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Seat conversion

Old Feb 4, 2023
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Seat conversion

At the junk yard, I noticed some really nice shape seats on a 1991 Ford Escort.
Anyone know if those seats will fit a 1995 Ford Ranger XLT?
 
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Old Feb 4, 2023
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Explorer seat will work better.
 
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You can use most any seat as long as its not too wide so you can't close the door, lol

1995 Ranger seats are bolted on to the frame/tracks that bolt to the floor
You can bolt another seat to the frame, just use flat bar, if/when holes don't line up, like this on a non-Ranger seat: https://www.therangerstation.com/wp-...-2_seats-1.jpg

The frame/tracks has the sliding part, forward and back, so that stays the same

If you have a super cab 2 door you probably want seats that have a back that can fold forward so you can access the rear area easier
And in a regular cab, thick or high backs may not slide back as far, so heads up

And finally, height, if seat bottom is not as tall then you may want to add spacers to sit up higher

For electric seats you need to swap out the frame as well
 
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Originally Posted by RonD
You can use most any seat as long as its not too wide so you can't close the door, lol

1995 Ranger seats are bolted on to the frame/tracks that bolt to the floor
You can bolt another seat to the frame, just use flat bar, if/when holes don't line up, like this on a non-Ranger seat: https://www.therangerstation.com/wp-...-2_seats-1.jpg

The frame/tracks has the sliding part, forward and back, so that stays the same

If you have a super cab 2 door you probably want seats that have a back that can fold forward so you can access the rear area easier
And in a regular cab, thick or high backs may not slide back as far, so heads up

And finally, height, if seat bottom is not as tall then you may want to add spacers to sit up higher

For electric seats you need to swap out the frame as well
According to this information, it sounds like the year 1991 Ford Escort seats may work??
https://www.therangerstation.com/tec...ger-seat-swap/
 
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Old Feb 5, 2023
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With modification you can use any seat you want from any model. Most are just looking for a direct bolt in.
 
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