Rear shocks / coilovers

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Originally Posted by Perpendicular

On my 67, I am noticing the rear shocks seem weak. It is lowered somewhat so wonder what others recommend for a rear setup.

Would you do coilovers to help the factory 60 year old springs? If so, what experiences have you had?

If just shocks, what have you seen that works well?

I am starting with the rear as they likely are much older than the front as it was rebuilt at one point.

Thanks for the opinions!

I have never used coilovers so I am no help there. Depending on how it was dropped would make a difference. Were the springs heated to drop it?

If you are going to just try original type shocks I would just buy a name brand. I used Gabriels on the back of my '71 and they seem to be holding up good.... Depending on how much it is dropped you may want to install a shock relocator kit on it.

Hopefully others will chime in on this.
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