So the seats in my Loyale are worn out, anything longer then a half hour drive and im pretty uncomfortable. I have seen lots of posts of different seats from newer stuff (mid 90's legacy/ouback, wrx, ect). The one downside is these seats always seem to sit significantly higher then the factory setup. As a taller person (6 foot 3 in) I am curious as to what others have done and how much (if any) headroom is compromised. 

I have an extra driver's side seat if you are interested pm my for pics.

How many miles on it? Mine is blue, if it still has some life left in the cushion i would be interested

I really am more interested in converting to a newer seat 

My pops threw some Honda Accord seats in the 83 Brat, there's still a decent amount of headroom. I've got some 90s Impreza seats in my 79 GL wagon, and I still fit in there (being about 6'1") Just adapted the stock rails with some 1/8" ot 1/4" steel bar. My 87 wagon has XT seats in it, which the wife says are too hard. I don't think they're that bad, but they are a bit thinner and sit lower, and have the adjusty thingy so you can change the height if you need. My favorite seat swap is the cheap O'Reilly's racing seats we put in my buddies beater 90s impreza wagon. Tons of bolstering, and more comfortable than the stock STi seats by far. They cost like $160 new.

 

I'd recommend a trip to a local boneyard to find some seats you like, then just adapt the existing rails from your seats to fit the ones you bring home. Just be careful getting power seats, as the mounts for those can be very weird and difficult to adapt.

Like these?
http://www.oreillyauto.com/site/c/detail/ATG0/FML100/N0600.oap?ck=Search_N0600_5017690_3745&pt=N0600&ppt=C0379

I added some 99 outback seats in my loyale. I think the main reason the seat sets you up higher is the extra padding in the newer seats. The ea82 seats are pretty much glorified lawn chairs. I was able to move the seat back further on the ea82 rails which helped quite a bit. The drivers seat was able to be mounted lower as I had to hack out the height adjustable stuff. I've noticed the passenger seat sits a little higher and longer bodied passengers are pretty close to the roof. The newer seats barely squeezed in with the center console. 

How many miles on it? Mine is blue, if it still has some life left in the cushion i would be interested

No tears and cushioning is intact.

 

Want a pic or two?

Edited December 29, 20169 yr by MR_Loyale