mopar Joe 65
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What is with the price of shocks ? I want to replace my front shocks on my 65 fury and the prices are from 20.00 dollars to 200.00 each, is there that much difference in the ride ? Please help.
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I would recommend KYB Gas-A-Just shocks for a C-Body. Not too expensive. If you want to go with a premium shock I would try Billsteins.
Try this place for decent pricing.....
Bilstein - KYB - Rancho - Monroe - KONI Shocks and Struts - Shockwarehouse.com
Try this place for decent pricing.....
Bilstein - KYB - Rancho - Monroe - KONI Shocks and Struts - Shockwarehouse.com
mopar Joe 65
Member
Thanks bud, iam building this car from the ground up but i dont want the best or the worst parts for it. Every time i look up a part for a 65 its big bucks or not available. Welcome to mopar land i guess.
saylor
Senior Member
i have OEM monroe sensa tracs or whatever also
thems cheap ^^ like 30 bucks or such.
next step up $ is those KYBs
thems cheap ^^ like 30 bucks or such.
next step up $ is those KYBs
KYB's made a hell of an improvement on my Formal.
redneck
New Member
MoparJoe,
I just put on Koni Gas Adjust shocks on my 65 Fury 3. they were $36 at Shockwarehouse.com
I just put on Koni Gas Adjust shocks on my 65 Fury 3. they were $36 at Shockwarehouse.com
polara71
Old Man with a Hat
Bilsteins went on my road car . A hundred a piece but she rides level, a bit too stiff for my liking but thats the trade off
68plymouth383
Senior Member
Kyb has my vote
Monroe was the OEM supplier for Chrysler in those years. The shocks had "MAECO" stamped on them, rather than "Monroe". "MAECO" = Monroe Auto Equipment Company.
The front shocks are limited due to the tube in the k-frame they must be in, so they were all 1" bore shocks, even HD. As the rear shocks were std 1", with HD being larger in diameter.
When it was time for shocks on the '66 Newport Town Sedan, I talked my parents into the factory HD replacement shocks. They did good, but ended up putting Gabriel Striders on the front. They had three levels of stiffness, adjustable. At the base setting, they were a little stiffer than the Chrysler HD shocks. When they got a little wear, they went to the middle adjustment. It was quite a good shock! Road firm and the car liked them.
A "shock" is not a "shock", per se. Different brands have different valving and ride differently as a result. KYBs are a mid-pressure gas shock. Bilsteins are a high-pressure gas shock. Other gas shocks are low-pressure. Just don't cut the cord before the shock in in place on the car!
Another observed issue is that some brands will have rear shocks, but no front ones in their catalog. For a default shock, the MonroMatics might be a good choice. Might even have the original OEM valving? Then would be the KYBs, which usually have good reviews for Chrysler products. The ultimate would be Konis. It's said that the company owner drove Chryslers and their Chrysler listings were the best there was. Plus the adjustability factor and a lifetime warranty that works . . . as long as vermits don't shread the sales invoice you were saving.
One other thing I found out is that tire choice is important to how the shock works. On my '77 Camaro, I had some Pirelli P77s on it and could never get the Konis adjusted to feel right. Kept adjusting and such, even waiting a few thousand miles to adjust them, to no avail. The rubber and construction on those radials were apparently filtering the little things out so the shocks felt they were on glass-smooth Interstates when they weren't, so the valving never stiffened up for dips, bumps, or whatever. When I put Radial T/As on it, things felt better again! The BFGs had a stiffer sidewall and that gutsy feeling returned.
So do your research online, starting possibly at RockAuto, in general, and the Monroe or KYB or Koni websites in particular. That'll give you a sense of what's available and at what price. The shockwarehouse website would be good to look at too.
CBODY67
The front shocks are limited due to the tube in the k-frame they must be in, so they were all 1" bore shocks, even HD. As the rear shocks were std 1", with HD being larger in diameter.
When it was time for shocks on the '66 Newport Town Sedan, I talked my parents into the factory HD replacement shocks. They did good, but ended up putting Gabriel Striders on the front. They had three levels of stiffness, adjustable. At the base setting, they were a little stiffer than the Chrysler HD shocks. When they got a little wear, they went to the middle adjustment. It was quite a good shock! Road firm and the car liked them.
A "shock" is not a "shock", per se. Different brands have different valving and ride differently as a result. KYBs are a mid-pressure gas shock. Bilsteins are a high-pressure gas shock. Other gas shocks are low-pressure. Just don't cut the cord before the shock in in place on the car!
Another observed issue is that some brands will have rear shocks, but no front ones in their catalog. For a default shock, the MonroMatics might be a good choice. Might even have the original OEM valving? Then would be the KYBs, which usually have good reviews for Chrysler products. The ultimate would be Konis. It's said that the company owner drove Chryslers and their Chrysler listings were the best there was. Plus the adjustability factor and a lifetime warranty that works . . . as long as vermits don't shread the sales invoice you were saving.
One other thing I found out is that tire choice is important to how the shock works. On my '77 Camaro, I had some Pirelli P77s on it and could never get the Konis adjusted to feel right. Kept adjusting and such, even waiting a few thousand miles to adjust them, to no avail. The rubber and construction on those radials were apparently filtering the little things out so the shocks felt they were on glass-smooth Interstates when they weren't, so the valving never stiffened up for dips, bumps, or whatever. When I put Radial T/As on it, things felt better again! The BFGs had a stiffer sidewall and that gutsy feeling returned.
So do your research online, starting possibly at RockAuto, in general, and the Monroe or KYB or Koni websites in particular. That'll give you a sense of what's available and at what price. The shockwarehouse website would be good to look at too.
CBODY67
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