Nov
13

Late B/R good front shocks!

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just found this on the net from a guy who built an R-body track car :

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Originally Posted by Tom Quad

You can use chevy shocks…
I put the edelbrock #33016 on front of my small tuna boat, a 79 R Body -same car as a 73 B body- and they work very well even though there is some difference in lengths. I have a ton of miles on this set up with no issues. I did test fit them without the torsion bars installed to ensure compatibility.

All you need to do is install a shock bolt sleeve in the bottom bushing and at the top shorten the lower bushing – see pic.


To let you all know, that’s the front shock spec’d out for a 68-72 GM A-body (Chevelle, Cutlass, Skylark, El Camino)

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just found this on the net from a guy who built an R-body track car :
Quote:

Originally Posted by Tom Quad
You can use chevy shocks...
I put the edelbrock #33016 on front of my small tuna boat, a 79 R Body -same car as a 73 B body- and they work very well even though there is some difference in lengths. I have a ton of miles on this set up with no issues. I did test fit them without the torsion bars installed to ensure compatibility.

All you need to do is install a shock bolt sleeve in the bottom bushing and at the top shorten the lower bushing - see pic.

To let you all know, that's the front shock spec'd out for a 68-72 GM A-body (Chevelle, Cutlass, Skylark, El Camino)

Attached Images
File Type: jpg late b shock.jpg (41.5 KB)

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