Right. I converted from lever action to tube shocks. Simplest thing once I bolted the mounts to the frame and spring shackles was to run over the the local NAPA. Maybe getting the shocks along with the mounts from Chevy Duty or Classic Parts would have been better - may still be - but buying local was not. I always think in terms of buying local.
Not to worry, though, This looks like a try till you buy kind of process. Same for the rear shocks, which are 16-1/2" at rest and 10-1/2" compressed. The local AC-Delco store has a set that compress to 10-3/4". Question is if the last 1/4" won't bust the shock's valves. Have to think about that.
Thanks for mulling it over with me.
