replace bench with buckets?

bucket seats sit lower than a bench.

If your a tall person then it wont matter but if your vertically challenged then that will be something to consider.

I noticed it in my 68 dart which was a bench seat car and I drove it for a few months with the bench. Then when the buckets went in, I was noticeably lower and it became a lot tougher to see the leading edge of the hood without a pillow.

Probably not an issue for any average sized male but I am a female @ 4'9" so it was a problem for me. I almost went back to the bench but I paid a lot for the buckets so I am not going to give up the buckets. Might consider that if you have "another half" that might be driving the car at some point.

Put the plastic 1" spacers under the tracks. They have em on evilbay.