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Re: 63-72 Chevy P/U Rear Shock Mount System
Thanks, but I guess I should have been more clear. I was asking about the panhard bar setup that should start shipping on Wednesday or Thursday of this week according to the post from Rob right above my post.
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Re: 63-72 Chevy P/U Rear Shock Mount System
Oops, sorry it took so long. Yes, the new Panhard rods are ready to go. This may be a shocker, list price is set at $219.00. Forum members get 10% off. I'll get some picts up today. Part of the assembly includes the 'Tie plates' that fit between the trailing arm and axle, and these also have the rear swaybar attachment points. The new rear swaybar kits will list at $239.00. If you get both, you will save $30.00 (we don't have to send the tie plates twice) No, you don't have to buy at the same time. Just let us know. I know the pricing is a bit high compared to those resalers of imported parts, but thats life. US made, quality performing parts cost a bit more. You get what you pay for. Believe me, you'll be happy with these parts.
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Re: 63-72 Chevy P/U Rear Shock Mount System
We are finally finishing up, should have bars back next week to go to powder coating. Hoping for may 10th to be ready to ship.
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Re: 63-72 Chevy P/U Rear Shock Mount System
do you make shock mounts for leaf sprung trucks
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No not currently.
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I got the kit today and it looks great. Hope I can start on it next wekend.
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Well after 6 1/2 hrs I'm done.
I got the shock relocator on but had to ditch the rear camaro sway bar. For now anyway??? I asked about this before I ordered it and Ron said it wasn't a problem. Well it was, big time. There was no way that shock kit was going to work with it on the truck. Not to worried about the sway bar since this is just a street truck and not a race truck. It would be nice to have it though. $$$$ thrown away as of now! I'm going to get back under it after our beach trip and see what I can come up with to reinstall it. Also there was no 5/8" hole in my frame to locate the upper shock mount.So I just used my own judgment and mounted it. I used the smaller hole you see in the pictures as my starting point. Installed and ready to ride in the AM to work and see how it does. It's on a little angle but it fits good that way. Both sides are like that. ![]() ![]() Anybody out there need a set of the over load peices for there truck. I happen to have a set! ![]()
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Re: 63-72 Chevy P/U Rear Shock Mount System
You know when I first saw some onther companies advertising shock relocators, this is how I thought they would be set up, then seeing the others that did not move the shock that much I was disapointed.
Question 1a. How much longer of a shock will this allow compared to stock? Question 1b I have 5" drop springs, would I still need 5" drop length shocks, or 3" or stock lentgh? Question 2. What about stock type side exit exhuast? Looks like this would be right in the way. Great work!
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1b-Use a "B" shock for a "5 to 7" drop 2-Exhaust can be re-fitted to the O.E. location.
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Re: 63-72 Chevy P/U Rear Shock Mount System
So in other words,you can unload the coils and use coilovers with these brackets?
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I wouldn't recomend it. We used to make a coil-over conversion kit for C-10's, it was a slow seller. Some compaies still have them available. The mounts are plenty strong, but really not designed for the spring load. For the most part, I can't see any ride quality or performance increase (other than spring preload adj.) gained from coil-overs vs. coil & shock. There may be a slight disadvantage with a coil-over by not leveraging the spring.
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Re: 63-72 Chevy P/U Rear Shock Mount System
Ok- thanks,just askin!
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I ordered this kit this past week and can't wait to get it installed.
robnolimit, Thanks for answering all my ?. I'll post pictures as I install it. ![]() ![]()
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Re: 63-72 Chevy P/U Rear Shock Mount System
Rob,
I'd like to order kit 3GC-RR-100 & 3GC-RR-101 A. Also does the panhand clear after market covers? Mine sticks out farther than the stock? Tom |
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Re: 63-72 Chevy P/U Rear Shock Mount System
you'll notice that the lower shock mount studs are 6061 stainless, we couldnt find what we wanted, so we had to have them made. It took a while, but it's right.
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OK,
I guess I need to use some anti seize on the threads. Thanks. ![]() ![]()
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Re: 63-72 Chevy P/U Rear Shock Mount System
Rob, I got my shock setup and panhard bar setup in today! The pieces look great! I can't wait to get them installed! Thanks!
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Re: 63-72 Chevy P/U Rear Shock Mount System
looks good, my sway bar (camaro) is on top of my axle, I dont know if that will help or not probably not since them upper outside mounts look to be in teh same relative position.
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Well once I get back next week from our vacation I may try and reinstall it some where else. Maybe on the front side who knows. Those bigger holes were fun to drill. Well the bits I had were old to though!
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Re: 63-72 Chevy P/U Rear Shock Mount System
Are my eyes playing tricks on me? It looks like your lower shock mounting is different than the pictures that Rob posted. Do you have the lower mounts switched side to side? I looked at the pictures on the Project JT build. post #136 and the shocks appear to mount on the flat side of the lower bracket.
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They could be. I put them on a couple of times before I settled on this way. The peices are not marked and the directions were just pictures. They are mounted on the flat sides though.
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