New Triton is great...but the seats are terrible

[Cowboy Dave]

PM did3.2 from a few posts back.

[Klink]

How does raising the seat by 50mm help with comfort? Just curious to see if it will benefit me

[motoz]

How does raising the seat by 50mm help with comfort? Just curious to see if it will benefit me

I raised mine 25mm with the spacers bought from member did 3.2. I found it makes the seat more comfy as now that the seat is tilted back you actually have support under your thighs. It also lifts you back into the seat so the lumbar and side bolsters work a lot better. This seems to take a lot of pressure off the lower back.

I just fitted a pair of 'Deploy Safe' 25mm sheep skin covers with an extra 5mm padding and the difference is amazing. 1500kms last weekend and not even a cramp. The extra height is going to make fitting the amp and inverter a breeze.

Well worth the investment.

[motoz]

After I posted I went back through and found the 50mm reference a few posts back...

...I raised the seat in my Rocky about 50mm and the difference was like cheese and chalk.

If you've got the head room, raising the seat seems to e much kinder on your back - esp. on longer trips.

With regards to my ML - I'm looking at making a frame to raise the seat, which will also provide a support for a fire extinguisher across the front and provide more room for junior's feet.

Note to self read the question first before replying... lol

[NowForThe5th]

How does raising the seat by 50mm help with comfort? Just curious to see if it will benefit me

OK, firstly you're not raising the seat by 50mm. The spacers range in size from 20/25 and 30mm and the object is to raise the front of the seat by more than the rear.

Why? because the Triton seat is too flat i.e. too close to horizontal. This means that when you're sitting in it all your weight is taken by your backside and the shape in the squab doesn't locate you well since you're not leaning in to it. By raising the front of the seat you achieve a number of things:
- improve support under your thighs which reduces weight taken by your backside;
- transfers part of your weight to the squab which then gives support to your lower back and also to your shoulders;
- transfer of weight to the squab also means that you sit deeper into it which makes the side bolsters more effective so you don't move around so much in corners;
- having the seat support you in corners means that you are not using your muscles to counter cornering forces so you are more relaxed and don't tire so quickly on long trips;
- for taller drivers there is an apparent increase in leg room since the legs are more bent, but still supported under the thighs;
- for shorter drivers the seat is a little higher so visibility is improved;
- also for shorter drivers there is the option of using a shorter spacer under the rear seat mounts and longer one under the front which raises the seat, again for better visibility, and;
- raising the front of the seat means that you can bring the squab a few degrees closer to vertical which is not only more anatomically correct but has the added advantage of increasing knee room for rear seat passengers.

If you read through this thread you'll find all of this and more.

[Klink]

thanks 5th.

[VALERIO]

Hi guys! I've a 2008 ML GLX with manual tilt adjustment seat, and i can say these seats are terrible, eventhought you can make a height adjust to make a comfortable ride, the lumbar support is way bad, so after a long web search and with a Recaro seats previous experience in a land cruiser 80 that i had, i bought a pair of Corbeau LG1 with lumbar inflatable support and a pair of 2" retractable harness belts like these>


As i say before i had a pair of recaro seats so i can assure there's no difference between Corbeau and Recaro quality to paid more for recaro. I spent> pair of seats with inflatable lumbar support and a pair of 2" retractable harness belt = US$ 1100 plus air transport (3 days) to Venezuela US$ 330 = US$ 1430 and these is the same cost of only one recaro seat. The tricky part was to adapt the original seat bracket to the new seats, because i couldn't order a new one from Corbeau because in USA tritons doesn't exist.

[RHKTriton]

Everyone will have a different "sweet" spot for the ideal seat config.

For me the cross bar around kidney height in the seat back needs some more padding over it. I'm thinking around 30mm front and 20mm height lift and some straps fitted within the seat frame for the existing foam rubber to work against will help.

I've got some nice seats I had in the Rocky but the issue of mounting brackets and tracks is significant.

[antz2223]

hey everone

i absolutely hate the bench seat in my single cab triton so would like to change it.

does anyone know if a bucket seat out of another triton passengers side would bolt into where the bench seat was originally. or if any1 has their passengers seat out sumtime soon if you could take a photo id be able to tell by that

cheers

[Mongrel]

Hi guys.

I am trying to fit DIDs spacers to my MN but they don't seem to want to fit.

I followed the instructions but could not get the front of the seat over the new stud.

So I took the rear nuts completely out and once the front sat on the spacers it was obvious why they would not go on.

I can only see half the hole on my rear nuts.

Anyone else have this issue?

Going to try the passenger seat to see if its the same.

[Homer]

Yeah they can take a bit of mucking around and brute force, but they will fit eventually.

[motoz]

I had a few issues with getting the trans tunnel side rail on. It does get there eventually.

[Mongrel]

Yep that's the side with the issue. I have loosened the rear nut basically all the way and can get it on but then can't do up the rear nut.

After it gets half way down it is tight beyond belief.

[borngeek]

just go chuck norris on its arse, will work

[Mongrel]

Ok. Found the easy way. No brute force required.

Take all the bolts out of the seat and mount the spacers. Put the seat over the spacers and get the nuts started so they can't slip off.

Now this us where you must lift the rear of the seat to get the rear bolts in and keep it lifted while you tighten.

If you let the seat frame sit down the bolt will not go in because of the pressure.

Done this way there was no brute force required. Everything went back on easily.

Cheers
Mongrel

[Homer]

Merging to correct thread

[snowman]

WTF

[Homer]

Confused Snowie???

Here I'll help you out mate...

[Mongrel]

A HUGE thanks to DID!

I managed to get my Seat Spacers they he made onto the beast before we made the Trilby trip and I can tell you they make the WORLD of difference. In fact, we went to sydney in our other car (Lexus) and I can tell you I would prefer to sit in the Triton.

So a big thanks to DID for making a great product. Best coin on the truck so far.

[burnah]

100% agree, brilliant work DiD!
Best hundred bucks I've ever spent on a vehicle, by far.
Fitted 25mm sets to each of my seats and will never look back.
I'm astounded at the difference they make. Even better, the missus is rapt
I've been toying with the idea of getting some for a year now and I wish I'd done it the moment I saw this thread.
Anyone who's wondering if it's worth it - DO IT NOW!
Thanks DiD

[flayman]

DiD you are a legend!!

Took 45 mins max from start to finish and the difference is amazing.....definately recommend!!!

Best mod yet....Cheers mate

[burnah]

...and yet another ecstatic customer DiD! My mate fitted his 20mm set on Thursday and won't shut up about them.
More orders on the way, I suspect.

[Bowdes13]

Here is my take on the Seat Spacers, I knocked them up this afternoon

1 x 30mm 1.25 M10 bolt
2 x M10 Nuts
1 x Bush left over from my Ultimate Suspension Upgrade - I used the original Rubber bushes

I welded the 2 Nuts to the Head of the bolt then Pressed the Bush over it in a Vice.

See my Shed for Pic's

[Grumpy]

Have already fitted the seat spacers to my 07 ML GLXR and they certainly do make the seats better.
However recently have been driving the wifes Corolla around (Melb to Geelong [Mooons territory] & return yesterday).
Jeez the Corolla seats are comfortable - shows me how bad the Triton seats really are. . . . . .Grumpy.

[Morgs n Jess]

dunno if it's been mentioned (or even if a have already - gotta stay off the export) i got the MSA lumber support, +extra air pillow and it's turned it into a completely different seat. i've never really been concerned with seat height (came from XR6T), i'll prolly be a even 6 foot.