[LtlPed]

Ok Ive been working on this for quite some time. I have purchased two different sets of seats and an additional set of seat tracks.
Originally had a bench with the 50/50 back. Pulled that and sold (stupid on my part). I have purchased a set of 40/60 from a 98 F150 supercab. Frames don't line up or even come close. Went last weekend and got 40/20/40 from a 97 250 supercab. the frame holes are only 11 inches. Stock holes line up around 15.25. The other seat tracks are exactly the same but came from a 96 supercab (had ordered and canceled the order they showed up anyway.) Currently I have a drivers seat track at a fabricator who's going to move the back bolt hole 4.25 inches further. What am I missing here. Why aren't these things going in like they should??? This now is the only thing stopping me from having my truck back after 9 months...needless to say I'm getting a little impatient. Your help and advice is greatly appreciated.

 

[bugman]

Any time you start putting something into a vehicle that didn't come with it you are going to run into problems. Sometimes the parts will slide right in and then there are the other times that will give a fabricator fits.

Granted you should believe that all 97 F250 Supercab's are the same but they are not and it could be something as simple as trying to go from a XL to a XLT trim level

 

[LtlPed]

Just got seat track back from fabricator. How this works!

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[Steve83]

The '97-up F150/F250LD is a totally different truck from the '90-96/'97>8500GVWR, and very few body parts interchange; seats don't (without mods).

On these trucks, there are always 2 sets of seat mounts built into the floor: bench, and captain's chair. This pic & the NEXT one show where they are:



That modified seat track looks VERY dangerous - I don't think that fabricator understands engineering, physics, or structural design. Those WILL bend/break/fail in a rollover, and probably just in a few months of normal use. Scabbing onto the track like that is too weak for the loads of a passenger rocking & swaying in the seat. And the seat is part of the restraint system, so it has to be built for wrecks.

This & the NEXT several show how I put '97 E150 power captain's chairs into my '93 Bronco cab, whose floor is the same as your truck's:



The passenger adapter is stronger than the driver's, and I'll probably redo the driver's that way when I build a set for the Bronco I'm working on right now.

 

[LtlPed]

I don't know what's wrong with my phone but the pictures you posted are all distorted when I open them. I appreciate the info. I don't intend on this being the permanent seat track I agree it won't hold up. I unfortunately don't know how to weld. This is just to get my truck back home so I can have someone actually look at the project and get this thing finished. The guy that did the welding wasnt able to actually see what needed to be done so I feel for him and still appreciate his work did it on the spot for me for $20.

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[Steve83]

I don't know what's wrong with my phone but the pictures you posted are all distorted when I open them.

It's not a fault in your phone - it's a fault in the TapaTalk app. It doesn't recognize that they're linked thumbnails - it only sees them as thumbnail images. So when you tap one, it just zooms in on the low-resolution thumb. I don't use a phone to browse, so I don't know how to make it follow the link, but I think I've heard that there's a way.

I just use a computer. It's MUCH easier to see the fullsize photo, and read the captions anyway.

But here's one of the previous links for you to try:
https://www.supermotors.net/registry/media/767951

 

[LtlPed]

Thanks I'll open it up on my laptop.

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[Steve83]

Now that it's just a link, it should work on the phone. But you'll get more from it on a big screen.

 

[LtlPed]

Holy crap 6 hours later I finally have seats. Thanks for the pictures Steve83! I'll post pictures tomorrow. Just need to wire the power for lumbar I wound up using the 402040 seats even though they aren't as nice as the 4060 I have. Oh well I'll get some decent seat covers and call it good either way big improvement over the 5050 bench!

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[Steve83]

The factory splices the power lumbar feed into the power lock circuit (Bk/W; 20A CB in the dash fuse block) near the e-brake pedal in the floor wiring harness. It runs from there under the driver's threshold around with the seat belt wiring to each chair.

 

[LtlPed]

I opened the bundle of wires there. There was no black and white run. So I ran a white wire to the fuse box 12 spot. It works thankfully. Then continued the run to the passenger side. All works now! Wahoo. The plastics are a work in progress. They were cracked so I'm trying now very well I might add to plastic weld them back together.

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[madpogue]

Steep driveway....

What sort of plastic weld are you using, and how is it going? One of the plastic trim ends on my center jump seat is cracked and I'm looking for ideas.

 

[LtlPed]

I used the harbor freight air welder and the green pp rods. It was a sharp learning curve. But I'm pleased with the results and strength. I found it easiest to just melt the rod and use a screw driver to place it instead of Melting directly to the spot. The trim piece melted and burns to easily.

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