67-72 Bench Seat Bracket Differences

[TKCR]

Another pic. 69-70?

[lolife99]

That's a 69-70 seat bracket.

[TKCR]

Originally Posted by lolife99

That's a 69-70 seat bracket.

Thanks a bunch!!

[Ironhorse]

Subscribed to this, good info here. I have a pair of brackets in the garage I need to look at now, hope to identify exactly what they are from.

[70StepsideC10]

Just wondering what the difference is between the 67-68 and 69-70 bench seat brackets, other than the different rear riser? I bought a '70 full foam seat that the guy had lowered the brackets on, and I picked up a set of spare brackets he had too so I could bring the seat back up to regular height. I came across this thread and now I realize the extra brackets I bought are 67-68. They bolt onto the frame fine, so I'm just wondering if there is a height difference or something between the brackets, or if it is simply a difference in construction/appearance.

[Lanman1972]

Awesome thread, sub'd

[old51sedan]

Originally Posted by lolife99

That's a 69-70 seat bracket.

Keith,
Not trying to high jack your thread, it's very interesting and I know that the 67-68 seats both I believe tilt forward, but I don't believe it has anything to do with the seat brackets. Does anyone that you know of repo the drivers side seat brackets for the 69-72 buckets?

[lolife99]

Originally Posted by old51sedan

Keith,
Not trying to high jack your thread, it's very interesting and I know that the 67-68 seats both I believe tilt forward, but I don't believe it has anything to do with the seat brackets. Does anyone that you know of repo the drivers side seat brackets for the 69-72 buckets?

No one that I know of.
That's why buckets are so high priced.
Especially if complete.

[70StepsideC10]

Originally Posted by 70StepsideC10

Just wondering what the difference is between the 67-68 and 69-70 bench seat brackets, other than the different rear riser? I bought a '70 full foam seat that the guy had lowered the brackets on, and I picked up a set of spare brackets he had too so I could bring the seat back up to regular height. I came across this thread and now I realize the extra brackets I bought are 67-68. They bolt onto the frame fine, so I'm just wondering if there is a height difference or something between the brackets, or if it is simply a difference in construction/appearance.

Anyone know what the difference is between the 67-68 and 69-70 bench seat brackets, other than the rear riser? Will everything line up properly when I go to install the seat? Don't mean to hijack the thread, I figured this was a good place to ask the question. I can start a new thread if need be, I'm new to the site and still figuring it all out.

[lolife99]

I can't imagine them interchanging.
They are shaped totally different.
I would think the lower seat frame would have to match the year of the bracket.

Maybe since you have the 70 seat and the 67-68 seat brackets, you could take a few pictures and tell US the answer.

[TKCR]

Originally Posted by haminator

This might be of interest. it seems that seat from C-40 and larger trucks 73 and newer use earlier seats and brackets. Those trucks do not have the raised floors to clear the gas tanks. We replaced the old seat brackets whick looked like the 69-70 style (if I remeber correctly) with some from an 84 and installed the seat in the 84. That rtells me there is interchangability to the seat frames.

Originally Posted by TKCR

Another pic. 69-70?

So to add to the list of seat brackets, I did run across a C60 that had very similar tracks to the 69-70. I was restoring them, when I realized that one of them sat a hair lower than the other set. And there is a piece that is flat, where the other set is angled. Here a pic. The one on the left came out of the 80's C60, the right is the 69-70 track.

[70StepsideC10]

Originally Posted by lolife99

I can't imagine them interchanging.
They are shaped totally different.
I would think the lower seat frame would have to match the year of the bracket.

Maybe since you have the 70 seat and the 67-68 seat brackets, you could take a few pictures and tell US the answer.

I finally got around to getting some pictures of the seat brackets. These are the 67-68 style brackets, and the seat is the 69-70 full foam style. The brackets seem to bolt up fine even though the brackets and seat are from different year ranges. I'm not sure if there is a height difference between the 69-70 brackets and these ones, or if the seat is at a slightly different angle with these brackets, but if there is a difference I would think it would be very minimal. Hope this helps someone else in the future.

[michael from novato]

Hope you guys can help. I am was gifted a 67 C30 that i am trying to bring back to life as a farm truck.

Can anyone tell me if a C10 from the same years and a C30 bench seat are the same. thanks much

[Mryan]

Great information, Thanks!

[lolife99]

Originally Posted by michael from novato

Hope you guys can help. I am was gifted a 67 C30 that i am trying to bring back to life as a farm truck.

Can anyone tell me if a C10 from the same years and a C30 bench seat are the same. thanks much

C30 trucks will be the same as C10 and C20 trucks.
I don't know about the bigger C40/C50 trucks.

[Bigdav160]

Does anyone that you know of repo the drivers side seat brackets for the 69-72 buckets?

No, but you can modify bench brackets to fit buckets. You can find the thread(s) with a search.

[lolife99]

Another good picture of the differences in seat brackets.
Starting from the top:
67-68
69-70
71-72

[Lancialonnie]

Wow, there is sure a lot to know about the various seat brackets! Does anyone know if 72 brackets will fit on a 73 bench seat? My seat is toast but the brackets are fine and I found a lead on a nice 73 seat. Thanks!

[TKCR]

Originally Posted by Lancialonnie

Wow, there is sure a lot to know about the various seat brackets! Does anyone know if 72 brackets will fit on a 73 bench seat? My seat is toast but the brackets are fine and I found a lead on a nice 73 seat. Thanks!

They will not bolt right up, no. But that doesn't mean that modification can't be made, like welding your tracks onto the 73 frame. That is pretty much how people put different seats in there trucks.

The 1973-1987 trucks are another generation up from 1967-1972 trucks. The other thing I would check, would be the length of the seat. The 73-80 seats are a bit longer than the earlier style seats. So you want to make sure it will even fit from door to door.

[Lancialonnie]

Thanks TKCR! From other threads it sounds like the best way to go is to hope to find a 88-98 Silverado bench seat, fingers crossed the hunt begins!

[FL71C10]

So, as long as we use the same year seat and tracks, they can be used in any 67-72 truck? I found a 70 seat that includes the tracks, that I would like to recover and put in my 71.

It's a plaid highlander seat, so it should be the full foam, right?

[TKCR]

Originally Posted by FL71C10

So, as long as we use the same year seat and tracks, they can be used in any 67-72 truck? I found a 70 seat that includes the tracks, that I would like to recover and put in my 71.

It's a plaid highlander seat, so it should be the full foam, right?

It will bolt up to your floor of the cab. Since the 70 track riser is a bit taller, it may make your seat sit up higher.
As far as it being a full foam, you’ll have to strip the seat down to know for sure.

[FL71C10]

So, the 70 seats sat higher than the 71's? I thought the risers were taller to match the seat frames.

[TKCR]

Originally Posted by FL71C10

So, the 70 seats sat higher than the 71's? I thought the risers were taller to match the seat frames.

That maybe the case. I would really need to see the underside of the frame & tracks to know better. I would have to compare pics of where they are mounted to the frame.

[lolife99]

Originally Posted by FL71C10

So, the 70 seats sat higher than the 71's? I thought the risers were taller to match the seat frames.

71-72 seat frame is made different, that’s why the seat brackets are different.
They will not interchange.
Since the 67-68 and 69-70 seat brackets appear to be close, they may interchange.
I do not know for sure.
All seats sit at the same height.