Seat spring repair.

[Warthog]

Ok so I have some later model buckets that I turned into fold forward with some mechanisms out of some too far gone two door buckets. My question is the spring grid. Can we chunk it and just cut some hog wire the same size and use that? Way way cheaper than buyin the grids and even cheaper than using zig zag springs which nobody seems to have done, or they are not saying how to do it. From what I gather by looking at it is all the bounce? Comes from the attached springs and not the grid itself. Be happy to try it and post just curious if anyone else has thought or tried or can shoot holes in this idea. Many thanx in advance 

[ghetdjc320]

What year are the new buckets from?

[Warthog]

7 hours ago, ghetdjc320 said:

What year are the new buckets from?

Not sure but they are the later ones like after 97? The flat lookin ones everyone seems to use when they do that front clip interior swap? Cloth in the center and vinyl or leather whatever around the edges? I can shoot a pic if needed. I was thinking instead of the grid wire I’d just use hog or chicken wire wired to the square rope frame thing. Call it a day. I think the bounce comes from the actual frame to grid springs. Those wires on the grid look like a 9ga guitar string. Just lookin at em you would think your @$$ would fall thru or get slice like cheese! If you want some pics I’ll shoot em in a few. Thanks for the reply brother!