Grand Cherokee Seats into a XJ?

[Judge89]

I searched for this subject without success, but if the subject is on here 10,000+ times I can take the blasting if you feel the desire to give it. lol Just give me the links or suggestions as well. :wink:

I have a 98 XJ, four door. I am going to replace the back seat with a 98 Grand Cherokee split back seat. Has anyone on this forum done this, and are there any write-ups or suggestions that could help me out with this project?

[NW99XJ]

I know its another forum, but these are the best two write ups I've seen on the topic thus far.

BEST: http://www.naxja.org/forum/showthread.php?t=1042180

NOT BAD: (lots of pics)
http://www.naxja.org/forum/showthread.php?t=1087689&page=2

[Azzy]

Any old seats will work...


From a nissan Sentra :thumbsup: Why a sentra... because they looked comfortable, and were super cheap on craigslist.

So, first the passenger seat. Super easy. A couple pieces of 1" angle, some light welding, and drill a few holes.

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The drivers seat gave me a bit of trouble, since it is a power seat. Full electric front and rear height, slide, and backrest angle.

Here it is with the slider hardware removed. Im going to make it manual slide, since I keep it pretty much in one place. The other will be there, but not hooked up till I get to wiring it. The old control panel is somewhat in disrepair and needs rebuilt before I can use it. The old driver seat was busted in the back right hand side, the arm had come off the seat frame and made it lean in towards the center console. not comfortable for long drives.

http://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-C8Ig4GGL-fQ/T1O9rOdJr0I/AAAAAAAAA44/PypPEwO03bc/s640/DSC_3037.JPG

Not many pics of the process, but I linked the front and back brackets on each side together, and you can see how I kept the whole shebang from catching fire. that and a spritzer bottle.

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Adjustable headrests, tilting seats (came from a 2 door), adjustable lumbar and driver side adjustable width :thumbsup: They feel 10X better than stock seats.

http://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-Bnt9wWfmawE/T1O9wfpPDuI/AAAAAAAAA5Q/LAoz7xaeVUs/s640/DSC_3041.JPG

[olds-cool]

Boy, those Sentra seats turned out nice. Sure wish I could have the seats out of my SER Spec V. Those things kept your butt firmly planted right in the middle and had great side bolsters around the rib area to keep you from leaning in a turn/off camber situation.