Im 6'2 and have always wished I could sit a bit lower in my '98 XJ...so I decided it was finally time to try out an idea I had. I pulled the drivers seat out, pulled the brackets off it and did some measuring. I cut 1 5/8" out of the brackets, which was pretty much the maximum I could cut out to allow the seat to go back in and bolt down without bottoming out. I had to cut the carpet off the tranny hump to give enough breathing room to slide it back and forth. The project worked out and definitely made a difference!
Here's a few pics:
Front bracket section cutout
Rear bracket being cut, you can see the line where I cut the section out
Front bracket welded and bolted in (I'm no pro welder, but made sure I had a good bead to hold it all together)
Rear bracket welded and bolted in
And the final product. Both seats are tilted all the way forward in this pic...you can definitely see the difference!
Overall it wasn't too bad to do. Was a bit of a pain in the ass making sure I had it all lined up nice when welding the brackets, making sure the bolt holes would line up nice.
I hope this helps some of you 6' + tall guys!
Here's a few pics:
Front bracket section cutout
Rear bracket being cut, you can see the line where I cut the section out
Front bracket welded and bolted in (I'm no pro welder, but made sure I had a good bead to hold it all together)
Rear bracket welded and bolted in
And the final product. Both seats are tilted all the way forward in this pic...you can definitely see the difference!
Overall it wasn't too bad to do. Was a bit of a pain in the ass making sure I had it all lined up nice when welding the brackets, making sure the bolt holes would line up nice.
I hope this helps some of you 6' + tall guys!