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    Default Aftermarket Seats

    I need some help from someone with a soft top. I need a measurement from the floor pan to the lowest point of the roof so I can see if me sweet find on seats will work in my truck. These babies were free and have full spring suspenion with recline, armrest and manual lumbar.


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    You will need to know if the seat and our legs will fit under the steering wheel

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    i cant get a exact measurment, but its high. really high, im 6' 3 and i have a good foot or so till i hit the roof
    my signature is sweet huh?

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    And you don't want the seat too high or you will be looking at the top of the windshield frame.

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    The suspension part of these seats is about 3 inches taller than the original frames when fully raised. Just sitting in the them made the frame hieghts match when I tried them out. Plus I am switching out the steering wheel after I get my power steering done so I think leg room will be good. I am just worried about roof clearance right now.

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    There's a ton of room under the top bows. I can pull a measurement for you a little later if no one beats me to it.
    -- Tim Taylor


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    The stock seat cushion is about 8-10" off the floor, so that puts me at about mid windshield when sitting in the drivers seat at my 6'0" height. There is still plenty of room above me.

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    Okay, I've got a completely stock driver's seat setup, complete with stock springs, horsehair and canvas cover. (A real comfort treat that, let me tell ya!) And a stock steering wheel, stock canvas bows, etc. Here are the actual measurements I just took:

    Cab floor to seat top at front edge of seat: 13"
    Seat top to bottom of steering wheel: 5-1/2"
    Seat top to underside of top bow, measured from near the back of the seat: 40"
    Seat top to underside of canvas top, measured from the front edge of the seat: 37-1/2"
    Cab floor to underside of top bow: 52-1/2"

    The seat slopes downward a bit at the back while the canvas top slopes downward a bit from the top bow to the top of the windshield, hence the 40" to 37-1/2" measurements. From where your head would be, it would be closer to the 40" position.

    Hope this helps!
    -- Tim Taylor


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    When I had the stock seats in mine, I looked just below the windshield seal at the top edge of the glass...I'm 6'6".

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    Perfect...The seats are right at 45" fully extended. Thanks for the help...

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