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I've ordered rear shocks for my standard half ton and twice they've been too short. I measure 24 inches from the lower mount to the upper mount center to center with the rear diff off the ground. Is this the correct distance or is my my truck messed up?

I've got 20 3/8" hooking tape on top mount to center of stud on bottom. I have a '52 3100(1/2 ton). Nothing in bed, sitting on the ground, not "jacked up". LMC part #34-2401

Thanks Panhead. I'll recheck my measures but I think the bottom shock studs are bolted to the wrong side of the axle. They should be in front of the axle, not behind it.

Monroe 33049 fit my unmodified '52 1/2 ton and have seen the same number come up several times over the years from others. Getting them from a FLAPS rather than a usual suspect old truck parts vendor should be cheaper.

Curt
Does the Monroe shocks you mentioned have a post or hole for a bolt on the bottom? I want to use tube shocks on my '48 instead of the knee action ones, and the mounts I have require a post on the bottom, but anything can be modified.

Yup. The lower mount looks like this:


http://secure.oldchevytrucks.com/SHOCK-MOUNT-LOWER-REAR-1950-1955/productinfo/MES135/

And the top one for reference:

http://secure.oldchevytrucks.com/SHOCK-MOUNT-UPPER-1950-1955/productinfo/MES134/