Though I would give my impressions of these seats now that I've had them a couple of weeks with both factory YJ brackets and today the Corbeau driver side bracket. I had a lot of questions about fitment before I bought these and could not find any good pictures of the issues people have when installed in a YJ. First off I knew I wanted suspension seats. I had Mastercrafts in my Samurai and loved them. They made a huge difference in how the Sammy rode and were great except for the getting in and out. The frame at the top of the side bolster had no padding and was really rough on the tailbone. About 3 years ago I bought a used Corbeau Baja XRS off of Ebay to replace my gaming chair and I really like it. It's almost as comfortable as the Mastercrafts but actually has padding at the side bolster over the frame.(Please excuse the dog hair I'm a slob)
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I was surprised and disappointed when I got the new seats. The side bolsters are seem much taller and as a result the seat seems narrower and less comfortable. Corbeau no longer makes these seats with the smooth vinyl in the middle. It's now a woven looking vinyl that's more grippy but less comfortable. I think the seats need some break in time as they do feel better than they did when I first got them. They are still good seats but they don't fit well in the YJ.
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With the factory brackets the seats are too tall. I have to tilt the steering wheel all the way up and its difficult to get in the jeep but I do have decent room between the wheel and my legs. The factory seat bracket is taller in the front than the back tilting the seat base up. The driver side seat is barely able to recline past the roll bar and will tilt back forward with no issue. The passenger seat will recline past the roll bar with pressure on it but I had to remove 2 of the seat mounting bolts to get it back in front of the bar. Also I had to put washers under the front of the factory sliders as they wont clear the vinyl and will cause the tracks to bow and prevent them from moving.
Here are some pics showing how much clearance you will have If you want to run these seats on the factory brackets.
Driver seat reclined past the bar. It is easy to get it to tilt forward past the bar.
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Passenger seat wont clear the bar without forcing it.
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tight fit with a bestop center console.
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I decided to order Corbeau's replacement driver seat bracket as its supposed to sit lower and flatter than the factory bracket. These brackets use the CJ bolt holes on the bottom of the seat instead of the YJ pattern.(there are 4 different bolt patterns on the bottom of the XRS seats) I saw plenty of comments about the right front mounting hole needing a spacer to mount correctly. I have a stack of washers in there right now. I did not see any comments about how much further to the outside it mounts the seat. It will now not clear the roll bar at all and I am too far forward even with my stubby legs.(5'11" with a 28" inseam) I do like the height of the bracket. It's now much easier to get into the jeep for both me and my dog. I have more headroom and can use the tilt wheel again but cant stand the legroom. I think I'm gonna make an adaptor with some flat bar to move the driver seat seat back inboard. I'm not willing to give up the tumble forward mechanism on the passenger seat so I guess its gonna just be taller. I may mod the factory bracket eventually but my dog is the only passenger for the most part so its not a big deal.
Height comparison Corbeau bracket driver YJ passenger.
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Tilt mechanism now rests firmly against the roll bar preventing the seat from extending fully to the rear.
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Seatback against the roll bar.
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Sad that Corbeau wont fix this. There are tons of complaints all over the internet.
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Overall I'm ok with the seats. If they break in to the point where my gaming chair is I'll be happy with how they sit but as of right now I'm a bit disappointed. If your considering these seats for a YJ and you don't want to mod brackets I would look elsewhere.
I was surprised and disappointed when I got the new seats. The side bolsters are seem much taller and as a result the seat seems narrower and less comfortable. Corbeau no longer makes these seats with the smooth vinyl in the middle. It's now a woven looking vinyl that's more grippy but less comfortable. I think the seats need some break in time as they do feel better than they did when I first got them. They are still good seats but they don't fit well in the YJ.
With the factory brackets the seats are too tall. I have to tilt the steering wheel all the way up and its difficult to get in the jeep but I do have decent room between the wheel and my legs. The factory seat bracket is taller in the front than the back tilting the seat base up. The driver side seat is barely able to recline past the roll bar and will tilt back forward with no issue. The passenger seat will recline past the roll bar with pressure on it but I had to remove 2 of the seat mounting bolts to get it back in front of the bar. Also I had to put washers under the front of the factory sliders as they wont clear the vinyl and will cause the tracks to bow and prevent them from moving.
Here are some pics showing how much clearance you will have If you want to run these seats on the factory brackets.
Driver seat reclined past the bar. It is easy to get it to tilt forward past the bar.
Passenger seat wont clear the bar without forcing it.
tight fit with a bestop center console.
I decided to order Corbeau's replacement driver seat bracket as its supposed to sit lower and flatter than the factory bracket. These brackets use the CJ bolt holes on the bottom of the seat instead of the YJ pattern.(there are 4 different bolt patterns on the bottom of the XRS seats) I saw plenty of comments about the right front mounting hole needing a spacer to mount correctly. I have a stack of washers in there right now. I did not see any comments about how much further to the outside it mounts the seat. It will now not clear the roll bar at all and I am too far forward even with my stubby legs.(5'11" with a 28" inseam) I do like the height of the bracket. It's now much easier to get into the jeep for both me and my dog. I have more headroom and can use the tilt wheel again but cant stand the legroom. I think I'm gonna make an adaptor with some flat bar to move the driver seat seat back inboard. I'm not willing to give up the tumble forward mechanism on the passenger seat so I guess its gonna just be taller. I may mod the factory bracket eventually but my dog is the only passenger for the most part so its not a big deal.
Height comparison Corbeau bracket driver YJ passenger.
Tilt mechanism now rests firmly against the roll bar preventing the seat from extending fully to the rear.
Seatback against the roll bar.
Sad that Corbeau wont fix this. There are tons of complaints all over the internet.
Overall I'm ok with the seats. If they break in to the point where my gaming chair is I'll be happy with how they sit but as of right now I'm a bit disappointed. If your considering these seats for a YJ and you don't want to mod brackets I would look elsewhere.
