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Offline SUX2BU99

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How hard is it bolting new seats in?
« on: February 15, 2004, 10:50:00 pm »
For the 81 Step I might buy, I can get some leather, power buckets from a 96 Tahoe. The bench seat in the truck is toast. I don't know what the factory bench bracket looks like but is it straightfoward to bolt the Tahoe buckets to it? Is that how new, non-factory seats are put in these things?  I also want to do a custom console so I guess I can't have anything in the middle either. Am I better off to make new holes in the floorpan and forget the factory bracket?

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Re: How hard is it bolting new seats in?
« Reply #1 on: February 16, 2004, 10:08:00 am »
Yes, you are better off making new mounting holes for the Tahoe buckets.  Otherwise you will only have 2 holes per side holding the seat down.  Don't forget to put large washers on there to keep the bolts from pulling through in a possible accident.

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Re: How hard is it bolting new seats in?
« Reply #2 on: February 18, 2004, 02:01:00 pm »
Okay, I guess that isn't too big of a deal. Just drilling holes and putting beefy bolts and such in.  And the height of the seats should be okay too without putting in spacers I imagine, eh?

85 Chevy Silverado C10 short, wide, yellow, 2wd. Lowered, 60-over 350 with Dart Iron Eagle heads and Comp Cams XE268 cam, TH350 w/ shift kit, 3.40 Gov-lok 12 bolt.