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Sparman previously said:

Looks great. Really nice job.

However, do you think having the seat bolted to the floor alone is safe? It appears the seatbelts are integrated with the seat rather than anchored to the something more substantial on the FJ itself. I question how effective this setup would be in a collision. Does the mfg conduct crash testing?

I only ask because I have small children and would love a setup like this also, I don't want to sound critical of what you've done.

Thanks.

There have been numerous vehicles that incorporated the seatbelts into the seat/bracket - front and back. For example (okay, not a model of safety... but an example) CJs had the seatbelts mounted to the rear seat frame. The entire assemble is held in with 4 large bolts.

My concern is less about the seat (most good aftermarket seats meet Fed regs) and seat belts and more about distance between the 3rd row and the back of the FJ/front of the Suburban who didn't see the light turn red. I assume that the space behind the second row was designed to collapse to protect the occupants in the 2nd and 1st two rows. I'd be nervous putting people in the crumple zone (if it is a crumple zone - just a guess) on the road. On the trial - hell yes. And what a cool view - facing backwards.