Seat Mounting Rails

[bwc302]

I have read that if you have the mounting rails off a 67 - 72 bench seat that you can put a large selection of seats into the truck. Are there any other years besides 67 - 72 that can be used if the original ones have been trashed?

Thanks,

Bobby

[Faithful Old Road Dog]

If I recall, seats up to 96 will mount onto the 67-72 rails. I haven't been actively looking for a newer seat for a while. Kind of give up when funds are low. The yards all want $250 or more. Too much $ in my opinion for core. Everyone I've seen would have needed to be recovered. I'm looking for a bench seat with high backs and possibly a fold down center. I've seen one on keith's pictures of different year seats.

[bwc302]

I have seen those as well and from what I have read all of those will mount if you have the 67 - 72 rail mounts. But can you take the rail mounts from a different year (example: 76 bench rail mounts) and use those in the 67 - 72 trucks? Are all the attaching points the same for the cab to use those mounts instead of the 67 - 72?

Thanks,

[Faithful Old Road Dog]

I can't say for sure. But if yours are messed up, 67-72 seat rails are a dime a dozen at the boneyards.

[rjewkes]

My bench seat was removed from a 79. and everything matches up to the 67-72 mounting.So i'm guessing they are the same.

[cobraF100]

Heres a list of Seats that will work:
http://www.fordification.com/seats.htm

[71-F-250SC-72-F-250C]

A newer seat with a center consol would be nice, but dont you think it would be a little less comfortable with a newer thinner seat in there? Besides it already works like a truck, "rides like a car" right?

Stephen

[flyboy2610]

I think what he's asking is will seat rails from a later truck bolt to floor of '67-72's.

[rjewkes]

F.O.R.D wrote:"If I recall, seats up to 96 will mount onto the 67-72 rails. I haven't been actively looking for a newer seat for a while. Kind of give up when funds are low. The yards all want $250 or more. Too much $ in my opinion for core. Everyone I've seen would have needed to be recovered. I'm looking for a bench seat with high backs and possibly a fold down center. I've seen one on keith's pictures of different year seats."

"I have seen those as well and from what I have read all of those will mount if you have the 67 - 72 rail mounts. But can you take the rail mounts from a different year (example: 76 bench rail mounts) and use those in the 67 - 72 trucks? Are all the attaching points the same for the cab to use those mounts instead of the 67 - 72?"

as i said before no modifications and the 79s fit in my 72.IIRC the same rails & seats were used 67-79 and maybe 80 and later. And maybe with modifications to 80 and later.[/quote]

[bwc302]

Thanks everyone for the information. Based upon what I saw from the feedback, it seems that any seat rails from a 67 -79 factory bench can be used in a 67 - 72 without modification.

I am not having much luck finding a 67 - 72 in the yards locally but did run across a 76 so I will go down that road if they are interchangeable.

Thanks, again.

Bobby