Re: [Amc-list] shock rates, etc

[Frank Swygert <farna@xxxxxxx>]

Shouldn't be much difference in the valving of front and rear shocks. The rears are designed to carry about the same weight. They don't carry it all the time, but when you throw a couple adults in the back seat along with weekend luggage for four you may have more weight in the rear than the front! 

In the case of the VW, the shocks for the G60 were most likely much more performance oriented than for a Fox. Tom just need to look at total car weight. If the car is similar in size/weight (2550 shipping weight on the 63 440H -- similar to Mustang/Falcon/Pinto) he should be okay. I'd hesitate to put Lincoln or other big car shocks on though!

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Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2007 09:42:22 -0700
From: Tom Jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx>

--  Russell T. Neyhart <rtneyhart@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> > When I was doing this for my Volkswagen Fox, I found that the rear shocks
> > were dimensionally the same as an "A2" Volkswagen, i.e. Golf/Jetta and
> > Corrado of a similar year.  What I found out was that the valving was
> > very different from a Corrado G60 to a Fox.  The shocks didn't "work"
> > until two adults sat in the rear.
>   

Yeah, that's what I'm worried about. I guess now that I have part numbers I 
can call Gabriel again and ask about valving ride height etc.

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