Re: Old shocks - knee action the right term?
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Originally Posted by blucar
The tern "Knee-Action" was applied to the hydraulic/spring units that GM used on several of their cars staring in 1934, ending in 1938.. Chevrolet and Pontiac were the main application of these units.
The correct name for the "Knee-Action" is "Dubonnet". This was a French invention..
The early Ford type of shocks, and the majority of shocks and/or front end systems are lever shocks, except for the tube type...
When tube type shocks first started to appear on automobiles, they were generally referred to as being "airplane shocks"..
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I know for certain that there were three different types of front suspension on Chevrolets. There was Knee Action, not worth a hoot. Coil springs and straight parallel springs. I liked coil springs the best.
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