Question for Finned Chevy guys.

[DrJ]

What is the fully extended length of a STOCK rear shock absorber on a '60 Chevy?
Mine came to me with air shocks on it and extended they are like 22"± and with the car jacked up the stock rear springs were loose, now I cut 2 coils off them they sorta bounce around in mid air....I don't really want them to fall out on the first RR tracks I come to http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif
Any of you running 20" or shorter shocks and can you still change a wheel/tire with the shorter shock?

[40StudeDude]

I did a '64 Chevy...cut 1 1/2 coils out of the rear springs and used the stock (as in "came with the car") shocks and never had a problem...don't recall the length of the shocks tho...it sat low enuff at that point that I had to jack the car way up in the air to remove the tire/wheel...jack under the side frame rail to get it high enuff for the tire to clear the top of the well and the wheel to clear the drum.

R-

[choprods]

you can push the bearing out of its rubber/surround [in the stock carrier bearing] -when you jack em up all the way off the ground that way.

[DrJ]

Jeez, page three already...

I still would like to know, if anyone knows the answer to my question that is.. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/blush.gif http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif