Seat questions - need some opinions

[bamachem]

Hi all. Been a lurker for quite a while but I finally bought a 72 K5 Blazer back in July. It's a good driver and not a show truck. I'm at a crossroads as I'm trying to decide if I want to recover the original seats and get new seat belts or if I should just replace the original seats with some more modern ones that have integrated belts with shoulder harnesses. We just use it around town and as our "beach wagon" so I'm leaning towards parchment covers since it already has new parchment door panels.

Any advise, plusses, minuses, etc you can share?

I'm also planning on swapping out the wheels and tires. Torn between some classics like turbine or rallye versus something newer, probably 17" or 18". Leaning towards some turbines with some Goodyear Duratracs.

A couple pics:






A little history on the truck. Good body and frame with no rust. Body is decent, not much bondo work so not all that smooth but looks good for 10+ year old paint. Appears to be an Oklahoma truck that found its way to north GA and is now on the AL Gulf Coast. Rockers previously replaced but that's it. PO swapped the grill to 69/70. Dash is cut for a CD player. Engine appears to be original but not 100% sure. It's a non-CST AC truck with decent options. Originally Bronze with Parchment. Doesn't need much to be a good driver, such as upolstery, new seat belts, new soft top (has original dealer option Wesco), finishing bed liner inside, and wheels/tires.