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#458923 - 05/18/08 11:14 PM
tube shocks part #
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Registered: 06/17/04
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Loc: Caifornia
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Anyone have the part number for tube shocks for the rear of a MGB?.....I know I know, it isn't stock but the car came that way and I need new shocks and don't even know whats on it now.
Oh yeah, the shocks are yellow if that helps.
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#458926 - 05/18/08 11:26 PM
Re: tube shocks part #
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Yoda
Registered: 12/19/05
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Loc: West Central Alabama
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Spax are partly yellow too. I just looked at them on Moss's site, but didn't see a link for just the shocks.
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#458943 - 05/19/08 01:46 AM
Re: tube shocks part #
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Registered: 06/17/04
Posts: 56
Loc: Caifornia
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The problem is there are no numbers on these shocks. It looks like at one time there was a tag on them, but it is long gone.
Thanks anyway.
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#458957 - 05/19/08 06:33 AM
Re: tube shocks part #
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Obi Wan
Registered: 01/29/05
Posts: 2452
Loc: South Carolina, U.S.A.
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You could probably take it to a Monroe dealer, as Tony suggested, anyway for him to match it to a replacement, without the number! I don't think I'd use a gas charged one though! Might make a "B", which has no weight in the back anyway, ride a little stiff in the rear. JMHO. PJ
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#459040 - 05/19/08 10:34 AM
Re: tube shocks part #
[Re: PAUL161]
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Jedi Warrior
Registered: 12/01/06
Posts: 637
Loc: West Palm Beach, Fl
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I did some checking on getting a shock that fits while I was working at a parts store, and found that the Monroe Sensa-Track part number is 5877ST.
One problem with this part number is that the upper hole may not be the same size as the shock you have.
Hopefully this helps.
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#459329 - 05/20/08 10:06 AM
Re: tube shocks part #
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Jedi Warrior
Registered: 03/16/06
Posts: 467
Loc: BC
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It would be a lot easier and perhaps cheaper in the long run to simply bolt an original style set of lever shocks on the car. Experimenting with tube shocks not designed specifically for your B may prove frustrating. You may get lucky, or you may end up with a rough ride and poor handling like most tube shock kits provide.
Sorry I can't help with part numbers but there is no way to know what you have there. Good luck! The other advantage of replacing with Armstrongs is that he'll never be in this position again - the lever shocks will never wear out as long as he ownes the car if he keeps them topped up (and if they did, at least he'd know what they were for replacement purposes).
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#459504 - 05/20/08 05:40 PM
Re: tube shocks part #
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 How right you are, Steve! ...'cept for some Koni's. And THEY ain't cheaper.
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#459619 - 05/21/08 12:34 AM
Re: tube shocks part #
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Luke Skywalker
Registered: 03/06/07
Posts: 1533
Loc: Kaneohe, Oahu, Hi, USA
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Koni, and KYB both offer lifetime warranty. At least they did. It's been so long that I've had to install shocks I don't know where to look for the paperwork.
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#459631 - 05/21/08 02:54 AM
Re: tube shocks part #
[Re: DrEntropy]
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Registered: 06/17/04
Posts: 56
Loc: Caifornia
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My long term plan was to get shocks from Peter C. but in the short term was looking for a quick tube shock replacement. The tube shock hardware is all ready installed.
With 3 MGs and a Metro to maintain, plus keeping SWMBO happy I was trying to take the easy way out.
Thanks for all the suggestions and help!
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#459974 - 05/22/08 02:45 AM
Re: tube shocks part #
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Luke Skywalker
Registered: 04/20/05
Posts: 1536
Loc: Macungie, PA
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How right you are, Steve! ...'cept for some Koni's. And THEY ain't cheaper. Indeed. I switched to Konis about 5 years ago and I'll never go back to levers, no matter what the warranty. They're cute/novel for the purist set, but IMO nothing beats an adjustable Koni. Except perhaps a Ron Hopkinson coilover, which I was too cheap/lazy to fit  
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#460019 - 05/22/08 09:26 AM
Re: tube shocks part #
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Yoda
Registered: 06/28/04
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Loc: Los Angeles Area
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nothing beats an adjustable Koni. Except a remotely adjustable Armstrong lever shock. Adjust them right from the cockpit with no modification to the car necessary. Plus, you get a shock designed for the car that fits at the correct angle. Nothing beats that!
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