inthe seat bottom.
I did it to an SJ I had back in the day also. For me it makes the seat way more comfy.
I raised the front 2 mounts of the driver's seat only. It removes the forward rake inthe seat bottom.
I did it to an SJ I had back in the day also. For me it makes the seat way more comfy.
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