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Did these trucks ever have bucket seat options on a standard cab?
I don't think so, but you can lift the floor cover and look. If there are unused bolt holes covered by rubber plugs, they're for buckets.

http://supermotors.net/getfile/767951/thumbnail/benchmounts.jpg

They're also visible from below (easier on the driver's side):

https://supermotors.net/getfile/895265/thumbnail/seatboltholes.jpg

But the main advantage of highback buckets is that they recline, and they can't in a standard cab. My Bronco originally had lowback buckets that don't recline, and they mount the same, so it's possible those were the bucket option in standard cabs.

My '95 F150 has a bench, and at 6'2" 250lbs, I find it very UNcomfortable on long drives. I did ~6 hrs Tuesday, and my right hip got sore a few times. That truck is NOT built for buckets.

BTW

The factory pneumatic lumbar system is relatively easy to swap into almost any chair. It's shown in several of these pics:

https://supermotors.net/getfile/282675/thumbnail/22pushpins.jpg

Those are CV chairs, but they're constructed the same way as Bronco/F chairs.

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No, the regular cab Bullnose trucks never came with bucket seats. That's explained here: Interior/Seat Interchangeability.

Intresting, ive ridden in a few rental trucks with the bench seats. Quite a wierd feeling! They do look really really comfy. Ive know a guy with a 64 F100 styleside, 6 cyl, got a ride in it one day, and that bench seat was more comfy than the bed i sleep in!

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Intresting, ive ridden in a few rental trucks with the bench seats. Quite a wierd feeling! They do look really really comfy. Ive know a guy with a 64 F100 styleside, 6 cyl, got a ride in it one day, and that bench seat was more comfy than the bed i sleep in!

I find it amusing that today bucket seats are the norm. Most of us, for most our lives, have had bench seats as the norm. Including bench seats in 2 door cars!

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