1963 dodge d300 rear shocks -elusive
1963 dodge d300 rear shocks -elusive
I have looked for info on why I have no rear shocks, but to no avail. I am almost done with the restoration, and figure now is a good time to see if anyone has an image, or a link to a good photo, before I bounce around the streets (bad memories). I have heavy springs in the rear, and do not want the farm truck on the highway ride that I had before -help? Did these even have them from the factory?
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d300 rear shocks
thats what I thought. Sounds curious, that such tight springs, they would let the truck go without some sort of dampening. I will keep looking, but I was hoping this wasn't true. I have been driving this truck for 15 years, and my back is feeling the time. any mods people have done? anything I can do?
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rear shocks on a D300 were an option, at least in the later years. My D300 has it, but it's also loaded out, so, it was probably a top of the line option deal. Just picked up new shocks for mine awhile back as I was in that point of the resto, only shock I could find was a Rancho. No other company listed a rear shock for the D300. pm me with your e-mail and I send you a few picks of what it looks like.
Kyle
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Rancho shocks are VERY good...try http://www.gorancho.com
I just put a set of Rancho's on the rear of my 2007 Ram 1500 ST, waiting on the fronts to show up,
I will also order a set for the 68 D100 short narrow, RS5114 is for the front, and RS5116 on the back (or I might have them switched) as soon as the back ordered shocks for the front of the truck comes in.
I had to wait 4 months after buying the new truck for Rancho to do their fit test and supply the new shock numbers. The stock shocks on the 2007 Ram are GARBAGE.
I should also get a set for the 62 town wagon to replace the ones that have been on for 8 years...
Howard
I just put a set of Rancho's on the rear of my 2007 Ram 1500 ST, waiting on the fronts to show up,
I will also order a set for the 68 D100 short narrow, RS5114 is for the front, and RS5116 on the back (or I might have them switched) as soon as the back ordered shocks for the front of the truck comes in.
I had to wait 4 months after buying the new truck for Rancho to do their fit test and supply the new shock numbers. The stock shocks on the 2007 Ram are GARBAGE.
I should also get a set for the 62 town wagon to replace the ones that have been on for 8 years...
Howard
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Johnson City, Tennessee
62 Dodge D100 Town Wagon
62 Dodge M-37
68 Dodge D100 Utiline
2007 Dodge Ram 1500ST
I put a set of RS5000's on my '68 W200HEtkind wrote:Rancho shocks are VERY good...try http://www.gorancho.com
I just put a set of Rancho's on the rear of my 2007 Ram 1500 ST, waiting on the fronts to show up,
I will also order a set for the 68 D100 short narrow, RS5114 is for the front, and RS5116 on the back (or I might have them switched) as soon as the back ordered shocks for the front of the truck comes in.
I had to wait 4 months after buying the new truck for Rancho to do their fit test and supply the new shock numbers. The stock shocks on the 2007 Ram are GARBAGE.
I should also get a set for the 62 town wagon to replace the ones that have been on for 8 years...
Howard
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Our W300 doesn't have any shocks in the back either. I think that they figured shocks were not going to help the 1 tons because it is such a rough riding truck.
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1965 W200 CC 12 Valve P-Pump, HX35/S475, 5x12s, pushrods, 60# springs, 55 DVs, NV4500
1965 D100-> W100 Town Wagon 225 Slant - NP435
I ma going to put them on anyway. I bought some stuff off ebay, that will allow me to make some brackets, etc. This truck does ride pretty rough, but I know shocks would cancel out some of the hard blows in the rear end.
thanks again kyle, for sending the images. If you have a couple of where exactly you placed the frame brackets, and the brackets themselves, that would be great. I still need to fab those particular brackets.
thanks again kyle, for sending the images. If you have a couple of where exactly you placed the frame brackets, and the brackets themselves, that would be great. I still need to fab those particular brackets.