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Hey all, have a Stewart and Stevenson m1088a1. Driver seat gets pretty uncomfortable after spending hours in it. What have you guys done to make it more bearable? Air ride, cushion, etc. Thanks!
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Was hoping to get away with spending less than that but if it comes down to it, we’ll go this route. Thanks for the reply!Drove a M1088 with these in the cab. No complaints.![]()
I’d really like to see that fold up seat and how it mounts. It is the solution I’ve been looking for.A1P2 seats are even better than A1R seats. The armored cab trucks have 4 point (really late models are now 5 point) harness seats made by Mastercraft Defense.
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They do sell these on the civilian side also for Jeeps, etc. Summit Racing carries them or did till recently.
They come up surplus now and then also. The gunner seat folds up and so mounts to the back wall of the armored cab. I haven't got around to mounting that yet.
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If you can find a Bostrom LTSS low profile air ride seats those do fit I've seen an fmtv fitted with those. A popular option is seats from the Chrysler Pacifica which are commonly used as handicap vehicles and commonly have seats for sale. Midwest military equipment sells adapter seat brackets and seats also. I happen to make my own custom seat bracket I have seats out of a Chrysler Town and country they're a little bit bulky but they fit and they're comfortable.Hey all, have a Stewart and Stevenson m1088a1. Driver seat gets pretty uncomfortable after spending hours in it. What have you guys done to make it more bearable? Air ride, cushion, etc. Thanks!
True, but...it's a bit of a personal taste (and highly dependent on just how radically you intend to " send it" with your RV/big rig. While a little bolster is certainly good, too much can be limiting.if you go offroad..... then get something with good side seat bolsters to limit bebopping side to side. Your spine will thank you and you will be less tired on such drives
Excellent points. Luckly for me ... same reason needing lot of bolster allows me to slip by them in mounting the cab.... am skinny lol. Being pretty much a life long gymnast helps too.IMO, these trucks are enough of a climb to get in/out of with just cushy flat seats. Before I install my Pacifica seats, I tried a couple different suspension seats that I have with tall bolstered ..... made it harder to get into the seat at the end of the climb up. It was just uncomfortable to me, ymmv.
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