Delco Shocks

My Roadster is not on the road yet. How many of you run oil shocks on your cars? I'm goint to run them front and rear. I cleaned and bled them, I'm hoping they will be awesome.

 

i hear they can get hot.

Only ones i had were on a buick and didnt work

 

The Delco-Lovejoy shocks you have are single action only. There are some lever shocks that are also double action but with leaf springs, most of the damping you need is on rebound, not compression.

I have Single Action Delco-Lovejoy Shocks on my A-V8. I had original '32 shocks and found these are definately better.

You can run oil in them but you have to be careful and not run too thick of oil as they will get really stiff and you can over damp your car. I originally used Hydraulic Jack Oil but it was too thick. I now use The Pennsoil that is made speciffically for Manual transmissions. It is thinner and I think it may be about right. You can easily modify the valving by removing the cap and make a thicker gasket, This cap, when screwed in, is what pre loads the spring for the valve. The further it is screwed in, the stiffer the valving is.

If you over damp the car, your ride will become very harsh on rough roads, Under damped and it is like riding a Pogo Stick and the car will bounce alot.

To get your ride right, you must have the correct spring rates. A lot of people try to correct too soft of springs by running stiffer shocks. Also be sure your springs are clean with lubrication between the leaves.

As far as getting hot, that means they are working and not just going thru the motions like a worn out Ford Shock.

Good Luck and let us know how you make out.

CW.

 

Thanks for the education. I used motorcycle fork oil. I did not know about the cap spacing. I did notice that putting the cap on made the shocks resist. That helps knowing how to tune them. Thanks!