The Ford Barn

37 Coupe · 08-17-2021, 08:44 AM

Would anyone have any information or a part number that Ansen sold the friction shock absorbers for Model A Fords? I don't know if they made them back in the day or were just a distributor of them.I know or think that mayby J.C.Whitney sold them in their catalog sections for Model A's. I know they were a cheap substitute at the time but at least back then they were made in the USA. We had a set on our '30 Ford roadster years ago and they were pretty good. I think the fronts had an offset arm and rear were straight,a couple stets are listed on Ebay and one set sold but seller really does not know for sure f part numbers are for Model A. Wish I could find a decent set to try out.

nkaminar · 08-17-2021, 10:17 AM

see: https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/showthread.php?t=91838

New Avatar.

nkaminar · 08-17-2021, 10:20 AM

There are some for sale on ebay. See

https://www.ebay.ca/itm/265252233627...MAAOSwrABhCaI~

denis4x4 · 08-17-2021, 11:23 AM

Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements)

The ones on eBay are way overpriced….check out the Offenhauser friction shocks at Speedway. Same thing at less than a hundred bucks. Yes. I have used the Offy and Zipper friction shocks on A hot rods weighing under 2000 pounds.

08-17-2021, 08:44 AM	#1
37 Coupe Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 1,835	Ansen friction shock absorbers. Would anyone have any information or a part number that Ansen sold the friction shock absorbers for Model A Fords? I don't know if they made them back in the day or were just a distributor of them.I know or think that mayby J.C.Whitney sold them in their catalog sections for Model A's. I know they were a cheap substitute at the time but at least back then they were made in the USA. We had a set on our '30 Ford roadster years ago and they were pretty good. I think the fronts had an offset arm and rear were straight,a couple stets are listed on Ebay and one set sold but seller really does not know for sure f part numbers are for Model A. Wish I could find a decent set to try out. __________________ "Never complain,never explain"... Henry Ford II

08-17-2021, 10:17 AM	#2
nkaminar Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Western North Carolina Posts: 3,897	Re: Ansen friction shock absorbers. see: https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/showthread.php?t=91838 New Avatar. __________________ A is for apple, green as the sky. Step on the gas, for tomorrow I die. Forget the brakes, they really don't work. The clutch always sticks, and starts with a jerk. My car grows red hair, and flies through the air. Driving's a blast, a blast from the past.

08-17-2021, 10:20 AM	#3
nkaminar Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Western North Carolina Posts: 3,897	Re: Ansen friction shock absorbers. There are some for sale on ebay. See https://www.ebay.ca/itm/265252233627...MAAOSwrABhCaI~ __________________ A is for apple, green as the sky. Step on the gas, for tomorrow I die. Forget the brakes, they really don't work. The clutch always sticks, and starts with a jerk. My car grows red hair, and flies through the air. Driving's a blast, a blast from the past.

08-17-2021, 11:23 AM	#4
denis4x4 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Durango CO Posts: 1,309	Re: Ansen friction shock absorbers. Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) The ones on eBay are way overpriced….check out the Offenhauser friction shocks at Speedway. Same thing at less than a hundred bucks. Yes. I have used the Offy and Zipper friction shocks on A hot rods weighing under 2000 pounds. __________________ No restorable Model A's were harmed in the building of this truck!