Shock Absorbers
Shock Absorbers
Does anyone have a suggestion on replacement shock absorbers for a 52 4AD. The ones on my car are Armstrong Type A with a manufacturing date of Sept 1952. Neeedless to say they are a little sloppy.
I own a 52 AD4 which is undergoing a face lift
hope to have it completed for Mad Dogs and Englishmen
hope to have it completed for Mad Dogs and Englishmen
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you can look at http://www.singercars.com/4ax/armstrong.html here on this website for some information on how they work and perhaps rebuild them yourself, Moss Motors sells the special oil that goes into them.
Other than that, all you can do is send them out to be rebuilt, the shock itself was commonly used on other cars but the arm in 4AD only. That makes them pretty much Singer only shocks, I have heard of people getting new armstrong shocks from other cars and modifying the arm or mounting points to fit, much easier to send them out for rebuilding if you can "refresh" them.
Other than that, all you can do is send them out to be rebuilt, the shock itself was commonly used on other cars but the arm in 4AD only. That makes them pretty much Singer only shocks, I have heard of people getting new armstrong shocks from other cars and modifying the arm or mounting points to fit, much easier to send them out for rebuilding if you can "refresh" them.
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1953 Singer 4ADT (sold), 1934 Singer 9 Le Mans, 1934 Singer 1 1/2 4-Seater Sports (sold), 2009 BMW K1300GT
1953 Singer 4ADT (sold), 1934 Singer 9 Le Mans, 1934 Singer 1 1/2 4-Seater Sports (sold), 2009 BMW K1300GT
Shock Absorbers
Mike: Thanks for the reply. I am familiar with the Armstong lever action shocks. My car has Armstrong telescopic Type A Pat Pending date of Mfg 9-51, shocks on the front, mounted inside the coil springs. Is this not a standard set-up? I tried matching them at a local parts store but their
catalogs are all based on car make and model. The one catalog that listed some specs, length of travel, top and bottom connection were all code listed and mixed up with about 50 pages of small print. I had hoped this was a standard setup and someone had replaced these and could give me a quick cross reference.
Martin
catalogs are all based on car make and model. The one catalog that listed some specs, length of travel, top and bottom connection were all code listed and mixed up with about 50 pages of small print. I had hoped this was a standard setup and someone had replaced these and could give me a quick cross reference.
Martin
I own a 52 AD4 which is undergoing a face lift
hope to have it completed for Mad Dogs and Englishmen
hope to have it completed for Mad Dogs and Englishmen
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Martin
See the discussion under 4AD at http://www.singercars.com/phpbb/viewtop ... w=previous . John Slusar has found a compatible Nissan product I believe.
See the discussion under 4AD at http://www.singercars.com/phpbb/viewtop ... w=previous . John Slusar has found a compatible Nissan product I believe.
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Vice President - NASOC
Pre war Singer Specialist and Collector
Automotive Historian
Author of "Racing Roadsters"