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29Cabriolet · 09-16-2015, 07:38 AM

There's quite a bit of older FordBarn posts on shocks and with my next project being replacements, I thought I'd poll the group for some updated info and answers I did not find in the existing threads. It seems there are at least 3 options. At the top of the list of course are Stipes, at a whopping $250ea; the tubular "modern" shocks; and also I read somewhere about shocks from a British car (Triumph(?) fit perfectly on an A with no modifications.

I am trying to keep the car looking as original as I can, at least to the untrained eye. But it's a driver; never to be a show car. Price and function then is a higher priority than original parts for this car.

So what is the preferred choice regarding primarily price and function? And which vendor would be the best source?

09-16-2015, 07:38 AM	#1
29Cabriolet Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Connecticut Posts: 267	Another Shock Thread There's quite a bit of older FordBarn posts on shocks and with my next project being replacements, I thought I'd poll the group for some updated info and answers I did not find in the existing threads. It seems there are at least 3 options. At the top of the list of course are Stipes, at a whopping $250ea; the tubular "modern" shocks; and also I read somewhere about shocks from a British car (Triumph(?) fit perfectly on an A with no modifications. I am trying to keep the car looking as original as I can, at least to the untrained eye. But it's a driver; never to be a show car. Price and function then is a higher priority than original parts for this car. So what is the preferred choice regarding primarily price and function? And which vendor would be the best source? Last edited by 29Cabriolet; 09-16-2015 at 07:50 AM.