I recently acquired a set of seat from a 95 mustang GT. I measured the bolt pattern and compared it to they high back buckets that were in it. However were not original. It came with a bench seat. The outside front mounting hole was the same as the high back buckets. And the rails were the same distance apart. I used that to make a template. When I installed the seats, they seem to be a little more to the outside than the old ones. I never paid attention to the original buckets and their placement. So long story short. The driver's seat is not directly behind the wheel. It's a little left. Is that going to be an issue?
That would depend on your definition of "a little to the left". I think it would bother me but if your comfortable just tell people it was custom installed for your driving style!
It's not uncomfortable. I only noticed it from the front of the car. And really don't want to change it. I have all the studs welded in. I think, since the original seat was a bench, I used the wrong placement to begin with. If I get it all done and can't stand it, I guess I'll cut it out and start over.
I had seats from a late model GT in my car for a little while, a few years ago. I only mounted one to see how I liked it. I had the pass. seat installed; I had buckets to start with. The seat was seemingly in the same place as the orig. I removed it cuz it sat a little higher than OE seats and didn't want to bother w/ LDO tracks. Track mount position bolted up in stock location "as I recall". I recovered the original seats as the substrate/foam was/is in good shape.
Hi Jtown: Read your post about the bucket seats. I've installed a few sets in different cars and I always go to the REAR of the car and look through the rear window to see if the seats are " tilted" in or out .. Sometimes a small adjustment or spacer is all that is needed to straighten them out. I also place a 4'-0" level across each seat . Just my input on installations. Cometized (Chip)
Thanks, I got them straight. The problem is the driver's seat doesn't sit directly behind the wheel. I think they are to close to the doors and not close enough to the middle. I'm going to get a better measurement this weekend. Try to see if they are really way off or just a little. If it's more than an inch, I'm going to rip it all out and start over, which will really suck.
I have some 92 gt mustang seats im wanting to put in my mav & i noticed the same thing that the stang seats when using factory bench seat bolt holes seem to be offset towards the doors so im trying to figure out how im going to fix this as well
I set the seats in place, and marked where the bolts would go. Then drilled out the holes, and welded bolts in from the bottom and plug welded the old holes. I bought some spacers from Lowe's, cut them to fit, and bolted the seats in. Hope that helps.
Having dealt with after-market seats and proper placement of which, if it were me, I'd use flat steal. Bolt a pair to the tracks that are already bolted in place, correct the offset with another set in the opposite direction and bolt the seats to these - putting you directly behind the steering wheel. I've had to do this with a dirt track racer and elevate seats in a Jeep Cherokee to clear the hump. I did have to use washers/spacers, but that was expected in the design. But, if you are a perfectionist, forget I mentioned anything...
