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: How interchangeable are shocks?


northern 396
Feb 3rd, 05, 1:15 AM
I recently bought two sets of front shocks. The correct part for my '67 Chevelle was hard to find, so I special ordered a set that I had to pay for in advance. They were supposed to be a top quality shock, but instead they sent a cheap set of light weight shocks.

I have a set of much better shocks (lifetime warranty) that I bought for my '65 Impala. They aren't installed yet either.

Since I hope to drive the Chevelle more than the Impala, I'd like to have the better shocks on the Chevelle.

The body of the Chevelle shock is about one-half longer than the Impala shock. The piston also extends about one-half inch more on the Chevelle shock.

Since the mounting system looks identical, I can't imagine why I can't put the Impala shocks on the Chevelle and vice versa. Does anyone have any experience with this? Is there any reason why I should not do this?

sinned
Feb 3rd, 05, 9:28 AM
They will work fine.