02 explorer seats in 98 ranger?

[backroad101]

I have seats from a 2 door 2002ish Explorer sport in my 1999. To clarify, they are out of the 2 door explorer, not the 4dr that was redesigned that year. They are in post #14 in my build thread.

The passenger side seat dropped in with no modification other than drilling out a bolt hole. For the driver seat, I went to the junkyard and got a manual driver side track to swap out the electric track. Only issue I had is I think the track was slightly bent as one of the bolt holes did not line up on the floor will a little massaging. Also, for both seats I had to drill out a couple of the bolt holes so the Ranger floor bolts would fit through..

If I remember, my Ranger tracks wouldn't swap over (at least not easily)

 

[basshead]

oh okay, yeah mine are out of a 2 door explorer sport.
i think im going to keep the ranger tracks, amd if they dont bolt onto the seat (holes dont line up) ill just drill some new holes that will fit

 

[basshead]

although ive heard, that the 02 sport seats are a direct bolt onto the ranger tracks. 98 ranger tracks.not sure if they changed from 98-99

 

[backroad101]

I don't have my old Ranger seats anymore (sold them) so cant go and look but i think the tracks were tied into the seatback where on the explorer the tracks are a separate piece

 

[basshead]

02 seats bolted right into my truck. no modifications, even the seat belt receiver worked with my truck