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#22199 03/22/2004 8:45 PM | Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 18 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 18 | Question: Were rear shocks standard, or optional, or not used at all for a factory spec 1953 3800 flatbed / stakebed?
I have what I am pretty sure is an all original truck with original bed and there are what appears to be mounting brackets an the axle but I cannot see where shocks were ever attached to the frame.
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#22200 03/22/2004 10:25 PM | Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 385 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 385 | My 1-ton 55.1 panel never had rear shocks. | | |
#22201 03/22/2004 10:56 PM | Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 54 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 54 | my '54 3800 GMC never came with rear shocks either
Yes, officer it's licensed.
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#22202 03/23/2004 1:13 AM | Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 990 Member | | Member Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 990 | Mine didn't either. It was an extra cost option, that was often not opted for. However, its not that hard to make something work:
http://home.comcast.net/~iarnstein/wsb/html/view.cgi-photo.html--SiteID-1443259.html | | |
#22203 03/23/2004 4:08 AM | Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 9,115 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 9,115 | My 51 1Ton didn't come with rear shocks either. I have the same phantom brackets. | | |
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