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Old 06-06-2013, 10:32 AM
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I love my XJ but I would love it a lot more if I could sit up straight or my knees were not in the dash. Does anyone know if there is any kind of replacement seat that gives you more room.
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Want it to go back further?

You may be able to modify the brackets if you are handy.
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I would love more head room since I cannot sit up straight and a inch or 2 more leg room would be fantastic
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how tall are you?
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6'6" 6'7" somewhere in there
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im 6'5" what i did was modified my own after market brakets and mated them to the oem brackets. you can also look into zj seats also. me I removed my head linner and also put a tilt wheel in my 93 xj
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6'6" 6'7" somewhere in there
They make seats that are 4 inches taller and 4 inches wider but I wouldn't say those would help you any.

If I were you, and I'm glad I'm not, I would simply modify the seat brackets.

You can move the mounting points farther back and shorten them a couple inches.

Or you could just remove the drivers seat and drive from the back seat. Either way.
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I would also love more head room in my Jeep.
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They make brackets that do this in a wrangler. They don't lower the seat but move it back 4 inches. It's doable...

http://www.4wd.com/Jeep-Interior-Par...n=MSCJBBTJ250D
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Buy that $20 sawz-all from Harbor Freight. Hack the roof off.

Problem solved.
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Originally Posted by Gee oh Dee
Buy that $20 sawz-all from Harbor Freight. Hack the roof off.

Problem solved.
make it a t top
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BOOM!

T-Top XJ. Unique!

Damn. Now I wanna go find a cheap barely running xj here and do this!
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This is what I used, huge difference in leg room. Very easy install.

http://misch4x4.com/cherokee_xj_bigboy_brackets.html
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I know that ZJ seats bolt in. I don't know if it would help your situation, but I do know that they're 1000% more comfortable.
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Originally Posted by shodown
This is what I used, huge difference in leg room. Very easy install.

http://misch4x4.com/cherokee_xj_bigboy_brackets.html
Do this and add this ....
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