Author Topic: What is the general consensus for most comfortable seats in a 1st gen? (Read 9563 times)

boobap · « **on:** Mar 03, 2009, 12:44:54 PM »

I had some early 90's escort seats in but they where way to tall and my head would hit the roof. I am just looking to see what most people are using. thx $Beer Chug\'n$

Travis H · « **Reply #1 on:** Mar 03, 2009, 12:59:56 PM »

i have 96 civic seats in my second gen and they are awesome, much better than the stockers. only downside i would say is that they raise you maybe an inch or so. not too much for me but if your a real big guy then they might raise you too high.

TacoStewie · « **Reply #2 on:** Mar 03, 2009, 01:08:11 PM »

my buddy put some bucket seats out of a WRX in his 1st gen. they gave a little more head room and were comfy

toyyota · « **Reply #3 on:** Mar 04, 2009, 05:33:43 PM »

Second gen 4 runner will bolt in factory mount holes, with slight mod.

KYOTA · « **Reply #4 on:** Mar 04, 2009, 05:45:40 PM »

suspension seats, personally I run PRP's in my 83

4RunnerChevy · « **Reply #5 on:** Mar 04, 2009, 05:51:24 PM »

I run 90s accord seats, they are great.

Rockcrawlintoy · « **Reply #6 on:** Mar 04, 2009, 05:59:31 PM »

Quote from: KYOTA on Mar 04, 2009, 05:45:40 PM

suspension seats, personally I run PRP's in my 83

thats what i wanna get

79coyotefrg · « **Reply #7 on:** Mar 04, 2009, 06:12:15 PM »

seats from a 92 dodge minivan

snowshoebrue · « **Reply #8 on:** Mar 05, 2009, 08:07:00 PM »

i have corbeau baja seats. you can get brackets to bolt into the factory location

Toylet13 · « **Reply #9 on:** Mar 10, 2009, 02:33:51 PM »

Man I snagged some old SR5 seats with the lumbar and side support from my buddys old pickup and those are comfortable... they need to be re-upholstered but I like them alot

Snowtoy · « **Reply #10 on:** Mar 11, 2009, 12:45:29 AM »

1st & 2nd gen MR2 seats will work nicely, and shouldn't reduce the headroom or that much leg room.

wifesaysimadumbass · « **Reply #11 on:** Mar 11, 2009, 10:03:21 PM »

i have a set of 1990 acura integra seats in my runner they are great and i got them cheap...

66cobra · « **Reply #12 on:** Mar 12, 2009, 05:54:49 AM »

I run the rpr's very comfy I'm almost 6' raised me up more than the stockers but worth it .still have plenty of head room just took some gettin used to.the cool thing is the matching bench for the rear,it holds the kids in nicely

gmack192 · « **Reply #13 on:** Mar 12, 2009, 08:24:03 AM »

ford ranger seats, I had them in a 85, very comfortable. I put these from a 98 ranger in my 83, I did have to modifie the rear part of the mounts it sits a little higher than the factory Toyota seat and WAY more comfortable. I have them in the truck now, I can post a pic later (camera @ the shop) if you want me to

boobap · « **Reply #14 on:** Mar 17, 2009, 09:19:45 AM »

please do, i am interested in seeing them. thanks!

88Rokyoat · « **Reply #15 on:** Mar 17, 2009, 09:41:12 AM »

I had escort seats in my 1st Gen, and they did reduce head room by quite a bit. I had leather late 90's accord seats in my 89. They sat nice and low.

gmack192 · « **Reply #16 on:** Mar 17, 2009, 09:51:44 AM »

I will try to bring the photo card tomorrow i had to cut the mounts off the back and reweld them (lower) and drill holes in the front of the seat mount other than that they work out pretty good.

All_Set · « **Reply #17 on:** Mar 17, 2009, 10:21:31 AM »

I had some sammy seats that worked. Fit nicely at least in the 1st gen cab. Looks like I've got 90 accord seats currently (same as 4runnerchevy ) A bit bigger than the sammy seats, although much more comfortable, not as much leg room. (as you can see in 4runnerchevy's pic.. :O )

KLYLO , Looks like you've got alot of leg room with those seats. How's the head room? Do you miss the adjustability? Got the rails under the seats?

Pic of sammy seats:

83YOTASR5 · « **Reply #18 on:** Mar 19, 2009, 11:59:19 AM »

98 4RUNNER SEATS WORK GREAT BUT I HAD TO CUT OFF THE OLD BRACKETS AND MAKE MY OWN

MC387 · « **Reply #19 on:** Mar 19, 2009, 12:31:46 PM »

I have 90's Supra seats in my 4runner. They ar great, plus the ds has power everything.

bigarms23 · « **Reply #20 on:** Mar 19, 2009, 02:23:21 PM »

taco seats

KYOTA · « **Reply #21 on:** Mar 19, 2009, 05:17:45 PM »

Quote from: All_Set on Mar 17, 2009, 10:21:31 AM

KLYLO , Looks like you've got alot of leg room with those seats. How's the head room? Do you miss the adjustability? Got the rails under the seats?

I'm 6'2" and have plenty off room, sliders would be nice for getting behind the seats but I have them mounted as far back as they will go and they're fine.

gmack192 · « **Reply #22 on:** Mar 20, 2009, 05:59:32 AM »

sorry it took me so long to get these pics up it's hard to see the rear mount I cut them in half, flipped the base to face outward and welded them on at the height I wanted,

passenger side,

, drivers side I'm 5'11" and I have plenty of leg and head room

ExplorHer · « **Reply #23 on:** Apr 06, 2009, 03:53:04 PM »

So my 84 came with some GM seats in it that were too big for me and the truck. I picked up a set of 1995 Carolla seats off craigslist, and started modifying the brackets to fit. I still have some welding and drilling to do, but they're going to have to wait for the weather to get warm again

New and Old

95 Carolla

TxFireman · « **Reply #24 on:** Sep 01, 2009, 03:08:45 PM »

I like the stocker seat in my 82 just fine. Mine was a little thread bare with some rips etc. The foam was still there, but breaking down a bit due to age. So, I had the old seat foam shaved out, and built back up and then they recovered the seat. I also picked up the same material from them to do the door panels with when I'm ready. Now all I need to do is yank out the carpet some day when I know exactly what I want to replace it with.

The guys did a great job on the seat. It's much more comfortable than it was, and easly feels as good as any new seat would. A pair of aftermarket seats probably would have costed more, but mostly I just wanted to keep the original (almost original, the owner changed it from buckets to bench back in the 80's) in it.

kneedownnate · « **Reply #25 on:** Sep 01, 2009, 10:28:37 PM »

I like mid to late 80s nissan 300zx seats in mine. Good adjustability, lumbar support and some nice side bolstering you can adjust nice and tight for the trail/twisty roads, then open up some for daily driving.

mudmaster · « **Reply #26 on:** Sep 02, 2009, 11:43:31 AM »

Corbeau Baja SS Ultras in my 83

StillH2O_Toy · « **Reply #27 on:** Sep 02, 2009, 12:05:39 PM »

Quote from: Snowtoy on Mar 11, 2009, 12:45:29 AM

1st & 2nd gen MR2 seats will work nicely, and shouldn't reduce the headroom or that much leg room.

This is what I run in my 1st Gen and I like them alot.

Snowtoy · « **Reply #28 on:** Sep 02, 2009, 03:15:10 PM »

I put a set of recarro's out of an MR2 into an '86 std. I restored, and there was actually more leg and head room than with the bench seat.

Same rig w/bench

You should be able to get the same results by using a set of buckets out of a 2nd gen stad. cab. The ones in the '84 (2wd) I am restoring for my nephew seem to provide a good amount of leg room for me at 6'2".

SQUIRREL MONSTER · « **Reply #29 on:** Sep 04, 2009, 12:17:03 AM »

06 4Runner seat......... possibly thee most comfortable seat i have sat on in any car...

Shot with X400,D580Z,C460Z at 2009-08-20

Shot with X400,D580Z,C460Z at 2009-09-04

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