Buick36-49 Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 I got lucky, turns out my front shocks are toast on my '36 Special. However, the back seem to be in excellent shape! When I removed them they were not leaking and were still full of oil which I am replacing. The only problem is the links broke that connect the shock to the suspension. Can anyone provide me a picture of their '36 Special rear shocks & link setup? I'm sure over the years mine have been modified a little. My part numbers are Delco LoveJoy 1053004 1439F 2J2 and 1053005 1439E 2J2. Not even sure if these are my year. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pont35cpe Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 Here is a picture of my `36 40 series rear shock and link. You`ll need to make a grommet for the shock arm hole, you want zero slack. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buick36-49 Posted May 5, 2021 Author Share Posted May 5, 2021 Nice! Where did you acquire this. Shocks to springs wanted almost $100 to make this for me (not counting hardware). I have one of these and the bottom rusted and broke. I was going to take some ready rod and make my own using the "U" at the top. Not sure if ready rod will be strong enough for the road shock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buick36-49 Posted June 17, 2021 Author Share Posted June 17, 2021 Update. Rebuilt front shocks, pivot pins upper and lower along with intermediate arm bearing. She rides like new. We also made the rear shock links out of some old parts and some modifications of other NOS parts from WWII in addition to some ready rod. We'll see how it holds up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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