Fold downs do not use foam. THey just have cloth and burlap over the spring wires. Then the covers go over that.
I see fold down covers listed seperatly from non fold down, but I am pretty sure you could use either. The fold down parts bolt or screw through the covering.
I used to be indecisive. Now I'm not sure. I feel like I am diagonally parked in a parallel universe. 1968 400 convertible (Scarlet) 1976 T/A - 455 LE (No Burt) 1976 T/A New baby, starting full restoration. 1968 350 - 4 speed 'vert - 400 clone (the Beast!) 1968 350 convertible - Wife's car now- 400 clone (Aleutian Blue) (Blue Angel) 2008 Durango - DD 2008 GXP - New one from NH is AWESOME! 2017 Durango Citadel - Modern is nice! HEMI is amazing! 1998 Silverado Z71 - Father-daughter project 1968 400 coupe - R/A clone (Blue Pearl) (sold) 1967 326 convertible - Sold 1980 T/A SE Bandit - Sold
NPD, Ames, or local craigslist, Epay... Shouldn't be too hard to find. Are you missing the entire seat? Ususally the springs don't need to be replaced unless really rusty.
I used to be indecisive. Now I'm not sure. I feel like I am diagonally parked in a parallel universe. 1968 400 convertible (Scarlet) 1976 T/A - 455 LE (No Burt) 1976 T/A New baby, starting full restoration. 1968 350 - 4 speed 'vert - 400 clone (the Beast!) 1968 350 convertible - Wife's car now- 400 clone (Aleutian Blue) (Blue Angel) 2008 Durango - DD 2008 GXP - New one from NH is AWESOME! 2017 Durango Citadel - Modern is nice! HEMI is amazing! 1998 Silverado Z71 - Father-daughter project 1968 400 coupe - R/A clone (Blue Pearl) (sold) 1967 326 convertible - Sold 1980 T/A SE Bandit - Sold
Most of the center springs are the same I believe but the side springs differ. I had to replace a couple as some of mine were completely gone. I ended up finding a std back seat and raping the springs out of it. I had to reconfigure some of them(cut turn upside down) and fit them into the seat but it worked. I'm not sure you can buy rear seat springs. Mine had burlap over the springs and then a layer of cotton batting(3/4-1"thick) and the the cover over that. Pretty sure that's the way they were made.
I have the entire seat (back and bottom). I'm replacing the springs in my front buckets, and I just assumed that the rear springs would be toasted after 40 + years.
Another thought was that I didn't want to spend all the time and money recovering the rear seat and then end up with one or more broken springs. Sort of a "while I'm at it" thing.
Both NPD and Ames do not have rear spring sets AFAIK.
Not neccesarily. Just imagine how much the front seats have been used in relation to the use the back gets. Dont sweat it till you know they are bad. Besides nobody sits back there anyway.
I agree with Robert. The rear seats were likely used 2% as much as the driver's seat. And the passenger seat was likely used 30-40% as much as the driver's seat.
I used to be indecisive. Now I'm not sure. I feel like I am diagonally parked in a parallel universe. 1968 400 convertible (Scarlet) 1976 T/A - 455 LE (No Burt) 1976 T/A New baby, starting full restoration. 1968 350 - 4 speed 'vert - 400 clone (the Beast!) 1968 350 convertible - Wife's car now- 400 clone (Aleutian Blue) (Blue Angel) 2008 Durango - DD 2008 GXP - New one from NH is AWESOME! 2017 Durango Citadel - Modern is nice! HEMI is amazing! 1998 Silverado Z71 - Father-daughter project 1968 400 coupe - R/A clone (Blue Pearl) (sold) 1967 326 convertible - Sold 1980 T/A SE Bandit - Sold
I think you would also have have to be a circus performer(or very young) if you tried to get busy in the backseat of a bird but that would definately show up any deficiencies in seat springs. I see you're working toward a goal.
