The lowest air rides seats I have seen are the passenger side seats used in the 9600 series IHC semi's. The passenger side seat sets on top of the heater/AC box. These seat bases from no air to full height is around 4" of lift. It has a flat bottom mount.

 

any idea what this cost?

 

If memory serves me correctly, they ran a couple hundred bucks but could be way off...

 

Hmm, that sounds like that could work well... 4" of travel is not much... since we wont have a heater box parked under it... I guess I need to go on the prowl for those seats.

 

I put a power seat track from a 1970 Imperial in mine on the drivers side and transferred the manual track on the passenger side. I only had to redrill the two rear holes 1.5" back on the driver's side base and run 12volt power and ground fused. Fully adjustable but I do find it much taller to sit in.

 

I have always liked sit up higher. Helps with fatigue I think.

 

you have to find a low rider seat, try looking a bostrum or call a peterbilt dealer and ask them about a low rider wide ride seat

 

years ago i bought a pallet of used air ride seats for the state of oregon surplus on ebay for 70 bucks had at least 6 complete seats and parts. some tall back and a couple of short back seats. sold two for 50 each, one is set to go into my swather one other is in a field sprayer and i think i have two left with bad upholstery.

 

my cousin, went to t.s.c and got a after market seat with a spring, and shock suspension, not air ride, but the ride is much better now in his 92.

 

so did your friend forget to post about his air ride seats or did I miss something.

 

Yeah, was wondering the same thing... I really need a better seat... the factory seats are awful, esp. after my fat behind smashes all the foam down.

THAT was a good deal.

 

bump for a great idea!

any more info?

 

I definitely wouldn't try to work with a regular big-truck type air ride seat. The low profile ones might be better anyway, the ones in our buses have an air spring and shock absorber, but I keep them up pretty high and they're still too bouncy for my taste. It takes out the jolts but it also sends you bouncing all over, which I assume is a design problem. I think it'd work better if the air spring was adjustable just for spring rate, and something else adjusted the height, maybe.

For example: There's a driveway that if I come out of it in an air ride seat, I have to brace my legs to keep the seat from slamming up and down. If I'm in a plain old solid mount seat, it's just a bump.

 

true dat

i has a suspension seat in my toyota land cruiser, works on a frame with a spring and shock absorber to adsorb teh bounce, you set the spring to your body weight, and if you want no suspension absorption you flick a lever and the seat becomes rigid.

i only use the seat on real rough roads and for off roading and not so much on the highway.

 

what about the air seats out of like a case tractor or something. I know tthat they air ride and also are adjustable for the drivers weight. Just a thought