69-72 and 73-77 rear bench seat difference

[hunter_507]

So I bought a 70 Jimmy that didn’t have a rear seat, found one on Craigslist and the guy claims it came from a 72, but it definitely looks like a 73-77 as it’s red cloth, and has normal looking brackets on the front (not the bars that use the floor clamps). He only wants 100 bucks for it. I know the brackets aren’t the same, but is the frame itself the same, and if so is the foam close enough that it could be shaved and reshaped to take a 69-70 cover? I’ve been looking for a while and all I see are benches for 1k+ that still need recovered. I figure if this takes me a couple days worth of work it’s worth saving the money.

[72FamilyBlazer]

Similar size, wrong brackets. While you can surely install it, the struggle of finding and retrofitting correct brackets will be the difficult part. If you’re not going for stock, buy it and Mount it up 👍🏽

[hunter_507]

Originally Posted by 72FamilyBlazer

Similar size, wrong brackets. While you can surely install it, the struggle of finding and retrofitting correct brackets will be the difficult part. If you’re not going for stock, buy it and Mount it up 👍🏽

Yeah I’m trying to go with oe style 69-70 vinyl covers. I might just wait and try and find the correct one, people sure do want a lot of money for them

[TKCR]

Is it a regular front or rear seat for a truck? Because the front & rear seat for a regular truck or CrewCab, they are the same size. And I wouldn’t think it would fit for a rear Blazer or Jimmy, they are slightly smaller.
If you can post a picture of the seat he has for sale,
I should certainly be able to identify it. I do a lot with the 73-87 seats.

[hunter_507]

Originally Posted by TKCR

Is it a regular front or rear seat for a truck? Because the front & rear seat for a regular truck or CrewCab, they are the same size. And I wouldn’t think it would fit for a rear Blazer or Jimmy, they are slightly smaller.
If you can post a picture of the seat he has for sale,
I should certainly be able to identify it. I do a lot with the 73-87 seats.

Here’s a picture. He claims it came
From a 72 blazer but it definitely looks 73+ to me

[Orange71shorty]

Definitely not 72. I’d say 73 on up

[72FamilyBlazer]

Originally Posted by Orange71shorty

Definitely not 72. I’d say 73 on up

Yeah, definitely 73+. You'll need both front AND rear brackets if you buy that one as I believe the rears on that one are slights off from the bolt holes in the floor on 69-72. Anyone can correct me if I'm wrong.

[badpeanut]

Originally Posted by 72FamilyBlazer

Yeah, definitely 73+. You'll need both front AND rear brackets if you buy that one as I believe the rears on that one are slights off from the bolt holes in the floor on 69-72. Anyone can correct me if I'm wrong.

Agreed. I test fit a '76 Blazer rear seat in my '71 Blazer and while the seat is similar in size, none of the holes lined up in the floor. I was fortunate to eventually find a '71 rear seat locally.