Is there a difference in seats based on the model Rubicon/Sahara/X? Just took the JK down to Jersey, from here in NH. Gotta tell you I'm not overly impressed with the comfort of the seats in the Sahara. They have the YES coverings, but that wasn't really the problem. The headrest is a bit of a pain in the neck, quite literally. Also the side bolsters on the seat base itself, don't lend kindly to those of us who are a little portly in the posterior portion of our anatomy.
Seriously considering removing the headrests and taking them apart, then heating the metal rods up and bending them slightly to the headrest does not lean so far forward. Are there any aftermarket seats out there that are more comfortable, and bolt in?

TIA!

 

Just fabric and with the S package and higher you get a height adjustment.

X standard is Vinyl, X with packages is Cloth, then Sahara/Rubicon has the Yes Essentials cloth fabric.

I find the seats very comfortable, but I dont lay my head back while driving. While waiting for mine to get to the dealership I had a Liberty limited with the leather seats, which was absolutely horrible.

 

Gotta agree with you SCF. The stock seats do suck. The roads here in beautiful NH don't help much either. The headrests continually bash you in the back of the head and they are approximately the same density as granite. But the worst of it is the complete and utter lack of lumbar support. With my back problems, I can't drive it any more than about two hours at a time unless I wish to be hospitalized. If you come up with an aftermarket solution, I'd love to here it. It sounds a though we are built similarly and would appreciate the same type of seat.

 

I use a thin wedge pillow I had in the 05 Unlimited whose seats were worse. That plus an air cushion. During long drives, 12-13 hours, I move the cushions around to change the seat and back angles. The fused section of my back is very fussy.

I think the only cure for all jeep seats is to replace them with the leather power seats I had in the Explorers. They were so comfortable and it looks like the may be room in the JK......

 

FUSED!!!! That sounds familiar. L5-S1 for me. Some days I wish I'd never done it. This is one of them. I can't even imagine a 12-13 hour drive. How long ago was your fusion?

 

I temporarily took the headrests (can't remember if it was front or rear) out of my dad's Grand Cherokee and they fit my JK. They were a little large, but they are definately softer. You might be able to find some realatively inexpensively out of a wreck. Some other models might fit it as well. Good luck.

 

I agree. My 2000 TJ was much more comfortable as a daily driver. But, there is hope! What I've done is take my JK to a local trim shop and had them add some cushion / foam to the seat.

The seats don't look any different from the outside, but they're much more comfortable. And it's not that expensive either. Here's what I had done:

Add cushion to the bottom of the driver's seat. Build up center section so that my thighs (especially my left thigh) isn't pinched by the seat cushion. Cost: $65.

Add cushion to the seat back to give me some lumbar support. Cost: $65.

Add 2" cushion to the center console (raising it up) covered with factory vinyl so it looks almost factory. Cost: $85.

The shop I used was well aware of the seat mounted air bags and took care to add cushion in places where the air bag wasn't affected. They were able to do all this in two trips, and I was able to have them add some more cushion, once I had a chance to drive the Jeep and see what didn't work exactly right. And the seats look bone stock, so nobody is the wiser. What I added is easily removed incase I sell the JK.

So, for a little over $200, I've got a JK that actually fits me!

I recommend that you check with a local trim shop to see what they can do. It worked for me.

 

Could you post some pics of your seat mods? This sounds like a good idea.

 

skibum: Nothing to post really on the seats. The seats don't look any different than stock and I wasn't at the shop when they made the mods, so no pics there. They only feel different because of the extra foam padding in the seats. Trim shop said they added about 4" of padding to the seatback to fill the void between the stock padding and the spring/wire that supports the seat. I can't remember how much they added to the bottom cushion.

I can post pics of the arm rest tho... I'll do it over the weekend and post once taken.

 

Where are you located in Ohio? I'm in the Columbus area and would love to find a shop that can do something like you've had done.