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GordonThree
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Feb 11, 2014

RAM 1500 Remove rear split bench seat?

Not sure if this is a tow vehicle or just a general purpose type question...

I'd like to remove the back seat (and seat back) out of my quad-cab Ram 1500 (2013), to make more room for my 150# dog. Under the seats is the fold-down "cargo floor" that is carpeted, and I'll probably lay a dog bed on top of that.

The bench seat isn't even a full 24" wide, so its not much for a huge dog to stand on. He doesn't carry on during rides but he does like to shift around now and then, and those seats don't provide much room to do so.

I tried looking for bolt heads or nuts to remove, but they seem to be pretty well hidden... it doesn't seem the seats attach to the floor at all, but are instead supported by the seat-backs, which must attach to the back of the cab somehow. If I can remove it all, that'd be great.

Any tips?
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  • B_Sjulestad's avatar
    B_Sjulestad
    Explorer II
    Apr 03, 2014
    Good looking dog, and what a great idea. What we go through for our 4 legged family members:)
  • GordonThree's avatar
    GordonThree
    Explorer
    Apr 03, 2014
    I finally got enough ice melted around my drive way to pull the back seats out of the Ram. Eight bolts with 18mm heads removed, some of them were real fighters, glued in with loctite and accessible only through awkward angles. Once the seats were out, I cut down some plywood to cover the wells in the floor. I can still access the two foot-wells behind the seats when the doors are open.



    This arrangement is much safer for the dog, since he's not balancing up high on top of the factory seats... he is now boxed in by the seat backs and the center console.

    I'll be adding more padding to the rear wall of the cab - without the seats in to block the sound, I can hear the rear tires very clearly.
  • Perrysburg_Dodg's avatar
    Perrysburg_Dodg
    Explorer
    Feb 11, 2014
    If you fold the bottom seat cushions up up will see the seat bolts. There are a total of 8 bolts that secure the seat to the body. The seat belt bolts hex head. After removing ALL of the bolts and the fold flat floor if equipped, get a helper and grasp the top and bottom of the seat and lift up and towards the front of the truck. The seat will come out as one whole unit.





    You are going to have to re-install the seat belts and if possible the fold flat floor (if equipped). You will have a larger area for your dog but please note! Letting a 150# run free unsecured in the back seat is not a good thing for you or your dog! In a front end collision he will become a 300# missile that can and will injure or kill the dog and anyone in his path. Maybe look into a divider or crate to protect both you and you dog.

    Don
  • Dog_Folks's avatar
    Dog_Folks
    Explorer
    Feb 11, 2014
    Fold the seats down and then build a small "filler" box out of wood to fill in the space between the front of the folded down seat and the back of the front seats. (Make sure the front seats are adjusted to driving position)

    We carried two retired racing Greyhounds and a Belgian Shepard that way for three years and it worked well.

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