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Re: [oletrucks] shocks

To: Doug Pewterbaugh <dpewter@email.msn.com>
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] shocks
From: "Antonio R. Tijerino" <antonio@innercite.com>
Date: Mon, 29 Mar 1999 19:02:12 -0800
Got mine from JC Whitney for $17.00 each.

Antonio,
'53 3100

Doug Pewterbaugh wrote:

> For reference, what are the brand & part numbers of currently manufactured
> shocks drivers are using?
>
> I replaced mine with new ones from Sears (don't have the part numbers w/ me,
> but can get if needed) & I had to compare dimensions to get the closest
> match (don't know how stiffness compares).
>
> Regards,
> Doug Pewterbaugh
> dpewter@msn.com
> Denton, TX
> 49 3104 216 5-Window
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Charles Culver <sculver@iwl.net>
> To: oletrucks@autox.team.net <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
> Date: Monday, March 29, 1999 6:21 AM
> Subject: Re: [oletrucks] shocks
>
> >Thanks, Bob-  Don't want to make it any stiffer than it already is!
> >
> >Smokey
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Advdesign1@aol.com <Advdesign1@aol.com>
> >To: sculver@iwl.net <sculver@iwl.net>; oletrucks@autox.team.net
> ><oletrucks@autox.team.net>
> >Date: Monday, March 29, 1999 3:29 AM
> >Subject: Re: [oletrucks] shocks
> >
> >
> >>
> >><< I have Monroe-matic shocks on front and back.  No doubt
> >> they've been there for decades, so my question is what type of shocks
> >should
> >> I replace them with, assuming that there is a better quality replacement
> >> available? >>
> >>
> >>The only thing a shock absorber can do is stiffen up a ride.  since these
> >>trucks are stiff enough, I don't think a HD shock is any advantage.
> >Besides,
> >>a HD shock will break the frame bracket.
> >>Bob ADler
> >>
> >>
> >
> >oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
>
> oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959

oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959

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