Welp, you can always compensate with a 7" lift and bolting 1/2 the ARB catalogue onto your truck . . .
Make stock seat sit lower…?
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Welp, you can always compensate with a 7" lift and bolting 1/2 the ARB catalogue onto your truck . . .
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Haha never found a solution to lowering the seating position but I'm very happy to have stayed subscribed to this thread 
For what it's worth the 100 series I picked up recently has the same issue but not as bad, the bottom cushion isn't nearly as thick or firm as the 80 was. I think it's simply a difference of what a full size SUV was expected to be then and what it is now. You were king of the road seated up high in a big truck and now not just SUV's but every car is designed like a "sport" vehicle, my 2023 GX seat can sit very low if I want it to.
For what it's worth the 100 series I picked up recently has the same issue but not as bad, the bottom cushion isn't nearly as thick or firm as the 80 was. I think it's simply a difference of what a full size SUV was expected to be then and what it is now. You were king of the road seated up high in a big truck and now not just SUV's but every car is designed like a "sport" vehicle, my 2023 GX seat can sit very low if I want it to.
Great advice but between my 80 and my Snap-on dealer my prison wallet is always barren…. So 7” lift and ARB is out of the question.
Hey guys,
I finally got around to installing the Jass Seat Lowering Brackets, and I'm very happy with the results. Before installing them, I had the seat jackers on the front, and here are the measurements I took of the drivers seat all the way back and in the lowest position:
- front of seat to ceiling: 31-1/4" of height
- rear of seat to ceiling: 38" of height
After installing the lowering brackets and removing the seat jackers:
- front of seat to ceiling: 32-1/4" of height
- rear of seat to ceiling: 38-3/4" of height
I never really liked the additional seat height after I installed the seat jackers and now with both removed, the seating position is much better for me. I always felt like I was sitting way higher than any of my other vehicles in the LX...now it feels as it should. Post install, I've electronically raised the front of the seat a tad, and it feels so much better. Plus, getting in and out of the vehicle while it's running is much easier to slide my legs under the steering wheel with everything in the stored driving position.
Install was easy...followed their supplied instructions and everything went exactly how they described. I did use blue threadlocker on the bolts/nuts they provided to secure the new brackets to the slider rails. Lastly, because it does lower it so much in the rear, I used the angle grinder to take about 1/2" of the outer plastic trim of the seat just in the very back corners closest to the b-piller, because when the seat was all the way back it was causing the outer trim of the seat to bow out from hitting my carpet/husky liners. I also had to trim the husky liners so it didn't interfere, as well.
Otherwise, simple straightforward install, and I'd highly recommend them to anyone that thinks the seating position just feels too high, whether you're tall or not. It now feels much more normal and comfortable to me.
If anyone's wanting some seat jackers, I'll sell my set for $100 shipped.
Chris
I finally got around to installing the Jass Seat Lowering Brackets, and I'm very happy with the results. Before installing them, I had the seat jackers on the front, and here are the measurements I took of the drivers seat all the way back and in the lowest position:
- front of seat to ceiling: 31-1/4" of height
- rear of seat to ceiling: 38" of height
After installing the lowering brackets and removing the seat jackers:
- front of seat to ceiling: 32-1/4" of height
- rear of seat to ceiling: 38-3/4" of height
I never really liked the additional seat height after I installed the seat jackers and now with both removed, the seating position is much better for me. I always felt like I was sitting way higher than any of my other vehicles in the LX...now it feels as it should. Post install, I've electronically raised the front of the seat a tad, and it feels so much better. Plus, getting in and out of the vehicle while it's running is much easier to slide my legs under the steering wheel with everything in the stored driving position.
Install was easy...followed their supplied instructions and everything went exactly how they described. I did use blue threadlocker on the bolts/nuts they provided to secure the new brackets to the slider rails. Lastly, because it does lower it so much in the rear, I used the angle grinder to take about 1/2" of the outer plastic trim of the seat just in the very back corners closest to the b-piller, because when the seat was all the way back it was causing the outer trim of the seat to bow out from hitting my carpet/husky liners. I also had to trim the husky liners so it didn't interfere, as well.
Otherwise, simple straightforward install, and I'd highly recommend them to anyone that thinks the seating position just feels too high, whether you're tall or not. It now feels much more normal and comfortable to me.
If anyone's wanting some seat jackers, I'll sell my set for $100 shipped.
Chris
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Did you mistype your msmts? 3/4" at the rear seems like nothing, given a "jacker" was in the mix before.Hey guys,
I finally got around to installing the Jass Seat Lowering Brackets, and I'm very happy with the results. Before installing them, I had the seat jackers on the front, and here are the measurements I took of the drivers seat all the way back and in the lowest position:
- front of seat to ceiling: 31-1/4" of height
- rear of seat to ceiling: 38" of height
After installing the lowering brackets and removing the seat jackers:
- front of seat to ceiling: 32-1/4" of height
- rear of seat to ceiling: 38-3/4" of height
I never really liked the additional seat height after I installed the seat jackers and now with both removed, the seating position is much better for me. I always felt like I was sitting way higher than any of my other vehicles in the LX...now it feels as it should. Post install, I've electronically raised the front of the seat a tad, and it feels so much better. Plus, getting in and out of the vehicle while it's running is much easier to slide my legs under the steering wheel with everything in the stored driving position.
Install was easy...followed their supplied instructions and everything went exactly how they described. I did use blue threadlocker on the bolts/nuts they provided to secure the new brackets to the slider rails. Lastly, because it does lower it so much in the rear, I used the angle grinder to take about 1/2" of the outer plastic trim of the seat just in the very back corners closest to the b-piller, because when the seat was all the way back it was causing the outer trim of the seat to bow out from hitting my carpet/husky liners. I also had to trim the husky liners so it didn't interfere, as well.
Otherwise, simple straightforward install, and I'd highly recommend them to anyone that thinks the seating position just feels too high, whether you're tall or not. It now feels much more normal and comfortable to me.
If anyone's wanting some seat jackers, I'll sell my set for $100 shipped.
Chris
Nope, that's what was measured. It's supposed to lower more than that, but that's what I got.
@ravencr what year LC did you install these lowering brackets on?