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Old Jan 4, 2010 | 08:53 AM
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Default ZJ grand cherokee seats in an XJ?

can it be done? does anybody have a clue on this one?
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Old Jan 4, 2010 | 09:06 AM
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https://www.cherokeeforum.com/f2/gra...eats-xj-15418/

http://www.jeepforum.com/forum/f11/w...fit-xj-842018/

http://www.cherokeetalk.com/forum/f8...-into-xj-5775/

http://www.xjtalk.com/showthread.php?t=1829
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Old Jan 4, 2010 | 09:15 AM
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Ive got a similar question, would 99-05 jeep grand cherokee seats work in an xj? I see in those threads that the zj seats are the same but with different rails and its an easy rail swap. But, does that stand true for the later models as well?
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Old Jan 5, 2010 | 08:45 AM
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Bueller?
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Old Jan 5, 2010 | 11:26 AM
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with the right saw zall blade you can do anything
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Old Jan 5, 2010 | 01:05 PM
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Well yea I know a torch and a saws all can make just about anything happen. But, im talking about being able to simply unbolt the xj seat from its rails and bolting on the late model grand cherokee seat to the xjs rails? Is it a direct swap? Ive got a line on some grand cherokee seats for pretty cheap, and since my xj suffers from the ever-present left sided *** sag, Id grab them if they will work.
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Old Jan 5, 2010 | 01:15 PM
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people talk about bolting the zj power seats onto the xj tracks wich is fine but if the zj was a power seat then isnt the recliner usually power too ? and how would you recline the seat back ?
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Old Jan 5, 2010 | 03:14 PM
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Yea, i heard the same. However, the seats im talking about would be wj or wk (i think; 99-05 grand chero) so im wondering if those would bolt up to the xj rails as well.
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Old Jan 5, 2010 | 03:19 PM
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Originally Posted by marc_41_745
with the right saw zall blade you can do anything
+ correct welding and fab skills.

It's a jeep anything is possible. If someone can body lift an xj then yes it is possible.
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Old Jan 5, 2010 | 04:54 PM
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From what I have read it can be done but does require some modification. I am in the process of putting half of a 2000 WJ rear seat in my Cherokee so I can put a tool box on the other side. This also takes some modding.
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Old Jan 8, 2010 | 05:08 PM
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what does a body lift on an xj look like?
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Old Jan 26, 2011 | 08:51 PM
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cant do a body lift on xj's they are a unibody
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Old Jan 26, 2011 | 09:00 PM
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Originally Posted by cherokee nera
what does a body lift on an xj look like?
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Old Jan 26, 2011 | 09:26 PM
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for the seat swap check the link in my signature.
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