putting a bech seat in the rear of a 1st gen

[mazdarotary]

Hello all,

I'm new to the club here and have a question. I'm in the process of buying a 1992 club cab 2wd from the classifieds on this web site. I really love Dodge trucks since my first ever truck which I had 10 years ago. It was a 88 D-150 2wd V6 5 speed with no options. But I loved it. Since then I have jumped from dakota to dakota then to a Mazda B4000 which I absolutly loved as well. Now I currently have a 89 F-150 because my wife and I just celebrated the birth of our first child. A boy. I bought the ford because it was cheap and had a bench seat in the rear. The first gen dodge club cabs don't as you all know. I realized pretty early on why i really loved my dodges compared to the ford. My question is have any of you ever heard of or installed yourself a bench seat from a 2nd gen or other vehicle in the rear of a 1st gen?My other option would be bolt a seat belt into the middle rear of the truck and strap the car seat to the floor. Or bolt the base that the car seat clips into to the floor. Do any of these ideas sound good?Thank for your input





Chris

 

[Withers]

try www.pcvrv.com, they sell a bench seat to replace the jump seats.

 

[Withers]

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[Joe G.]

Withers,



It's the . at the end that is messing it up.

 

[mazdarotary]

putting a bench seat in a 1st gen.

Thank very much for the input guy's and gal's. I would not have found that company in a million years doing searches on the net. I guess My next question is what should I look for when i go to look at/buy the truck?Any major problem areas?I have had plenty of correspondence with the seller and judging buy the pictures he sent and the things he has told me the truck seems perfect. The thing is I live in Massachusetts and the truck belongs to a member in Michigan so the usual let's go kick the tites is a bit tough. The seller has been incredible in his answering of my many questions(most of them dumb I bet),and I look forward to going to see the truck in person. Again thanks for all the help.





Chris DiRado

89 f-150 soon to be replaced more than likely

83 Mazda RX-7 LE summer car/weekend racer

2001 Jayco 27' Kiwi hybrid travel trailer

 

[PMedina]

Chris,



About 5 years ago I looked into the idea of a rear bench seat for my 92. The depth of the rear part of the etended cab is very minimal. The heighth is also an issue since the floor of the ext. portion is about 4" higher than the front. I decided that the side facing setup would work best. The jump seats are worthless, so I had a set of steel frames made and mounted one on each side. I then mounted a nice boat seat to each frame. This gave my 2 kids a very comfortable place to ride. I could sit back there, but only for short trips. It also made it possible to put a childs car seat back there, which was impossible with the factory jump seats. I removed the jump seats and used the extra space for storage. I realize you might want to put more than two kids back there so this may not be a solution for you. If you find a truck and want to look into this option I will e-mail you some photos of the set I had in my truck.



Paul

 

[Withers]

I would ask about brakes for starters, these trucks are pretty heavy, and tend to go through them fast, if it's a auto, that has towed a lot get the transmission checked, sloppy steering, can be fixed with after market steering shaft, which I'm hoping to replace soon I know there is people on this site a lot more knowledgeable then me, so I hope they will help you out. Take care.