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Old 05-23-2015, 05:06 PM
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Hey so I'm looking to replace my stock Cherokee seats with some bucket seats for some racing. But I was wondering where I start looking for seats. Also I was wondering if I would need any special brackets to let it bolt in
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http://www.seriousoffroadproducts.com/Interior/Seats
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Thanks for the quick reply. I see they sell brackets so I'm assuming those are universal? Because I'm looking for different seats
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The Mastercraft brackets are specifically for Mastercraft seats.
The Rugged Ridge seats do not require any adapters, simply order the XJ seats.
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I ran some cheap racing seats for a while and they were OK but not great. I now run Mastercraft Rubicons and love them. I skipped reclining seats because I've heard horror stories of the mechanism breaking on the trail plus with my harness bar I can't recline them anyway. Only issue I have with mine is after a long day on the trail the seats in my Cummins on the ride home feel like crap. I originally modified my stock mounts and the MCs came close to bolting right up. Not all seats do though so research them.
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Stick to name brand seats like frank showed you,Or if your on a budget and want comfy seats look in to the zj swap.
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Racing seats for an XJ need extra consideration being you will be in it for long periods in off road conditions. Also you will need a roll bar for the seat belts to attach them to and a seat brace at the top as all true "Racing Seats" are designed with this in mind.
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Originally Posted by Fred/N0AZZ
Racing seats for an XJ need extra consideration being you will be in it for long periods in off road conditions. Also you will need a roll bar for the seat belts to attach them to and a seat brace at the top as all true "Racing Seats" are designed with this in mind.
i do plan to have a harness bar behind the seats to properly mount the harness. my only concern was installing the seats because i know they arent just a simple bolt on from what ive heard.
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Are the Rugged Ridge seats decent for a daily driver? Jeep is stock otherwise, and part of the frame of the stock driver seat has busted. Floorboard and slide underneath is just fine.

Thinking something like
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I haven't had any complaints, but then again I haven't sold a lot of them.

Sadly not everyone submits a review after making a purchase and using a product.
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FYI, Serious off road sells those seats cheaper than amazon, and you'll be supporting a great small business!
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$25 less than amazon http://www.seriousoffroadproducts.co...RIDGE-XJ-84-01
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I'm not a huge fan of the rugged ridge seats. For less money you can get some nice Corbeau JPs or SS. My buddy is running the RR reclining ones and I just don't find them comfortable but maybe it's just me. They are better than stock but I still prefer my MC. A lot of my friends have PRP and Corbeau and I much prefer them to the RR.
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I used to run Mastercraft Rubicon seats and brackets for those were simple flat stock, easy to make. I've since moved on to PRP Daily Drivers and they use upright tabs. I was lazy and bought the PRP brackets with those.
Both seats are nice...
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For my daily driver, I had considered some of those Rugged Ridge seats. Compared to the cost of reupholstering my factory units, it comparable.

I just wish Rugged Ridge had an option to buy a rear seat cover from them that matched the front seats you buy. Knowing that all the seats would match would make me pull the trigger on them.


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