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| | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 100 Member | | Member Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 100 | The upper shock mounts for the replacement tube shocks on my 1949 GMC 1/2T p.u. only rise 1" or 1-1/4" above the frame. They came from the catalog as standard. There's about 11-1/2" between the upper and lower mounts. The shortest shock NAPA had wouldn't compress enough to fit, let alone provide travel.
What kind of shocks should I be looking for and who carries them?
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| | | | | Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 135 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 135 | Im not sure if you have some extraordinary situation going on, but I got mine for my 52 from Chevy Duty, They fit fine! | | | | | Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 586 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 586 | Maybe I'm missing something, but from what I understand the '49 is a single action lever type shock. Sounds like somewhere along the way someone converted the original type to tube type. Probably because of cost. Cecil....... | | | | | Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 3,458 Extreme Gabster | | Extreme Gabster Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 3,458 | I'm moving this to Engine and Driveline where you will get more visibilty.
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