<VV> Shock absorber question.....General

[Lawerance Nall]

Those are just CHEAP "Single Action" shocks.....you'd buy at Western Auto /
Pep Boys for 99 cents in the 60's.  Dealer would get you $10!!  ggg

For a car just driven moderately smooth roads ..no problem...


Matt Nall    CORSA,
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gary Swiatowy" <mopar at jbcs2.net>

> I had some NORS, new old replacement stock shock absorbers I was going to
> install on one of my non-Corvairs.
> I removed the original 34 year old shock from the car and went to install
> the replacement. I extended the replacement to its full length, and felt
> what I expected to be the proper resistance. But then I tried compressing
> this shock and found virtually no resistance at all????????
> Tried it several times, tried its mate and found the same thing.
> The original 34 year year old shock I had removed from the car had
> resistance in both direction which I would assume to be a normal dampening
> effect. I put the original back on.