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Originally Posted by RyanAK
I have a set of Delco Lovejoy shocks... looks like one pair MAY work as fronts. More research needed... The pair that looks like winners for the front are marked R-1 and R-3. Hmmm...
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That's another thing, Getting the sides right! I think ? this is correct. Left front can also go Right rear. And Right front goes to left rear. It sound simple but it can be confusing at times.
Next matter to chew open is the shock arms. Again, I can't be sure which is correct, longer ones in rear or front. If you ever buy any shocks with arms on them, They're usually correct to the position that they were on in the last car they were. I believe it's short arms to the front and longer arms to the rear. But don't quote me on this. Arms are usually about $7/8 apiece at swap meets.
Next thing, Don't buy any shocks that are loose and rattle, They can't be rebuilt. If you do try to rebuild a set, and it doesn't work out, Model A s run pretty good with no shocks, Not Great! Buy pretty good. Because of the high replacement costs. there are many A s out there running with no shocks, but I don't recommend it as a long time solution.
Terry