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02-16-2013, 10:01 PM | #1 |
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Old shocks - knee action the right term?
I have about a dozen old shocks. I don't know how to identify them. They are NOS or NORS - surface rust from hanging in a barn for years, but still have some paint on them in some places and not pitted, and seem to work like new.
They are all Haudaille style, but have several different arms. I tried to give them away with no luck, so guess I'll try to ID and sell them. I'm attaching a photo of two of them. I found a chart with some Haudaille shocks, and the one with the long forged (cast?) arm looks like a Lincoln and the one with the flat bar arm looks like a Studebaker. Any ideas? I may post more photos if anyone has info. Thanks, Gordon
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02-16-2013, 11:41 PM | #2 |
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Re: Old shocks - knee action the right term?
those are lever action hydralic shocks, knee action shocks are the general motors type shocks that are built into the front suspension not added to it like other shocks, if you still want to get rid of those shocks i would like to have them im working on several old cars that use those, an old packard for one
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02-17-2013, 09:57 AM | #3 | |
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Re: Old shocks - knee action the right term?
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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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02-25-2013, 04:25 PM | #4 |
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Re: Old shocks - knee action the right term?
Ford 3,
Any shock in particular you need? let me . Gordon
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