rear seats???

[06RangerGuy]

i have an 06 2dr with no back seats and was wondering if i could put them in from another truck? has anyone done this before??

 

[_BEYONDER_]

Check your local laws, you may not be able to add extra seating in the truck since it didnt come with extra seats from the factory.

That being said, should it be legal. E.G. Here where i live it can be done, but you have to go through inspection and reregister your vehicle as a Ubuilt...which changes insurance,etc. Anyways, if it is legal.... What are you using them for? are you thinking for children? This leads to issues with local laws again, especially car seat laws. There isn't much room back there for them, but you could use jumpseats from an older ranger. I built a bench seat for an old 91 ranger I had, my advice is forget it....my children at the time were 2 and 3, they fit, but with very little room since I have to have the seats back ( I'm 6'2" ). For adults, forget it, even in jump seats, I fit in them, BUT in an accident I'd be completely screwed.

Keep in mind that my measurements are based on a 91 Ranger, ext cab. So if your cab is different they may fit. You could also try the fold down seats from an explorer. I dont know the exact measurements of them, I could measure the ones in my explorer in the morning if you want. These would fold down, etc and give you your cargo space when needed. I dont think you'd fit an adult back there though.

I'm not saying its not doable, you may need to modify your cab a little more than you may want, After I did away with my 91 Ranger, I came up with idea of adding a pan the the back of the cab and sinking the seats back an extra 2 or 3 inches, for that added leg room, it doesnt seem like a lot, but it would feel like a mile.

Another option would be to get a bench seat from a dodge dakota. They may fit better with less mods.

Just my thaughts...

 

[06RangerGuy]

yeah thanks for the info. i just thought of putting it back there so my friends would have something to sit on instead of the floor. i just didnt know if the brackets were already in the truck for it or if ford used a different cab.

 

[_BEYONDER_]

I see, as far as i know if there is a simular model with rear seats they should just bolt in, as long as your using stock seats. The biggest problem is leg room, unless they dont mind being squished, you could always throw a platform together using 2x2 tubbing and make a seat pad for it. Mount 2 or 3 lap style seat belts to that and bolt it right to the floor. Just run good heavy angle or more 2in tubing underneath. I did this a few weeks ago with a middle seat from a dodge caravan in my explorer ( I wanted the built in car seats ).