Seat Swap
The seats used in the full size cherokees were never very comfortable and
don't recline. My original seats were in pretty good shape until the drivers
seat broke. That was the excuse Ii was looking for to get some new seats. After
market seats go for around $200 each which is a bit pricey for my taste. So off
to the junkyard I went. I found two front seats (captains chairs) from a mid
80's full size bronco. $60 for the seats from the junkyard and a little elbow
grease to clean them and I'm stoked. I can't believe how easy it was to put them
in my cherokee.. The sliders and risers from my 83 cherokee bolted right on to
the bronco seats- no fabricating or drilling required. Then all I had to do was
bolt them back in. The risers were slightly off so I had to muscle them onto the
studs to bolt them down but that was no big deal. Unfortunately the seats don't
tilt forward enough to let passengers into the back but I can live with that. .
I do have the bracket from the bronco passenger seat that allows it to partly
detach and tilt forward but that will take a bit of fabricating on my part. For
now I'm happy leaving it as is.
