Thread: Tube shocks
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Old 02-10-2019, 01:22 PM   #6
Ruth
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Originally Posted by Tacoma Bob View Post
You will hear lots of chatter about tube shocks which I found boring. What I want to see is part numbers for hydraulic tube shocks along with the application. That way you are assured as to what the hell to buy instead of continued guess work and experimenting.


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Originally Posted by duke36 View Post
Look for mid 60's VW shocks with after market vendors that are oil filled only, no gas assist.
I wonder how good of a match VW shacks actually are... VW = ~1600lb, most of weight on rear vs Model A = ~2400lb front end weight biased. Not saying they won't work, just thinking out loud.

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