80 Series Front Seat Kit – Install Video and Details

[RuggedOverland]

We’ve been working with Caballo Automotive to adapt their seats for the 80 Series Land Cruiser using our brackets, and they're finally out in the wild.

These kits were built for people who actually drive their 80s and have real world budgets. Better support, modern comfort, and materials that feel right at home in a Land Cruiser interior, without requiring a second mortgage.

If your factory seats are tired, saggy, or just plain done, you can check out the details here:
Toyota Land Cruiser 80 Series Front Seats Kit (1991-1997) - https://ruggedoverland.com/collections/80-series-land-cruiser-front-seats-kit

Happy to answer questions, hear feedback, or be told your OEM seats are still perfect at 200k miles.

 

[Tim Herald]

We’ve been working with Caballo Automotive to adapt their seats for the 80 Series Land Cruiser using our brackets, and they're finally out in the wild.

These kits were built for people who actually drive their 80s and have real world budgets. Better support, modern comfort, and materials that feel right at home in a Land Cruiser interior, without requiring a second mortgage.

If your factory seats are tired, saggy, or just plain done, you can check out the details here:
Toyota Land Cruiser 80 Series Front Seats Kit (1991-1997) - https://ruggedoverland.com/collections/80-series-land-cruiser-front-seats-kit

Happy to answer questions, hear feedback, or be told your OEM seats are still perfect at 200k miles.

That looks great. No gray to match gray interior trucks?

 

[RuggedOverland]

That looks great. No gray to match gray interior trucks?

We are limited in color, we are running the black seats in our gray interior '91.

 

[Tim Herald]

We are limited in color, we are running the black seats in our gray interior '91.

They look great and simple. When I get to that point (after all mechanical), I’ll have to order a set.

 

[Fj80oregon]

We’ve been working with Caballo Automotive to adapt their seats for the 80 Series Land Cruiser using our brackets, and they're finally out in the wild.

These kits were built for people who actually drive their 80s and have real world budgets. Better support, modern comfort, and materials that feel right at home in a Land Cruiser interior, without requiring a second mortgage.

If your factory seats are tired, saggy, or just plain done, you can check out the details here:
Toyota Land Cruiser 80 Series Front Seats Kit (1991-1997) - https://ruggedoverland.com/collections/80-series-land-cruiser-front-seats-kit

Happy to answer questions, hear feedback, or be told your OEM seats are still perfect at 200k miles.

Add some arm rests and you will be selling lots of these!

 

[Tim Herald]

Add some arm rests and you will be selling lots of these!

That would be huge !

 

[RuggedOverland]

Add some arm rests and you will be selling lots of these!

We are working on the seat heat kit now and the arm rest is also on our list to work through.

 

[CrabCake]

Nice looking setup at a very reasonable price. Question for @RuggedOverland is...I have a '94 with the cloth manual seats which I really like...but...I also have the Desert Does It seat jackers to lift the front slightly for a bit of base recline and extra leg space. My problem is that the factory seats and the recline feature as at the forewardmost position of the back, it still sits at a bit of a recline. I'd love to have one extra notch forward on the back adjustment so I don't feel like I'm leaning back all the time. For your seats, how far forward can the back be and still be at a locking position (think 90 degrees to base)?

Also, any solutions that you know of or planning for a seatbelt mounting point for the later models?

 

[COS80]

I am planning to change out my seats to make the 16-hour days less painful. I have three fundamental requirements:

1. Reduce the height of the base.
2. Lengthen the base.
3. Covered in anything but artificial leather or black color.

Do you have measurements to support (1) and (2), and future plans to cover (3)?

 

[RuggedOverland]

Nice looking setup at a very reasonable price. Question for @RuggedOverland is...I have a '94 with the cloth manual seats which I really like...but...I also have the Desert Does It seat jackers to lift the front slightly for a bit of base recline and extra leg space. My problem is that the factory seats and the recline feature as at the forewardmost position of the back, it still sits at a bit of a recline. I'd love to have one extra notch forward on the back adjustment so I don't feel like I'm leaning back all the time. For your seats, how far forward can the back be and still be at a locking position (think 90 degrees to base)?

Also, any solutions that you know of or planning for a seatbelt mounting point for the later models?

@CrabCake that is a measurement I have not taken yet for the forward positioning, but I will!!!! I like the idea of doing a side by side comparison vs factory seats.

We have a solution for the seatbelt bracket for the 94+ 80's, but currently does require user to fab the bracket. Hopefully this is something we can offer soon!!

 

[RuggedOverland]

I am planning to change out my seats to make the 16-hour days less painful. I have three fundamental requirements:

1. Reduce the height of the base.
2. Lengthen the base.
3. Covered in anything but artificial leather or black color.

Do you have measurements to support (1) and (2), and future plans to cover (3)?

1 - With the Caballo seats they are a lower profile design on the seat base, with our adapter bracket and their seat slider to the bottom of the seat is right about factory height, but sitting in it feels lower.
2 - We are adding measurements to the site this week, but here is a sneak peak:

3 - The material we are super happy with and one Caballo has worked with over the last 5+ years and it has held up against a lot and cleans extremely well! Color wise, we have Black and Cashew live with Whiskey coming soon! (Available to order now, getting added to the site

Cashew:

Whiskey:

 

[ZIFFFZJ80]

How well does the cashew match the oak interior?

 

[MikePL]

Will you plan to make adapters for some other seat types/brands too? What really bothered me with the corbeau seats, for example, was that they were really even more basic than the OEM seats. This is what pushed me to buy other seats. For example Porsche Cayenne seats in mint condition can be bought for around $300-400 a pair. Also BMW seats are usually around $200-300 a pair. Lots of bolsters, lots of adjustments, built-in heating and a really good price. Super mint conditions are a bit more expensive but this is also an option worth considering.

 

[RuggedOverland]

How well does the cashew match the oak interior?

We haven't had a Cruiser here to compare to. Anyone in Southern Oregon open to bringing their Cruiser by??

 

[dallen341]

IMO the Diamond Pattern looks so 1977. Vertical pleats look more in line with the era of the 80 series.

 

[RuggedOverland]

IMO the Diamond Pattern looks so 1977. Vertical pleats look more in line with the era of the 80 series.

Agreed. Our main focus is the verticals. They fit really really well

 

[dallen341]

^Nice looking seat.

 

[RuggedOverland]

^Nice looking seat.

Thank you!

 

[wagonteeth]

I have a rhd 80. Is this configurable to suit? Is driver side lh specific or are the seat mirrored builds?

 

[Brindleboxer]

These look appealing and whenever a version with an arm rest is available I just may be tempted away from the stock cloth seats. The biggest hurdle would be me having to release the OCD of the front not matching the 2nd or 3rd row seats. Door panels are another lesser issue and could be recovered.