trailsend.lake

has anyone ever put zj or wj seats in thier xj. if so did you have to do any modifications to make them fit?

rich

Use the search so you get the right info.

trailsend.lake

thanks, im new to this site and was not aware that i could pull up info that way. i will give it a try.

no rdplz

ZJ and WJ seat will bolt directly to the stock brackets for 96+ XJ's. For older 84-95 XJ's, some modification is needed.

krawlthis

also just a little info so you dont get smashed later by some idiot who wants to look cool. xj is the 84-01 cherokee and zj's wj's and theres another one i cant remember right off the top of my head are the grand cherokees. some ppl will slam you for not knowing. learned that one the hard way.

rich

MJ it's the jeep comanche

OverlandZJ

Close.. they changed the seat bases in 95. The 95+ will accept a ZJ seat to an XJ base by simply bolting it in.

Jamie57

Are the ZJ seats that much of an upgrade? What about the rear seats?

rich

I beleive it is all a bolt in front and back I hope someone can verify this thanks.

krawlthis

ya i knew the mj. i thought there was another grand cherokee zj was 93-97 then wj98-05 and then the newest grand cherokees?????

BLACKSPORT

93-98 zj
99-04 wj
05+ wk
lol and i know the wj rear seats which split do require a little modification but am not sure of the zj rear?

no rdplz

it's a decent amount of modification for the ZJ rear as well. You've got to trim the side plastic to make it wide enough, cut out the lock tabs from the donor ZJ/WJ, weld in the lock tabs for the underside of the seats, and drill holes for the hinge/removal points on the front. I'm currently trying to get it to work for mine. I did the front swap and the rear is taking some time.

Thanks for the correction overland. thought it was 96.

rich

yj?

trailsend.lake

thanks for the input on this. every week on craigslist i see someone is parting out another grand, so im gonna check into it.

mdcmn7

Depending on which stock seat you have in the front of your XJ it is a huge upgrade to go to the ZJ ones. I had these horrible vinyl seats that were terrible when I got my XJ. I found a pair of ZJ seats in the JY and they bolted right in. I opted to get the all manual ones rather than having to mess with wires, and they are 100 times more comftorble.

The heated/power ones can be made to work. I didnt do it personally but there have been people who have. If you search the threads I am sure you will find it.

do a search for budget upgrades while you are at it. There are a bunch of lists of all the stuff you can pull off of JY cars that will upgrade the cherokee

Chuck