5th. shock absorber info needed

[Richie66]

I chucked my 5th, shock in the vise to see how much play was in it, it seems to be locked up. I took a cheater pipe and I couldn't make it go up or down, is there a place you can send this for a rebuild---------Richie

[DennyZ]

Richie, it might be cheaper to replace it. Is it longer than the "regular" shocks on the rear? Which model does it go on?

[Richie66]

I didn't know you could buy replacement 5th. shock, its on a 1940 120-

[Earl B.]

Richie,, check with Five Points...

http://www.classicautoshocks.com/

Hope this helps, B

[Clipper47]

Richie, The fifth shock is just a small shock welded on the end of a hollow tube. Five Points and others cut the old shock off and weld on a new one. The new shock is not exactly the same as the old one dimension wise but close. I suppose you could it yourself locally if you could find a source for the small shock absorber.

[Joe Block]

Thanks for the reference shop and the information. I would think almost any modern shock could be made to work, and anyone tried using gas charge shock on their Packard in the rear where tube shock are available.