Fair enough; and mine.
GM shows different shocks for 64-67 (3192955) and 68-72
(3188931 and 3192974 for HD) Chevelles.
KYB (Monroe) lists specs as:
Compressed length: 64-67 is 9.625" ~ 68-72 is
8.625"
Extended length: 64-67 is 15.125" ~ 68-72 is
13.375"
Length traveled: 64-67 is 5.5" ~ 68-72 is
4.75"
Stem: 64-67 is 5/16" and 2 3/16" ~ 68-72 is 5/16" and 2
7/16"
Apparently Hotchkis has found a way to make the same
shock fit all A-body 64-72 cars and still work where nobody else
has.
Dale McIntosh
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67SS/67 Elky
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Fred Dowaliby
Sent: Saturday, March 06, 2004 11:15 AM
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Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] shocks for 65 chevelle???
Hotchkis (my charts from them) list AK2070 for front, 64-72, and B46-0929 for rear, 64-88.
On Mar 6, 2004, at 12:05 PM, Dale McIntosh wrote:
I just did a cursory search on Bilstein and came up with a BMW site that had a .PDF file of a Bilstein application guide. It lists:
1. 68-72 (exc wagon) HD - front AK2070, rear B46-0929
2. 67 exc wagon, exc HD rear - front AK2079, rear AK2080
3. 64-66 (exc wagon) HD - front AK2079, rear AK2080
Bilstein's own website shows:
1. 68-72 (exc wagon) - front AK2070, rear B46-0929
2. 67 (exc wagon, HD rear) - front BE3-2972, rear AK2080
3. 64-66 (exc wagon) - front BE3-2972, rear AK2080
Website http://www.upgrademotoring.com shows:
1. 68-72 (exc wagon) - front AK-2070, rear B46-0929
2. 67 exc wagon & exc HD rear - front AK2079, rear AK2080
3. 64-66 (exc wagon) HD - front AK2079, rear AK2080
The Bilstein site doesn't show the AK2079 and maybe it's been replaced with the BE3-2972 (?).
Even the Hotchkis site shows the BE3-2972 for 64-67 fronts as well as 68-72 fronts. Yet, when you click the link for the BE3-2972 shocks at Hotchkis, they are listed as fitting 67-81 F-body and 68-72 A-body. The Hotchkis site lists a B46-0929 for the rear on 64-88 A-body.
So you've got four different souces listing two different front shocks for 64-67 (Hotchkis apparently not listing them correctly at all) but all agree on the 68-72 fronts. Quite possibly, the 68-72 fronts will fit the 64-67 if you enlarge the shock diameter hole in the lower A-arm. Being that you have a 68 suspension system, this wasn't a problem.
I'm not trying to toss a wrench into what you're offering, it's still a heck of a buy for a 68-72 Chevelle owner. Being that I own a '67 and every mfg of shocks out there I checked (Koni, Monroe, Hotchkis, Bilstein, plus upgrademotoring.com) show different front shocks for 64-67 and 68-72, I'd be more than a little cautious buying them and expecting them to be a direct bolt-on for a 64-67 A-body.
Dale McIntosh
TC Gold #92/ACES #1709/NECOA #41
67SS/67 Elky
DalesPlace My 67 SS and 67 El Camino
ChevelleStuff Decoding info on 64-72 Chevelles
Team67 1967 Chevelle/El Camino Specific
MidwestChevelles Midwest Chevelle Show Information
