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Old 07-14-2010, 10:52 AM
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well ill be taking many road trips with my jeep and would prefer comfy seats up front! so the ? is, are there any seats that bolt right in w/o welding mods?

P.S. i dont want the aftermarket seats there WAY over my $$ limit
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i know people swap in the grand cherokee seats but i dont know if it is a direct fit like you might have to switch out the brackets and if i am correct both the wj and zj seats will work. Only what i have read and can remember.
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yea i can do a bolt swap or whatever easily but unfortantly cant weld
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Nothing to add, just subscribing so I can get some ideas as well. The GF and I will be making trips to Minnesota and Colorado, so some comfy ZJ or WJ seats would be awesome!
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i'd like a few ideas on this subject as well....from what i've read on here some ZJ models will bolt into the xj. i remember somebody had one for sale a little while back it was leather and looked really comfy i'll try to find it...
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yup same reason here! diff. states though
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My 1989 cherokee limited has comfy power leather seats that came stock. I would think that if you could find some nicer seats in a different cherokee they would bolt right in.
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i think these are the ones i was talking about the SOUND comfy but i would never know without any pictures. thats why i don't like photobucket the pics are gone a month later https://www.cherokeeforum.com/f11/zj...ot-pics-32204/
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I'm pretty sure I saw a write-up on bolting in ZJ seats to a pre-96 XJ, just using the ZJ brackets. But I don't know about the 97+ XJ's.
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yea cause apperently we have a floor hump that would change the front of the mounting bracket
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Originally Posted by billulsund
My 1989 cherokee limited has comfy power leather seats that came stock. I would think that if you could find some nicer seats in a different cherokee they would bolt right in.
have to keep up with the years though, i think it is 95 that the floor changed and the seat mounts are not the same
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yea that sounds right..... anyways im reading a whole bunch of stuff saying that its easy to put the seats in but..... the wiring is the hard part! and GC are easy 2 find at my JY cause theres over 20 of them things..... only like 3 cherokees left and those are still from that retarded cash for clunkers thing
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I can tell you that my 95 seat mounts are different than the 88 parts XJ.
I used the 88 seats in it, but had to redrill holes and is still not 100% accurate but they work.
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I have a 01 Cherokee Sport and I am always looking for a cheap deal on some Cherokee Classic seats. They have more lumbar support, better cloth and adjustable headrests. They would be a direct bolt in as well.
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the thing i have never liked about cherokee seats is how short the thigh support is. it only goes about half way down you thigh, it feels like. i keep thinking of putting my recaros in but htey are black and my jeep is tan inside. i would need the bases from another cherokee though so i could mount them since htey are currently on bmw mounts


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