Under-seat Hold-downs

[MAK]

I pulled the seat out of my 72 this morning and got some pics of the floor. There are four hold-down brackets under there that I would like to know their purpose. The two largest on each side nearest the gas tank are held down with wing nuts. The other two are sping clamps for something. I'm assuming some or all are for the jack accessories, however, since my seat does not fold forward I don't know how you would get to them anyway.
http://onlinecache.com/Cab_floor.JPG
Could someone tell me what each of these is for? Did I read some previous posts correctly in that some of these seats did fold forward and others did not? Was that an option?
Thanks for the help.

[jor]

Hmmmm... I just posted a reply with an attachment but I don't see it. Here's a link to a photo. They are, as you suspect, for the jack handle and lug wrench. Just noticed I posted some pretty large photos; hope you're not on a dial-up connection!
jor

http://home.comcast.net/~oiga/67-13.html

[MAK]

Thanks Jor, that helps with how to mount the handle and wrench, if I could get to it... Looks like your seat folds forward. Was a folding seat an option or what?
Thanks!

[jor]

I'll defer to someone else on the folding seat issue. I thought they all did.
jor

[Joe Kriston]

Mak,
This question did come up recently,and I don't think a conlusion was arrived at....I've seen a '72 Custom with a folding seat,and a '72 Ranger XLT and the seat didn't fold ..Both seats were original...Is yours one of those cloth/vinyl Ranger seats?

[MAK]

Mine's the standard all vinyl seat. Does anyone have any detailed pics of a folding bench seat? I could post some of a non-folding just so we could see what the differences are.

Mak,
This question did come up recently,and I don't think a conlusion was arrived at....I've seen a '72 Custom with a folding seat,and a '72 Ranger XLT and the seat didn't fold ..Both seats were original...Is yours one of those cloth/vinyl Ranger seats?

[rjewkes]

Ok they all will fold however the ones meant to fold had a deal to clasp it so fast decel and crashes don't make it throw you into the dash. However yours will fold it takes an allen wrench i believe.or just the 3/8 drive rachet(the end that the socket slips over).turn it 1-3 turns it will fold. I have a seat out of a 79 f150 exact same seat diff foam&springs has a roll bar that keeps it from folding until you lift up on the handle.oh and dif color.still nice seat i only need reupholstered seems the daily slide in and slide out rips the seat a new one.

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My 72 had some bolts in to keep it from folding forward when I first got it, I just took them out. The 71 never did have anything keeping it from folding.

Stephen