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Interesting shocks for the Model T Ford

Post by FATMAN » Fri Oct 18, 2019 2:19 pm

Interesting shocks for the Model T Ford
I see no name, does anyone know anything about these?
Bob
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Re: Interesting shocks for the Model T Ford

Post by DanTreace » Fri Oct 18, 2019 8:03 pm

Bob

Believe those scissor action shocks are the W-X brand. On the market about 1915, but rarely seen on T's today, Hasslers being the preferred spring shock.

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Re: Interesting shocks for the Model T Ford

Post by Allan » Sat Oct 19, 2019 7:26 am

I can't imagine how quickly the holes in the arms wore on the pins through the perch/spring eye.

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Re: Interesting shocks for the Model T Ford

Post by Original Smith » Sat Oct 19, 2019 9:47 am

The best shocks are no shocks at all. For our roads today, a stock Ford is fine.


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Re: Interesting shocks for the Model T Ford

Post by Wayne Sheldon » Sun Oct 20, 2019 1:43 am

Yeah Larry S, I do agree. However, some of them are so interesting. On the third hand, a few ideas are so bad that they belong in a display, and not on a driven car!
These are really neat! But I do not think I would try to use them.

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