Seats Lean?

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  1. qkrthnu

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    Installed Front Seat and there Comet Buckets or supposed to be but and the tracke but they both lean towards the center of the car? Is there something missing the Bolts seem Kinda long hanging down Also. Its Been Like 5 Years since I had them in the Car and I dont remeber.
     
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    There should be a tube like washer/bushing that goes in between them and makes it level. I cant remember the name off the top off my head. Or could it possible that there on backwards? Driver side on passenger side and passenger on driver?

     
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    My buckets had the same lean with the spacer but my car was a bench seat car. It's nothing a few 1/8 inch washers can't fix then just make a flat stock bracket once you get the seats level. Hope this helps it's alot or trial and error sort of stuff but well worth the time once the seats are level and brackets are made.
     
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    Factory bucket seat cars had additional supports welded on top of the floor pans under the carpet, a lot of people don't realize this, and that's usually the difference in the height.
     
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    I have to admit: My factory bucket seat car does the exact same thing. I don't know why. Seats seem to sit level, but they "look" like they lean to the inside.

    You can kind of see it here:

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    I will add: These seats are not original to THIS car.




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    ok makes me feel better now that I know its somewhat normal:)
     
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    ldo_seat_tracks_4_original.jpg

    This is an LDO seat track set. Grabber seat tracks are taller but have the same riser blocks on the inside tracks next to the tunnel. The outside track bolt straight to the floor.

    Do you have the risers?
     
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    I never noticed my seats seaming to lean to either side. They appear straight to me. I've looked thru the rear window many times and it appears straight.
    Im going to take another look today.
     

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