Three days ago I was given as a gift an 1997 Chevrolet 1500 Tahoe.
It has 95,238 miles on it and it runs extremely well. I live deep
in the wilderness, in the canyon lands of Northern New Mexico, and
due to ice and snow and mud it has been impossible for me to leave
the ranch 4 months out of the year in my Toyota pickup.

With the Chevrolet Tahoe I have tried to get the back seat to fold
down flat. It will not lay flat; is that because I somehow cannot
figure out how to get it all the way flat, or is it built to
always be slightly elevated? I some times camp in the East Mojave,
and it would be a great help if I could just sleep in the back of
the Chevrolet Tahoe instead of sleeping on top of the vehicle.

Other than that, I have not had a chance to try the vehicle. Maybe
I'll go into Santa Fe in a few days when the road is still frozen
and she how it does.



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"Desertphile" <desertphile (AT) invalid-address (DOT) net> wrote

I owned a 1994 K1500 Suburban (exact same interior....dash is different )
and the 2nd row folded completely flat. The third row would not, but I
usually had this removed. I saw a 1996 Tahoe have it's 2nd seat folded flat
when I helped a friend load it a Ikea several years back, so, yes, it
should. Both of these were captains chair / console models.

On Tue, 03 Feb 2009 02:30:14 GMT, "Augustus" <no_one (AT) nowhere (DOT) net>
wrote:

Ah, thank you. So I suppose that means I am doing something wrong.
There is no third seat row in my vehicle. It seems like the back
seat is too thick to lay flat, but maybe I just need to push on it
hard. I noticed the back seat's head rests get in the way of the
two front seats. Maybe I'll remove the back seat entirely, and see
what that looks like. I sure do hope I can sleep in the back.


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"Desertphile" <desertphile (AT) invalid-address (DOT) net> wrote

My 2dr 95 Tahoe rear seat doesn’t lay flat either. The Head rests have
been
in the basement for the last 10 years. I always attributed the fact that
the seat
never laid flat, to the foam used in the leather seating.

Cheers

"Desertphile" <desertphile (AT) invalid-address (DOT) net> wrote

I own a '97 Yukon SLT with the 60/40 rear seats
and my rear seats lay flat.
First you have to do it right.
The owners manual explains how.
If you have no manual here's the deal.
First unlock and remove the headrests then
reach down and lift up on the lifting tabs provided
for the purpose and pull the rear of the seat bottom up
and forward. You will then see where you insert the head rest for storage.
Unlock the seatback and fold it down flat.
Very nice piece of engineering IMHO.
Regards,
JR

On Tue, 3 Feb 2009 22:24:56 -0500, "Martin Riddle"
<martin_rid (AT) verizon (DOT) net> wrote:

I just checked the owner's manual and it says the seat will *NOT*
lay flat. Page 1-8 states the seat will be "... almost flat on the
floor." This is a disappointment to me, since I would like to
sleep inside the vehicle now and then. I suppose I can unbolt the
seat and remove it, and place a sheet of plywood in the back, and
build a support for the inside end of the plywood. What a bummer.


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On Wed, 4 Feb 2009 09:31:39 -0500, "JR" <racmsc (AT) epix (DOT) net> wrote:

Unfortunately the owner's manual confirmed that the seat will be
"almost flat," but not flat. In fact the end sticks up 6 or 7
inches. If the bottom of the sea were removed I suppose the back
of the seat would fold forward and flat.


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"Desertphile" <desertphile (AT) invalid-address (DOT) net> wrote

Maybe you could find a seat from a Yukon SLT in a boneyard somewhere.
With the rear seat down I can fully stretch out.
Odd that GM didn't put those seats in the Tahoe.
Regards,
JR

"Desertphile" <desertphile (AT) invalid-address (DOT) net> wrote

Maybe you could find a seat from a Yukon SLT in a boneyard somewhere.
With the rear seat down I can fully stretch out.
Odd that GM didn't put those seats in the Tahoe.
Regards,
JR