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06-23-2018, 04:44 PM | #1 |
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Tudor front sets
I have a 1930 Tudor with the original seats. On a long drive I notice that I'm sort of fighting a battle to stay in the center of things with the original coil springs in the seats. Is this something anyone else has encountered and if so what's the cure. I'm not so concerned about the passenger seat but have kicked around the thought of putting zig-zag springs in but would like to here if someone else has ever tried this or is there something better.
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06-23-2018, 04:50 PM | #2 |
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I'd put in some "modern" Bucket Seats. Just go to your Wrecking Yard & "test" some.
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06-23-2018, 05:10 PM | #3 |
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I did exactly that using the no-sag (zig zag) springs. I will try to post pictures of the build. WORLD of difference. It was time consuming but soooooooo worth it.
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06-23-2018, 05:31 PM | #4 |
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06-23-2018, 07:22 PM | #5 |
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Thanks. I'll try this when it cools down. Can't stand the heat this summer. I'm usually in Alaska in the summer.
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06-23-2018, 07:29 PM | #6 |
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06-23-2018, 08:28 PM | #7 |
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I used Honda Prelude seats. They are 6 way adjustable (not power)and mount on the same brackets as the original seats.
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06-24-2018, 06:15 AM | #10 |
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06-24-2018, 01:17 PM | #11 |
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My car is a 28 Tudor. The left side of my drivers seat seemed a little saggy and the passengers seat seemed OK. So I just switched seats and all is OK.
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06-24-2018, 02:04 PM | #12 |
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Elvira's seats are SOO uncomfortable. She is a '28 Tudor. The bottoms make you feel like you are about to fall off of a teeter totter, and the backs are way too straight up and down. It was like sitting on the floor trying to see out until I raised them about 3 inches, and moved them back about 2 inches. At least now it is tolerable for short runs, but after a couple hours, you just want out of there.
Lots of solutions to fix this, none really fun to implement though. But I wonder what a tall guy like Henry was thinking? How could he even fold his body up into that space? Why???
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Tacoma Bob, would it be possible to place and secure those zig zag springs over existing seat springs?
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06-25-2018, 08:16 AM | #15 |
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My late 31 seats had chain maul ? on top of the springs. I replaced with Synders springs and a double layer of burlap on top of them. The new springs are stiffer than the 80 year old springs, but the outer sides of the old spring where worn out. The chain maul? was broken up, little piece of it would stick me in the behind :-(
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06-25-2018, 09:11 PM | #17 |
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What year Prelude seats work the best?
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06-25-2018, 09:23 PM | #18 |
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Yes, I have the same issues with my front seats, just not very comfortable on any longer drives. I hate the thought of putting in modern seats so I'm going to explore my options on having them redone but I don't see any improvement on the table for lower back support.
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Adding quality foam that's dense and firm to the top of the springs was what I was thinking. How thick a layer would you suggest? I guess another option would be to replace the old seat springs using just a thick layer of firm quality foam. Someone here reported doing just that (he used 8" thick foam) with good results.
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