Beautiful! I just ordered last night, can't wait...
Carb cars apparently do not have spacers. Just drill a tiny hole in both shocks and push. See Before and after pics Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Instead of drilling, two large duct clamps to hold them to whatever depth suits your taste. Fully reversible and cheap Image Unavailable, Please Login
I just bought an extra set at a great price! Front and rears. I'll keep a full set just in case our 308 prices go thru the roof.
You guys are tempting me. I just like the extra crush room before sheet metal contact with the OEM bumper.
I’ve thought about this a fair bit. From a safety perspective, I really don’t think that the gas shocks help all that much. I COULD BE WRONG. That Derekw compressed the shock using a wood clamp says to me that they compress quickly in the event of a collision and after they compress, the force of impact changes to simple bumper against the frame like it would have been in pushed-in form. I COULD BE WRONG. They were mandated in the USA with the good intention of protecting “safety equipment” (i.e. marker lights) against 5 mph parking lot bumps. The bumpers themselves are important. I am glad I have a steel girder on the front and back of my car rather than just an ornamental fiberglass strip. The girder distributes the load across the width of the car as the car decelerates through the course of impact. In a serious event the car would be wrecked, but more of the frame will be consumed in the collision likely leading to lesser decleleation forces on the occupants. Although I COULD BE WRONG.
