11-26-2023, 05:44 PM | #1 |
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Shock question
I read some peopke use dog bone original shocks on the front and tube shocks on the back. That doable ? And why ?
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11-26-2023, 07:12 PM | #2 |
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11-26-2023, 09:28 PM | #3 | |
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11-26-2023, 11:48 PM | #4 |
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Re: Shock question
I have dog bones links on both my Model A's. A lot easier to work with!
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11-27-2023, 05:10 PM | #5 |
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Re: Shock question
Tube shocks are reliable enough but they just aren't original. They will save a person some money on initial build of a car. If I couldn't get good who-die shocks, I'd use tube types, at least till I could get some usable OEM units.
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11-28-2023, 01:05 AM | #6 |
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11-28-2023, 06:48 AM | #7 |
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Re: Shock question
This is like a philosophical question ... but, how do friction shocks stop working? They just need friction. I mean, if they got oil on them you could chuck a handful of sand on them and be good to go?
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11-28-2023, 12:26 PM | #8 |
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Re: Shock question
Updraught - If by "friction shocks" one means the original Houdaille shocks, they're not exactly "friction" meaning solid on solid (like brakes or a clutch). Rather, they rely upon fluid friction, forcing hydraulic fluid through small openings in the shock. They "stop working" due to either the openings getting clogged (which doesn't allow the fluid to transfer between chambers, locking the shock) or else they lose the fluid and then seize up because at that point they get metal-on-metal. The original fluid absorbed water which caused internal rusting and seizing.
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11-28-2023, 12:39 PM | #9 |
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Re: Shock question
Here are some friction shocks.
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11-28-2023, 01:03 PM | #11 | |
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Well, that's a new one on me. I've not heard of them before. Thanks for enlightening me.
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