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pm26 Senior Enthusiast

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I have a set of these but have not installed them yet. The only concern I have is with the strength of the brackets, as the seat belt is anchored in the seat itself, and that in turn bolted down to the floor rails. I would not sell or trade in the truck with this modification. I agree that the seats on pre '07 trucks are too low.

Zembonez Senior Enthusiast

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Ive got to have this.. have always thought mine sat to low and so does everyone else.. kindof pricey though

I little pricey yes but somebody went to a lot of trouble coming up with all of the right pieces... Probably worth it rather than making your own.

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Ive got to have this.. have always thought mine sat to low and so does everyone else.. kindof pricey though

I little pricey yes but somebody went to a lot of trouble coming up with all of the right pieces... Probably worth it rather than making your own.

 

 

 

Yeah I don't think the price is to bad considering it is a custom made item. My concern is that the front supports don't look like they have much surface area to them. The backs look fine. Also the front bolts don't have many threads holding them on. Might be ok though...

pm26 Senior Enthusiast

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The brackets are fine for securing the seat unless you weigh more than 500 lbs. The concern is with the ability of these brackets to resist large deceleration forces in an accident scenario. Also, if one was involved in an accident and the brackets failed and the seat was thrown violently forward, one could not hold the manufacturer responsible, as this is an unauthorized modification to the safety system of the truck, since the seat belt is a part of the seat itself. If the seatbelts were anchored in the side pillars, there would be no issue at all.

 

It seems that using thick walled metal bushings, along with longer grade 8 bolts would be safer - as there is no bracket to break apart. The bushings would serve only as a support to raise the seat and the hardened bolt would have to shear for the mount to fail. I just may try to approach it that way.

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