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If anyone is looking for more leg room check out Extend My Seat.

https://extendmyseat.com/brands/Jeep.html

I am running these in both the Gladiator and JKU.


Gladiator seat bracket below.

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Never heard of Extend My Seat, but I'm glad you have, thanks for the link. My right knee has been killing me since I got my JT three months ago. The JT seats just don't go back far enough. Can't wait to order these. I was going to order the Desert Does It but I think this might work better as all I need is the seat to go back further. Thanks again.
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Quick question. Do the bolts for the front seat have some type of flag nut? I was loosing mine, and it felt different. Like there are no threads welded to the body. Like a loose nut or flag nut setup? I didnt have much time to mess around with it. So i just tightened it back up.
 

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I want to do this so bad i have a 90 minute commute and it’s killing me. However, I hate the fit and finish of the lego block that was stuck there. I wish it was more contorted to follow the foot of the seat base. I might have to make them myself so they look as good as they work
 

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Quick question. Do the bolts for the front seat have some type of flag nut? I was loosing mine, and it felt different. Like there are no threads welded to the body. Like a loose nut or flag nut setup? I didnt have much time to mess around with it. So i just tightened it back up.
I felt the same way when putting in my fixed seat adjusters. It uses a captured nut of some sort so you can take the bolt all the way out but nothing will be lost. It did feel weird at first but after I took the first one out I felt allot more confident about it. I don't know about you but FCA must have torqued my seat bolts to 1,000 ft lbs. They were tough to loosen but came out with no issues.
 

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Never heard of Extend My Seat, but I'm glad you have, thanks for the link. My right knee has been killing me since I got my JT three months ago. The JT seats just don't go back far enough. Can't wait to order these. I was going to order the Desert Does It but I think this might work better as all I need is the seat to go back further. Thanks again.
I contacted DesertDoesIt to see if their seat slammers will work with this seat extender kit. I need thigh support up front, seat back lower so I can safely use the windshield, and the seat to slide back several inches to get my knees out of the dash.
Check out their slammers. Raises the front and lowers the back. Might be more what you’re looking for.
Side note, seems like for the price of the blocks that they would have included some sort of trim piece to hide that hideous gap.
 

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I contacted DesertDoesIt to see if their seat slammers will work with this seat extender kit. I need thigh support up front, seat back lower so I can safely use the windshield, and the seat to slide back several inches to get my knees out of the dash.
Check out their slammers. Raises the front and lowers the back. Might be more what you’re looking for.
Side note, seems like for the price of the blocks that they would have included some sort of trim piece to hide that hideous gap.
Thanks for the heads up on the "Hideous Gap". I just looked back onto their website and looked at the installed pic...you are so right. I got a pair ready for install but now I'll come up with something prior to the install and "discovery" after the fact of the Hideous Gap. I have some wide camper shell bed rail gasket I could probably whittle to fit.
Thank you again.
 
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I find my lower back gets sore too.. 6’1” all torso...

I feel like I need more lumbar and maybe to lower the seat for headroom
 

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I installed the seat jackers from Desert Does It. I'm a big fan.
 

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My issue, at 6'2", is my right leg hurts on the underside after an hour or two. Would my solution be to raise the front of my seat?
 

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My issue, at 6'2", is my right leg hurts on the underside after an hour or two. Would my solution be to raise the front of my seat?

I installed the seat jackers and they provide support for the legs.
 

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My issue, at 6'2", is my right leg hurts on the underside after an hour or two. Would my solution be to raise the front of my seat?
Do you sit on your wallet? I was getting same thing you describe, took wallet out when driving, no more leg pain.
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