<VV> Please help identify these shocks

[Bryan Blackwell]

Hi Dave,

The answer is yes, no, and maybe.

Roughly, if the extended and compressed lengths match, then the shocks  
will probably work at least ok.  There is more to shock selection  
because shocks are really spring dampers (the Brits call them dampers,  
which is much more accurate) and so various models will have differing  
amounts of damping in each direction, and even at different points in  
the travel.  So two shocks with the same dimensions may make the car  
ride and handle very differently.

As for this particular shock, it has a helper spring on it.  Depending  
on the rate and working height, you may find this raises the car.  It  
will definitely raise the spring rate, which will affect the ride and  
handling.

I know this is extra work, but the best course would be to install  
just the '63 springs and existing shocks, drive the car a little, then  
swap in these shocks and see what the difference is.

--Bryan

On Nov 15, 2009, at 5:37 PM, Dave Thompson wrote:

> I will be replacing the 64 rear springs with 63 springs on my 63  
> Spyder next
> weekend. It seems to me that since I am removing the shocks to get the
> springs off, I could replace them with these if they fit. Can I just  
> simply
> compare the ones off my car to these? If they are the same length and
> stroke, couldn't I use them or is there more science to shocks than  
> that?