1948 commander 4 dr

[Guest]

have a completely restored commander which i bought from a 90 year old friend who's husband had passed away. - replaced carb, fuel pump and various other things. it rides a little rough and my mechanic says that i should put new oval tires on it but because it has skirts on it i am afraid that i might do some damage also i have been checking around for shock absorbers which seem to be a different type on this model but it feels like it needs them.
can anyone give me direction.
molu123456

[Tom Bredehoft]

Your shocks are probably rebuildable, go back to the home page, find the vendors and start asking around.

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[bezhawk]

Congrats on your 48
The shocks on the pre-51 cars are Houdaille rotary shocks and are adjustable. There should be an adjusting screw (the one with the lock nut around it) as well as a fill plug (usually square headed).
Slight adjustments make large changes.