DEPENDING HOW FAR BACK THE FRAME IS BENT,OR WEAKENED . SOMETIMES YOU CAN LOOSEN THE 2 REAR SEAT NUTS,PUT A FEW FLAT WASHERS BETWEEN THE STUDS AND THE BOTTOM SEAT FRAME, THIS WILL BRING THE SEAT BACK FOWARD.I'VE SEEN SOME GM CARS WITH AS SIMILAR SPACER IN SOME CASES..