Stock seat question
01-22-2011, 07:33 AM
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Stock seat question
Is there any head room difference between the non-height adjustable seat and the adjustable one set at the lowest setting? I have a non adjustable seat and i need some more headroom and I was looking into switching to the adjustable seat.
01-23-2011, 08:27 AM
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I appreciate it
With my chair scooted all the way back:
the front of my seat from the top of the foam to the soft top is 36 inches
from the front edge of the crossbar to the very top of the foam on the rear edge of the seat is 39 inches
the front of my seat from the top of the foam to the ground is 11 inches
Now if you could give me your measurements with your seat scooted all the way back and the seat lowered as much as possible that'd be awesome. Thanks a bunch
the front of my seat from the top of the foam to the soft top is 36 inches
from the front edge of the crossbar to the very top of the foam on the rear edge of the seat is 39 inches
the front of my seat from the top of the foam to the ground is 11 inches
Now if you could give me your measurements with your seat scooted all the way back and the seat lowered as much as possible that'd be awesome. Thanks a bunch
01-27-2011, 06:30 AM
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Yeah I've definitely thought about that. I did just buy the under-seat lock box from Bestop and I really need the secure storage so i am trying my best to search for other alternatives bc the shorter brackets wouldn't be compatible. Unfortunately i haven't gotten a whole lot of response for the forum so i feel like I'm flying blind here. I might try a junkyard to see if they have a seat that would work.
01-27-2011, 06:16 PM
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my measurements look just like yours. another thing to consider would be something like the big boy brackets by misch ht tp://www.misch4x4.com/bigboy_brackets.html, they put the seat back a little further which may give you some more headroom. otherwise, chopping the seat brackets looks like the option for you. the difference in the seat all the way down and adjusted as far up as it would go is about 1.5" of headroom less but the seat also leaned forward a little more as i jacked it up.
be careful with moving your seats though bc they aim the airbags with the position of the seats.
be careful with moving your seats though bc they aim the airbags with the position of the seats.
The part that blows my mind is that several people my height and taller have no problem fitting which I can only think is because they have the adjustable seat. I see no other way that they can fit and I can't. And they all say they scoot all the way back to get more headroom whereas I have to scoot in front of the crossbar to get more room.
01-27-2011, 08:29 PM
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Yeah what i really need to do is sit in the seat of a jk that has the adjustable seat and see if it makes a difference. I'm going to start looking at some local junkyards to sees what they've got.
