[FC] Shock Absorbers (dampers) for FC

[Dale Dewald]

Hello,

Following the recent thread on shock absorbers, I am pleased to report 
another cross application that works very well.  I have installed Bilstein 
P//N B46-0925 shocks (for 1971-2000 Dodge B100-200 vans) on the front and 
rear of our '65 Greenbrier (#1000) and have been happy with their 
performance on our 4880 mile trip to/from Portland, OR.  There are only two 
minor modifications required to make them fit:
1) The bolt holes in the lower mounting eyes need to be elongated toward 
the center because the Corvair bolt spacing is smaller.  I did this with a 
carbide burr mounted in an electric drill.
2) The openings in the rear A-arm are slightly too small for the shock body 
to slip through.  I widened the openings a bit using a blunt punch tool in 
an air hammer.  Take it easy as it does not need to be opened up very much.

Also, you will need to use stock type rubber or polyurethane upper mounting 
bushings and washers, not the bushings that come with the Bilsteins.

Dale Dewald
Hancock, (UP) MI


At 02:08 PM 8/17/05 -0500, Jim Davis wrote:
>You can add Ken that the FC shocks you found  also fit the rear of the 
>Ultra Vans.
>
>At 01:01 PM 8/17/2005, Ken Hand wrote:
>>
>>     For the earlies the shocks are only a 1/4" to long,  not enough for
>>anyone to have any handling problems. And anyone can handle  filing the lower
>>mounting bolts closer together. That is the only modification  that you 
>>need to do
>>for the earlies and FC's.