442 Need help with rear shocks please.

[Jims442]

Hello G Body buddies. Need some help with rear shocks on my 86 442. The car was lowered so the springs are not original and I don't know what they are. What is in there right now is air shocks and I prefer to use a regular shock if possible. The ones I have right now don't hold air ,so either way I need new shocks. Ty Jim

 

[Flyers9928]

I have KYB gas-a-just monotube shocks for mine. Haven't installed them yet, but these are really good shocks from my research and years of selling parts.

 

[Jims442]

I have KYB gas-a-just monotube shocks for mine. Haven't installed them yet, but these are really good shocks from my research and years of selling parts.

Ty . I have used KYB in the past and always liked them. I'm just wondering if the I need a particular shock since it's been lowered??

 

[Flyers9928]

Ty . I have used KYB in the past and always liked them. I'm just wondering if the I need a particular shock since it's been lowered??

How much did you drop it? I’m going down 2 in the rear, at least 2 in the front and using the regular replacement shock

 

[UNGN]

My T-type is relatively low and rides great with bilsteins:

Last time I took it for a long drive, I drove it 700+ miles in a day, averaging over 75 mph on some relatively rough midwestern highways and had no complaints about the ride and it didn't "bottom" once.

 

[fleming442]

KYB Excel-Gs here with Eibach springs...

 

[pontiacgp]

if the spring are short you may need short shock or the springs will fall out when you jack up the car. I have Bilstein AK1052 in the rear

 

[L92 OLDS]

Same here "I have Bilstein AK1052 in the rear"

 

[Flyers9928]

if the spring are short you may need short shock or the springs will fall out when you jack up the car. I have Bilstein AK1052 in the rear

So your telling me that installing the new springs isn't going to to be too bad?!?

 

[UNGN]

So your telling me that installing the new springs isn't going to to be too bad?!?

Undo the bottom shock bolts, jack up the body, yank springs out.