I have a lot of problems seeing over my XJs hood when wheeling compared to my YJ. I'm not small, 5'10", yet feel very impared by the length and hieght of the XJs hood. I know you can by lift pucks for wrangler seats, is something similar available for cherockees? Also how hard is it to remove and reinstall the doors on an XJ? Is it practical to do this for evey wheeling trip? Thanks in advance.
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Seat Lift Kit?
- Thread starter Diablito
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At 5' 8" I don't like how low I sit in my XJ seat. I bought one of those cheap seat cushions at Autozone that covers both the seat and back. I folded it so it was double thick and that's what I sit on. It helps. It's not the best way to go, but works for me. I wonder if the pucks for the YJ seats will work for the XJ seats?
Tom
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BrettM
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- michifornia
the seats (at least on an '88) bolt to studs that stick up about an inch out of the floor. I doubt there's room for pucks, and they would have to be pretty thin. if you're handy with a welder it wouldn't be hard to whip something up.
as for the doors, the hinges can be modified so that it takes about 20 seconds to remove or attach the door. do a search, there have been some writeups on what you need to do to the hinge. I take my door off for driving around town (no A/C), but i leave it on for wheeling because it would suck to lay it over on a rock with no door to protect you. I'm actually making a removeable door bar so i can have protection and the door off.
as for the doors, the hinges can be modified so that it takes about 20 seconds to remove or attach the door. do a search, there have been some writeups on what you need to do to the hinge. I take my door off for driving around town (no A/C), but i leave it on for wheeling because it would suck to lay it over on a rock with no door to protect you. I'm actually making a removeable door bar so i can have protection and the door off.
xjfish
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- Pequot Lakes, MN
I actually would rather sit lower in my xj. If I slouch down I get a better veiw of the road. Prolly cuz I'm a little over 6' 5"...
SV1CEC
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Diablito said:
The seat thing is easy to do. All you need is four longer bolts, and four connecting nuts, with a larger internal diameter than the external diameter of your bolts. Just remove the existing bolts and replace them with the longer ones. Slip those connecting nuts over the bolts , and put the seat on top. Secure the seat with the OEM nuts and you are done. An easy 1" "body lift".
If you need a pic, I can snap one for you later today.
Rgds
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John SV1CEC
dellstopjeep
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- KUNA, ID
i feel the same way, i defintly want to see a pic of how you do this
SV1CEC
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- Athens, Greece
dellstopjeep said:
OK, here are some details and pics:
First of all, you have to remove the nuts which secure the seat. There are four of them.
Then you remove the four bolts from under the body. Go to your local nuts & bolts shop and buy four connecting nuts.
I didn't have time to look for one in my tool box, but it's something like the picture below:
The connecting nuts should be of a larger internal diameter, than the external diameter of the bolts you removed, so that they can pass over the bolts.
Also, get four bolts, same thread as the ones you removed but longer by the length of the connecting nuts you got.
Then, go back to the truck, insert the bolts from below, pass the connecting nuts over them, then put the seat back into position, and secure everything with the nuts which were holding the seat at its original position.
Here are some pics
this is the rear corner, towards the driver's door.
This is the front one, towards the driver's door
These are the two fronts ones.
I hope this helps
Rgds
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John SV1CEC
BrettM
NAXJA Forum User
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- michifornia
you may have a little more luck searching for "coupling nuts"
burntkat
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- Charleston, SC
BrettM said:
SV1CEC
NAXJA Forum User
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- Athens, Greece
BrettM said:
Ooops, sorry, English is not my first language, so some times I use the wrong terms, good thing I had the picture and Brett gave you the right term.
Tnx and rgds
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John SV1CEC
bernie2
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Fairfield, IL
See if you can find a power seat in salvage yard my 94 country has power and it goes up and down pretty far
- Location
- Virginia City, NV
Wow you resurrected a 10 year old thread. Nice.
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- Hammertown, USA
At least he offered a decent answer to the zombie gods.
