Seat install (cut wheel well) ????

While the van is all apart I was thinking I might lower the front seats a pinch.. I have Miata seat and the sit a little high..
Has anyone cut the front wheel wells a couple of inches to lower seats.?
If so what problems if any did you incounter?

Don't think that it would be a good idea.

I know on the chevys the upper shock mounts are at the inner curve, does the fords work the same way? Could you just channel it at the seat rails to gain enough?

I did it on an econo pick-up and plan to do it on my econo-van.i just cut a section for the seat rail sit in cut two lines with a cut-off wheel ,bent the section down, and welded in some sides.made a nice pocket for the seat rail to sit in.

You might need shorter shocks if you do

Mike
Maybe it's the seat?

Casimier wrote:Mike
Maybe it's the seat?

Jim,are you saying my a$$ is too big..?

Van is at my buddies (I go there every Sat. to work on it)so I will take a look at it tomorrow and access what needs to be done..

YOU ARE TOO FUNNY!

Hey, I was so excited when I got these Mercedes C230 seats...
lumbar support...electrrical adjustment...motors and everything...

DID NOT FIT...TOO HIGH!

had to rip the automatic stuff off the bottom, could not use the stuff...

so I kept the seats and mounted them to the econoline brackets...

so you know, I have a pair of cloth buckets for sale that came out of my 65 donor.

So, what do you think about THE NORTHEAST GATHERING OF EARLIES?