clockwise

Title says it all How do i fit the damn things in lol are the mounts the same or do i need to mod them because my grands seats were much bigger if i remember right.

freegdr

chop cut rebuild

BLACKSPORT

lol ^ I believe if you have the 95+ cherokee then the front seats are bolt on, may have to take the seats off of the brackets and mount them to the xj brackets but that's it if i remember correctly.

martyinco

I put 94 grand's with full power into my 90 Cherokee, took me roughly 25 minutes a side, and they are SO much more comfortable!

billfrank85

I'm guessing putting ZJ seats into a 90 XJ would be the same as a 94 right? I've heard mixed opinions on just how "bolt in" this swap is...would you be able to elaborate on what is involved in this?

martyinco

Pass side: rear one factory bolt in the rear lines up fine, the other gets a new hole through the floor, grade 8 bolt, nut and some washers. Front mounts I used a length of 1" angle iron so I could utilize the factor bolts and then welded the angle iron to the seat frame. You could also bolt it if you don't have a welder

Drivers side: rears don't line up at all so you just have to drill new holes and bolt it down. Front you have to cut off the inner most mount because of the shape of the trans tunnel, front left mount I used angle iron again to utilize the factor bolt

XJ5150

My '93 XJ seats are surprisingly comfortable... fairly broke in and let my spine compress to the point just before pain when I hit a pebble in the road... I too am interested in this swap.

DannyH

With full power too? Did your XJ have power seats and they just plugged right in?

martyinco

At one point my XJ had power seats but when I bought it had mix matched seats that were not power. Had to solder on a different connector and was good to go. Just took it off the Grand when I got the seats.

Most comfortable 50 dollar upgrade I've ever done

martyinco

Bad camera phone pic

DannyH

I have power seats in my '99 Limited, but they don't work too well. Gonna hafta try this swap!

HeepJeeper

does anyone one have photos of the mounting process, sorry im a visual learner

DIY4luv

I did this last weekend on my '90 drivers side. I'm at work but I'll try and post pics. It was alot of trial and error to fit it properly and the front right ended up without a bolt so proceed at your own peril.

You need 7 pieces of angle iron 2" x 2" (total for both seats) with centered 1/2" holes, 3/8" x 1.5" bolts washers and nuts. The angle iron allows you to bolt the front brackets on the GC seat to something.

The seats are wider than the xj's, thats the main problem, so once you get the seat in place, look over the top of the seat from the back.

If yours is like mine the front of the new seat will be cocked towards the door.

In order to get this straitened out you will need to:

A. Remove the housing and switches for the seat adjusments and cut roughly a third off of the rear portion, don't worry when your done you'll hardly see it. Mark and cut, remember to cut enough off to allow the seat to adjust rearward.

B. Cut away some of the seatbelt housing, this will allow for more rearward adjustment once the seat is installed. Mark and cut.

Once you've got this done, fit the seat in place and you will notice an improvement, but it will still not be perfectly straight.

Sooo, on the hump you'll see that the track for the seats forward/rearward adjustment is slammed up against the tranny hump, you can gain another half inch of adjustment by marking the carpet and cutting enough out to allow the track to sit tight against the metal side of the hump.

Lastly, you will need to cut off about half of the right front bracket on the seat (vertically).

I'm a tile guy so I used an angle grinder and diamond blade to cut out the plastic, worked great.

Once you've done all of this, check to make sure the seat fits correctly (it should be very very close).

Mark the locations of the seat brackets on the floor, drill and fasten the angle iron so that it lines up with the seat bracket. Attach using grade 8 bolts, washers and nuts (remember to cut the carpet out around the angle iron or your seats will loosen up over time).

Drill and attach the rear brackets directly through the floor boards.

It's helpful if you attach longer leads to the new seat harness before you actually attach the seats, save you from having to wire it up laying over the seat with your head where you feet should be.

Good luck, I'll post pics when I get home

no rdplz

Check my signature for the full process for fronts and rears. Fronts are easy for 95+ XJ's, the rears are more involved.

DIY4luv

Sorry I forgot to mention the new seats were out of an 01 Grand