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I would like to keep the original bench seat in my 54. Does anyone know how to stiffen up the springs at all?, maybe pack the seat with something? Right now it's like a padded trampoline, if i hit the slightest bump i start bouncing, then my foot bounces on the gas pedal, which makes the truck jerk, which makes me bouce on the seat, well, you get the picture.....

I had my seat done professionally.

here is a picture I'm a big guy so it takes a lot to unseat me but I do notice a much firmer ride with the seat now.

They did a nice job. May i ask how much it ran ya?

Carpet, door panels, kick panels and seat was $650. It was a new guy in town and I think I got a great deal because he was hungry. Another local quoted me $1500 for the same work.

Well i'm on a shoestring budget. I was going with the rat rod look just to be cheap, mexican blanket thrown over seat. I just wondered if there was some cheap way to take a little bit of the bounce ouot of the springs without replacing them all.

Just throwing this into the pot,but how about stuffing the coils with a close cell foam rubber,maybe securing them with zip ties?
It might act a little like a shock absorber and remove some of the bounce.....

Well you did say you wanted a cheap fix.......

I tied the springs on my seat, and seat back. It made a difference, and didn't cost anything, as I had the "thread" in the shop already.

I tried tieing them together with zip ties and it just seamed like the entire seat was going to bounce instead of just the springs beneath me. I tried an experiment on a few springs by filling the middle of the springs with spray expand foam like an ice cream cone. So far it looks like it is going to work rather well. The springs will still compress enough that it doesn't feel like you're sitting on a board, but not enough like a trampoline.

I remember many years ago stuffing a truck tire tube under the bench seat and filling it with enough air for comfort.

Nothing ventured nothing gained.......

Not trying to shoot you down but I can't help thinking that the foam might 'break down' after a while,if it's the stuff i'm thinking of...
Is it the foam that sets firm?

Just thinking out loud....

It's the door and window crack sealer stuff. Not sure if it is a good idea or not. If it breaks down after a few years the worst that could happen is i'd have to take it apart and try something else i guess.

I think you would be better off covering the seat properly. The reason it is bouncy is that the fabric has broken down and don't hold it together as it was intended. Anything that you stuff into the springs is gonna break up and fail including tying the springs together.

Yeah, i think you're right.

Webbing the springs might help but it Sounds like your truck needs shocks.

Yes, shocks are also on the list.