FJ80--7 or 8 passenger??

[Colorado Ron]

Im getting mixed answers and its confusing me.

The third row BENCH(I know about the jump seats that fold up) seat in the 80 series, are they for 2 passengers or 3???

 

[upcruiser]

Seat belts for two, and legroom for those two people to have short legs. ha ha

 

[Colorado Ron]

Well crap, I just got off the phone with another guy claiming its setup for 3! He swears his has 3 sets of belts.

 

[Colorado Ron]

Heres a pic that kinda looks like its 3 belts.
Am I blind?

 

[hoser]

IRRC, they went from 3 seat belts to 2 seat belts at some point in time. The 3rd row seat is the same size though.

 

[Colorado Ron]

Yea--I was just getting ready to post that. It seems the older ones (early 90s) have seating for 8. Thats the kicker for me. In order to convince the wife to get one as a backup, it has to have 8 seat belts. I dont care how we squish them in!LOL.

 

[Colorado Ron]

looks like they went from a straight six to a V6 too. Which is better?

 

[hoser]

They all have straight sixes but the 91-92 FJ80 has the 3FE engine and the 93-97 FZJ80 have the more powerful 1FZE, full floating axles and optional F&R diff locks. I would go with the 1FZE engine and would prefer a 95-97 with the better MAF set-up. If the one you find doesn't have 3 seatbelts at the 3rd row, you could likely fit an earlier seat into it.

 

[Hltoppr]

No V6 in a Cruiser...ever unless it's a transplant. The UZJ100 went to a V8.

My 92 FJ80 had seat belts for two (2) on the third row; I'd guess the 93s on had three belts....

I'd think the third row would be better set for two, unless they're pretty small folks...

-H-

 

[Colorado Ron]

yea--Its for kids ages 5-9. So no big deal. Im just trying to buy one for a quick road trip just to try one out. If she likes it we will keep it for a year or so. If not, Ill sell when I get back.

 

[upcruiser]

The three belts must be a 93+ thing as Andrew mentioned, my '92 has two belts. I had to run down to the basement to double check though! haha

 

[ginericLC]

You can add the third belt really easy as it is just a lap belt. I've had two 91s with 3 belts and one 94 with 3 belts in the back. My dad and brother's 97s have 2 belts in the back.

As for your plan of buying and selling, that might be a flawed plan as the market is dropping fairly quickly. Unless you are buying one that you think has already bottomed out you could stand to lose a lot of money. It could be worse though, you could invest in a Tahoe or a Suburban and you'd really lose your shorts.

 

[MoGas]

My 93 has 3 belts in the 3rd row. My buddy's '94 has 3 belts in the 3rd row. My neighbor's '95 has 2 belts in the 3rd row.

IIRC it was a 93/94 only thing.

 

[MoGas]

Not hard to add them in though.....

3rd row center belt addition.

Another thread addressing the 3rd row belts

The third row center belt was dropped in 1-95 when the air bag face-lift took place. At that time the 80 was on a diet to reduce it's over-all weight because of an EPA weight classification. This is also when the radiator went from brass to aluminum and the ligher and smaller 343 transmission was added.