Re: [Amc-list] classic shock options

[Frank Swygert <farna@xxxxxxx>]

62-65 Classic uses basically the same shock. I ordered the last set I got through Sears. Gabriel sells "classic" shocks. Special order, pay in advance, wait 2-3 weeks for them to come in. 

Does your 65 have a bayonet end (straight stud) on the bottom or an eye? I think AMC started using the eye lower end sometime in 65, maybe all. The 65 TSM shows a bayonet end, but I think they just carried the illustration over from the 64 version. All they did was rivet a piece to the lower arm to hold an eye end. You can make a piece and bolt it on the original arm and use the later model eye end shocks. I'd just make the piece out of bent 1" wide x 1/8" thick steel bar. Bend in a vice, drill for a 3/8" bolt. Measure the shock eye to determine measurements. 

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Date: Sat, 15 Sep 2007 13:27:48 -0700 (PDT)
From: d stohler <das24rules@xxxxxxxxx>

does anyone have a hack for getting shocks for the
front? i have a 62 classic and a 65 classic. i have
not been able to find any shocks for the front for the
62. local suspension shop wants measurements to make
custom shocks for me at about $110 EACH. i KNOW there
has to be something to modify to use more common
shocks at a better price than that. 

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