Tuffy stereo box mounting question?

[Henrietta]

About to order my Tuffy box and had a question. The catalogs say that "most will use the 8" box" Well I did some measuring and am wondering how far back they mount. I have 10.5" between the seats, but if it goes all the way back to the seatbelt mounts I only have 8" of clearance. I changed seats and have bronco 2 buckets in it now. I know a lot of folks have these so could you let me know how far back they normally mount? Thanks, Mike

 

[meathead333]

i dont have any pics right now, but i can post some later. personally, i wish i would have mounted mine up further than i did. when i drive my elbow just barely rests on the pad. currently, mine is flush with the seats. ill post some pics later.

 

[Brewbro21]

If it helps they are 24" long, all models. You can take the front cup holders off I believe should it be a clearance issue. Also you can always move your sseat belt bolts, that's what I'm doing.

 

[GRIZZLY]

The normal mounting position is between the belt mounts....

 

[Henrietta]

Grizzly...thanks, that may be the reason they say that the 8" is ideal...maybe I should measure again with my butt in the seat and see if I lose any of the 10 inches.

 

[HotWheels]

I mounted mine in line with the rear of the seat so I could use it for an army rest. As long as it does not interfere with your shifters up front just mount it where you find it most comfortable. If the seatbelt bolts are in the way just use spacers (u should have got some with the Bronco mounting kit).

 

[trailpsycho]

I ordered the ten. The consoles are predrilled to mount with three holes in the bottom. THey also send you 3 ~1.5 inch spacers. I did not use the "Bronco specific" mount. I simply moved the console forward where I would want it for the best arm-comfort and finger-tip stereo access without affecting the shifters. Marked the three holes and drilled, installed the spacers between the console and the floor (I have a vinyl mat) and installed it with grade 8 bolts and grade 8 locking nylon nuts. The spacers give ample height to keep the selt-belts in their stock location. However, you will need to remove the console 1st before removing seat belts or seats. It fits pretty good. I am running Eddie Bauer Explorer seats for now, and they are pretty wide. If I remember right, I had about 10.5 or 11 inches for mine too. Good luck.

 

[Brewbro21]

I never heard about the bronco mounting kit. Does this cost extra or is it included? I bet it'll caome with the mass buy though, don't you think?

 

[Henrietta]

Mass buy? Is there a new one...time to check that thread!

 

[Grunt1058]

Mine isn't installed yet but... I did weld in some 1"x1" square tube on both sides so I could install my box over the seatbelt bolts. I have two 8" consoles and neither of them fit between the bolts. I also needed the added height since I'm kinda a tall guy and where the box sat naturally was too low to be comfortable for my arm. I also moved my cup holder up on the front of the box. I used self taping screws to attach it and it's pretty sturdy. Goes over the tranny hump with no problems now.

 

[Bronco Wild]

I never heard about the bronco mounting kit. Does this cost extra or is it included? I bet it'll caome with the mass buy though, don't you think?

Good question, does it come with the mass buy?

 

[eb66to77]

I have the ten inch stereo console and it works great. I have the cup holder on the front also and I just butted it up against the tranny hump and everything lines up with my arm. The spacers that come with it can be moved to anyplace you want to move them to and that will get them over the seatbelt bolts. I drilled new holes to move the mounting locations to where I need them.

 

[meathead333]

heres the pics of my 8in. i wanna say it came with mounting kit, then again, i might have asked for it, dont remember. if you dont get one, itd be really easy to fab one up.

 

[cbfomoco]

hijack for a moment. from the pics i take it a tuffy does not work with a half cab? can any one asnwer this? it looks to long. Sorry for the hijack. Thanks

 

[HotWheels]

I does work. Why would it not?

 

[cbfomoco]

the only reason i say that is in meat's post it looks like it would be past the bottom holes for a bulkhead. so out of courisity i hijacked. thanks and sorry again

 

[Grunt1058]

In his post he has the cup holders mounted low. They bump into the tranny cover and make the thing much longer then it needs to be. Remove the cup holder and move the console forward. Then re-locate the cup holders where you want them. Hell, I even contemplated moving the cup holders to the dash... Should work just fine with a half cab. ;D ;D

 

[SACHEM]

I have a tuffy console in my half cab. I couldn't get it to fit with the cup holders installed. It doesn't bother me since the drink holders are so small.

 

[Henrietta]

Sachem, gotta quit trying to put the big gulp in there! ;D Or the quarts of beer!

 

[eb66to77]

Sachem, gotta quit trying to put the big gulp in there! ;D Or the quarts of beer!

I thought that was what the larger portion of the console was for. ;D