Whats your budget and intended use of the car. You can spend as little as $17 each on up to $100 each

 

Shocks seem to be one item were a lot of people "cheap out". Personally, go with good shocks and you won't be back here asking why your car rides like schite!

 

If you're going expensive, the general forum recommendation is Bilstein street valved shocks.

If you're going cheap, my recommendation is the KYB Gas-A-Justs.

 

Finally! A thread about shocks! >

Seriously, this has to be one of the most covered topics ever. You could read for hours using the search function here and never set foot outside VMF's front door.

What the heck though, what's one more thread? It would be helpful if you stated what your current suspension is (bone stock?, worn/old?) and like cmefly asked, intended use.

 

If you're going expensive, the general forum recommendation is Bilstein street valved shocks.

If you're going cheap, my recommendation is the KYB Gas-A-Justs.

+1 on that...

 

I haven't purchased shocks yet for my 65 but when I do it will be Bilstein all the way. Its on the expensive side but you get what you pay for.

 

If you're going expensive, the general forum recommendation is Bilstein street valved shocks.

If you're going cheap, my recommendation is the KYB Gas-A-Justs.

+1 on that....

 

If you want the best get Koni classic adjustable!

:cheers:

 

Budgetwise I dont have a Problem.

I intend to replace the front ones.

It seems to me that I have what they call the shelby drop.

By the way how do I know if it has a so called shelby drop??

I am looking for a firm but not hard ride.

Thanks.

 

Look at your shock towers from the engine bay side. If there are two holes (or evidence that there used to be) above the Upper Control Arm nuts then somebody already did it for you.

 

You can read 4k threads on here about shocks; almost without fail anyone that has come back and complained about poor ride quality bought cheap shocks. Don't buy cheap shocks, your car and your ride quality will thank you for the investment.

Bilstein at a minimum is my recommendation. I have two examples to point to how important shocks are. Even the SCCA and their strict classing allows for shocks to be changed from stock, and race teams have "shock gurus" ... they don't have "spring gurus".

The right shock setup makes all the difference in the world, even on 50 year old cars.

 

I have the Scott Drake shocks front and back, In my opinion as good as the KYB gas a just and a bit cheaper.
Just sayin'

 

You are from Germany, it has to be Bilstein! :wink:

Shock Absorbers

 

Thanks for your answers.

It seems that Bilstein is a good advice.

Anyone got a part number or model number of that Bilstein shock absorber?

I cant find them here.

Thanks

 

Street valved, like a normal sedan - Bilstein front shock for 64-66 Mustang - Street valving

Sport valved, like a M3 or AMG - Bilstein front shock for 64-66 Mustang - Sport valving

Rear - Bilstein rear shock for 65-73 Mustang, 60-65 Falcon, 67-70 Cougar & 62-65 Fairlane

 

On my Mustang, I went with these:

Fronts:
KYB Gas-A-Just Front Shock for 1964-1970 Ford Mustang
Rears:
KYB Gas-A-Just Rear Shock for 1964-1973 Ford Mustang