After much perseverance I feel I have come up with a worthy high end shock application until Dave gets the Koni order together.
This was all to appease my pal for which I had sourced a real nice '62 GT stick car. Bilstein has transferred all classic shock applications to an outfit in Arizona:[COLOR=rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87)]Race Car Dynamics Of Arizona, INC
[/COLOR]Although they won't sell to you directly, they will assist in your application( albeit I had to sort out their incorrect rear application) and recommend a dealer near to you for purchase.
Fronts: # 55-5082
This is as close to bolt in as you'll find. It requires some fanagling with the lower pin as every application is too short for Studebakers.
Rears: # 55-R410
A little more creativity is required as dimensionally (collapsed/extended) it is as close as you'll find BUT the lower mounting requires modification. I removed the lower spring plates and in a very heavy vice, heated and bent the plates to the correct shock location angle. WIth the supplied pin assembly, they fit like a glove.
Unfortunately for we enthusiasts, this is the route we have to take with a 55 year old classic.
Luck, Bill
This was all to appease my pal for which I had sourced a real nice '62 GT stick car. Bilstein has transferred all classic shock applications to an outfit in Arizona:[COLOR=rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87)]Race Car Dynamics Of Arizona, INC
[/COLOR]Although they won't sell to you directly, they will assist in your application( albeit I had to sort out their incorrect rear application) and recommend a dealer near to you for purchase.
Fronts: # 55-5082
This is as close to bolt in as you'll find. It requires some fanagling with the lower pin as every application is too short for Studebakers.
Rears: # 55-R410
A little more creativity is required as dimensionally (collapsed/extended) it is as close as you'll find BUT the lower mounting requires modification. I removed the lower spring plates and in a very heavy vice, heated and bent the plates to the correct shock location angle. WIth the supplied pin assembly, they fit like a glove.
Unfortunately for we enthusiasts, this is the route we have to take with a 55 year old classic.
Luck, Bill

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