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Old Jan 1, 2006 | 06:23 PM
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if im not crazy, it seems like both my seats lean in toward the middle of the car. is this common?
Old Jan 1, 2006 | 07:03 PM
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haha so do mine but my drivers seat is broken so i have an excuse but ive noticed that most stangs i sit in lean towards the center for some reason.
Old Jan 1, 2006 | 08:05 PM
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ya its pretty common... i read somewhere on how to fix it.. but that was a while ago.. ill let ya kno if i find a link
Old Jan 1, 2006 | 11:06 PM
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the braces break in the seat..I think 5.0 mag did a thing on them
Old Jan 1, 2006 | 11:40 PM
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thats to compensate for wearing your wallet in your back right pocket when you drive
Old Jan 2, 2006 | 02:33 AM
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its usually the floor pan it bends our breaks after the seat bracket breaks and all the added weight is not evenly distributed.
Old Jan 2, 2006 | 03:32 AM
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oh well if its the floor pan forget it. if its the seats, and i keep my car for awhile, than id look into investing some racing seats.
Old Jan 2, 2006 | 03:32 AM
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any1 know of new brackets i can buy that are stronger or should i start welding in big tubular bars in for the seats b/c both of my seats do this bad
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