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[Deleted User]
[Deleted User]
edited November -1 in HUDSON
I finally got another set of springs for the Hash, Bill A had a great set off a Hash that is going the parts route in his yard. So I had a new set of shocks sitting in the trunk waiting for me to change the springs and the swap went great. The only problem was when every thing was put together the shocks are too short. My old shocks are 26" long and the shocks the parts catalog calls for are 19 inches long. This is not a good set up, the compression part is great but the extention part stops real fast. I go down the road feeling like I'm riding in someone's low rider. I've got the right shocks ordered now and will get them in today. Since none of the parts catalogs actually show shocks for the 55 Hornet we had to go with the Nash shocks, I would have bet big time they were the same shocks but obviously that would have been a bad bet. If anyone is working on a Hash and decides to replace their shocks they will want to make sure they don't follow the Monroe suggestions.



Harry

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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User]
    Utterly shocking!
  • Walt-LA
    Walt-LA Senior Contributor
    The Monroe on-line catalog has an option that gives the characteristics of their shocks: type of terminal fittings and lengths at compression and extension. Click on Miscellaneous Application Information and then Mounting and Length Sheets. If you know the type fittings and needed lengths for C&E, you may find a shock number that corresponds. If not, try to get one that is longer on extension, shorter on compression. Though this table is a bit harder to use, you aren't stuck with the make-model format that they try to force you into at parts stores. Walt-LA
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User]
    Walt, that is eventually what I did. I gave the number to the parts store and they came up with a shock that was close, not sure why they didn't match the number I gave them. Anyway checked against my old shock they will work.



    Harry
  • Walt-LA
    Walt-LA Senior Contributor
    Sounds like a good parts store! Many of 'em just walk-away. For what it's worth, Gabriel has search engine that will cross reference with other manufacturers. I've found too, that if you can get the tech div. of manufacturer, they are usually helpful. Walt-LA
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User]
    The shocks are changed and the springs are sprung and the Hash has a whole new attitude going down the road. The steering is smoother and more direct. Getting the back end back up where it belonged really made a difference. Now onto the front shocks and windows. I hate having three cracked windows, it just makes everything just a little bit tacky looking. I think I'll pull a front shock though and take it with me to the parts store. No need to challenge Monroe to know which shock is needed.



    Harry
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