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Three questions about shocks for my 1952 Plymouth Suburban:

Does anyone know what aftermarket shocks one should use for this car.

Related question, does anyone know if Suburban shocks are same as on Sedan?

Finally, something i heard at the recent Plymouth meet in Michigan - a fellow 52 Suburban-owner said the the floaty nature of the car comes from the fact that the front shocks run from lower control arm to the upper, and that he made a bracket welded them in to the frame, and all is well.  Anyone heard of this?

Ned Foss, Albany NY..  

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yes, mounting the upper shock mount to the chassis will remove the lapping waves from beneath the floating boat that is your Mayflower..you will however not be able to use the stock shock in the front if you make the change.

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I actually did use a stock shock on my 47 P15 after adding a Ford pickup mount to the frame.  The other models

of shocks, numbers  given me by other members, were too long and bottomed out quickly.    Actually I would like to find a

different shock about one inch longer than my old one, but it has been working fine.    

 

The shock mounts I used look like this......

 

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Fatman fabrication makes a weld on bracket and they use a GM truck shock from the late 70's early 80's. Great improvement . They also make a dropped upright/spindle if you want to lower the front end. Another nice improvement 

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John, the more I look at your car, the more I can’t stop looking at it. That stance is just right too. Any chance you could post a pic of the Fatman shock mount? Thanks in advance. 

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I will-just got to get under the car. It's a very simple bracket that welds to the frame or the old ford bolt on shock bracket works very well also

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