Big guy replacement seats
viking4949
Jeeper
I am a larger man, and broke the seat back on my 1979 CJ7 . After scouring the forums, I decided on purchasing the Bestop Trailmax II seat. I searched a lot of forums to get to this conclusion. I looked all over to get answers ago I wanted to put my experience in one post for others searching for the same info. First, the color and texture of the vinyl is very close to original. It is not the exact same but close in the spice option. The stitching and layout is not a match to original, but looks good. The seat has three sets of bolt holes built in. One matched my oem bracket perfectly. I needed to add shims to get the slider mechanism to move freely. The seat cushion thickness is quite different from my original seat. I sit about 2.5 inches higher. This is not the most ideal with a non tilt steering wheel and big legs. I do feel much more secure and safe in the seat. If you are wondering if your sat is worn out, sit in the passenger seat for a ride and compare. My passenger seat is nearly pristine compared to my old drivers seat. A quick ride confirmed that my drivers seat was shot. I am cheap and looked all over for the best deal, nearly bought a rugged ridge seat but found poor reviews all over. I did finally find a site with the lowest price and free shipping, but could not find anyone else that used them. I was very sceptical but my seat arrived in 2 days in an original Bestop box. I used xtremeTerrain.com. I will be replacing the passenger seat at some point with the same. Installation was pretty easy but all four of my original bolts broke as I tried to remove it. Hope this helps someone else with the same questions I had.