Shocking the Hash

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edited November -1 in HUDSON
I think Paul probably has the answer to this but I'll put it out here just in case anyone else needs the info. I need new shocks for the 55 Hash Hornet sedan. Who makes them and what numbers do I order? Also, does anyone still make air shocks that will work on the back? I plan on pulling a trailer occasionally and I would like airshocks to bring the tail end back up.With the continental kit on the back I think it can use any help I can give it. After I get shocks on the car I will be rebuilding the front end. All the zerks are dried out and I don't know how long it's been since any grease got to the fittings. I think five years at least, probably more, it's amazing the neglect this car had for as nice as it is. I think probably the last owner had no idea what to do with a car that needed hands on care. The owners before him must have taken pretty good care of the car.



Harry

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  • Unknown
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    Where Are You Going To Put The Trailer Hitch, Ever Look Under The Back. All Unibody Stamped Tin, No Frame, Bill Albright
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User]
    Bill;



    I see that but I was guessing someone must have come up with a hitch situation for the Hudsons. Are you telling me no one ever towed with a Hudson? Or is it just the Hash that can't be fitted with a hitch.



    Harry
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User]
    bill a wrote:
    Where Are You Going To Put The Trailer Hitch, Ever Look Under The Back. All Unibody Stamped Tin, No Frame, Bill Albright



    Bill;

    even if I can't tow with it I need new shocks, do you have any idea what part number that is? Maybe a NAPA number or Monroe?



    Harry
  • Nevada Hudson
    Nevada Hudson Senior Contributor
    Harry Hill wrote:
    Bill;



    I see that but I was guessing someone must have come up with a hitch situation for the Hudsons. Are you telling me no one ever towed with a Hudson? Or is it just the Hash that can't be fitted with a hitch.



    Harry



    Check on the Nash site. The club founder's parents drove a '54 Nash Statesman cross country pulling a trailer. They had no cont. kit though.
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User]
    Plenty of Unibody cars have had hitches attached to them without any big drama. Look at all of the '50s, '60s, and '70s full and mid-sized unibody cars that towed Airstreams down the road! Not all of them were pickups or full-framed cars, by any stretch! For example, my '78 Chrysler New Yorker Brougham is rated for 7,000# tow rating! It is a unibody car, too! I've seen plenty of pictures from back in the day of Stepdowns and Hashes pulling travel trailers (and not just little teardrops, either!), so it was done then and can be done today! You'll have to have a hitch built, obviously, since the only hitches you can find these days that are bigger than a Class I are for pickups and SUVs. A professional and competent welder at a trailer sales/service shop can set you up with no problems. Just remember to have a trailer brake controller installed if you plan to tow more than 1500#, and your trailer-towing experiences should be great ones! I sold and serviced trailers for seven years, so I know of what I speak here.



    As far as air shocks or overloads go, you will have to measure the stock shocks with the suspension compressed and extended, and take the measurements to a parts store or shock/muffler place, and try to cross-reference to a more modern application. You will have a lot better luck at an OLD, established parts store, an older NAPA store, or maybe even an O'Reillys or other newer chain that actually HAS the old books and know how to use them.
  • Aaron D. IL
    Aaron D. IL Senior Contributor
    I don't know if it's aftermarket, factory AMC or AMC dealer part but I have a hitch for a 55 Hudson/55 Nash (it's engraved right on the hitch. Not sure if it would work on a car with a continental kit or not though.
  • Unknown
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    Aaron D. IL wrote:
    I don't know if it's aftermarket, factory AMC or AMC dealer part but I have a hitch for a 55 Hudson/55 Nash (it's engraved right on the hitch. Not sure if it would work on a car with a continental kit or not though.



    I've got one of those too. When you return, we need to get together and compare hitches. :D
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User]
    Aaron, are you looking to sell it or are you just letting us know they exist?



    Harry
  • PAULARGETYPE
    PAULARGETYPE Senior Contributor
    Harry I Had To Look In My Book But 55-57 Rear Gas Shocks # 94013 $28.96 List $15.89 Each At My Local Parts Store

    As For The Tow Hitch I Have Had A Few Over The Years Not Any Now But Would Not Think Twice About Making One Out Of 2x2 Angle Iron With A Box Tube Between Them To The Center 2x2 Slide For The Hitch



    :):):):):):):):)



    Yes Paul Did Know Lol
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User]
    Paul;

    I knew you would have those numbers. Have you seen a hitch with a connie kit? Was it also anchored at the bumper? Thanks for looking up the numbers for me, my parts store can match those up for me now.



    Harry
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User]
    Paul;

    do you also have the front shock numbers?



    Harry
  • Hudson Grandpa
    Hudson Grandpa Expert Adviser
    Harry:



    Here in Austin they are called Spillar Custom Hitches. Been in business since 1945. They'll put a hitch around your neck. My little old Honda Wagon has a hitch from them. Theres got to be a place in San Bdo, or in the L.A area that will fix you up...Never say never, or it can't be done. I can visualize that ball sticking out from underneath that rear tire already!!
  • Aaron D. IL
    Aaron D. IL Senior Contributor
    Harry Hill wrote:
    Aaron, are you looking to sell it or are you just letting us know they exist?



    Harry



    Both Harry. I'm not in the US of A right now but if you wanted it I could tell my dad and he could transact with you. I can't say for sure it would work with a continental kit though because I really don't know.
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