Recent content by Ultrasummer

I have bought the Gabriel shocks front and rear. It was a match with my year and make of car. Gabriel wasn't my first choice but they will fit. If I have issues with them down the road I can always look again for what is out there. (supposed to arrive today)

Mystery solved. I spoke directly with KYB and they told me unfortunately they do not make shocks for the 1961 Chrysler Newport. No wonder I couldn't find them anywhere. So I guess now it's exploring the other brands that are out there. And for the record, I do not want air shocks. Not a fan.

Thanks Jimmy. The leaf springs are already on order and should be here soon. Shout out to Eaton Detroit Springs. Couldn't ask for better customer service. As far strut rods etc, I'm going to wait until I get my eyes on the car next time. Long story but I'm in Indiana for work and the car is...

I hadn't given sway bars much thought up to this point but might be worth looking into. Thanks

Hell yeah. The pleasant surprise about this car is, the seller said the transmission leaked. He never did have it on the road. It was going to be his project car but I guess he got distracted with other things and never did anything to it. So now that I have it, transmission fluid is full...

Very very interesting. And helpful. Thanks for going the extra step. This site and it's members are a wealth of great information.

Yes I have been to the KYB website and they have pages of years and different car models but nothing for 1961 Chrysler. I even put it in their search engine and came back with nothing. I am focused on KYB Gas A-just shocks. front and rear. Unfortunately there are many variations of them...

Hi folks. So I've scoured the forum and it seems like KYB Gas A Just is the way to go. When looking on different web sites there is always a variety of these shocks to choose from. 1961 seemingly was such an odd year that I don't know if things were different from the majority of the C bodies...

I'm so confused.

Rust doesn't seem to be the issue. Finally going to post some pics of it.

Thanks for the reply. I should have clarified that. This car was a barn find and sat for many years. I was just thinking being 58 or so years old, it probably deserves new shocks and possibly even new leaf springs.

Me again. I have the 1961 Chrysler Newport 4 door with the 361. Just looking this thing over, noticing it sits kind of low. When pondering if a new set of leaf springs might do it some good along with 4 new shocks, I read what I could on leaf springs on the forum. Pretty sure I have just...

This is exactly the scenario as pictured above. Vent tube. Got it. Thanks everyone for helping me out. (btw, service manual ordered and on the way)

The new fuel tank I put in has one. That's why I questioned where it should end up.

Good to know. Thank you so much ! Looking forward to getting this land yacht back on the road