Hotchkis Shock question? Are they Discontinued?
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04/05/20 05:26 PM
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No mention of any shocks for E-Body Mopars through Hotchkis- What happened?
Last edited by moparAL; 04/05/20 06:20 PM.
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Re: Hotchkis Shock question? Are they Discontinued?
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04/05/20 08:56 PM
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Most shock applications listed for the 66-72 B and the 70-74 E are listed as being the same. Not sure why Hotchkis doesn't list them that way too. The simple answer is because nobody that works at Hotchkis knows anything about Mopars. I've contacted them several times offering to help them improve their website but they don't even bother to reply to my emails. They have never figured out that early b body cars can use the same torsion bars even though I've told them that several times. They could sell more Mopar stuff if they fixed the information on their website.
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Re: Hotchkis Shock question? Are they Discontinued?
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04/06/20 09:40 PM
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If you want to talk to someone who knows Mopars then call Firm Feel. They have Bilstein shocks for Mopar cars. I bought Bilstein from them. Have you sen the video that tested OEM vs Bilstiens vs Hotchkis Shocks? HUGE difference
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Re: Hotchkis Shock question? Are they Discontinued?
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04/07/20 08:58 AM
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If you want to talk to someone who knows Mopars then call Firm Feel. They have Bilstein shocks for Mopar cars. I bought Bilstein from them. Have you sen the video that tested OEM vs Bilstiens vs Hotchkis Shocks? HUGE difference Link?
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Re: Hotchkis Shock question? Are they Discontinued?
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04/09/20 11:48 AM
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I switched over to Koni shocks on my car. I like the fact that the Koni shocks are adjustable. I looked at the higher dollar shocks that Hotchkis sells but I'm not going to buy anything from a vendor who didn't know which of their products were correct for my car. The Koni shocks made a huge difference on my car and that was just with the shocks all set in the middle of the adjustment range. I haven't even tried different settings yet. The Koni shocks have been available for Mopar applications many years, long before Bilstein. When doing my RoadRunner suspension 20 years back I wanted Bilstein but not available so I bought the Konis' I think from Summit. Previously I had Bilsteins on other vehicles and was impressed with their quality and ride, especially their damping when being extended. I do recall for the rear Konis I had to mill out a few 000s' for their mounting bushing for some reason it was slightly smaller than the mounting stud on my 70RR. The Konis have performed well along with my larger torsion bars, I did set the front end down slightly to get the California racing stance.... But still these old B bodies don't handle like the later cars in the twistees on the beach canyon runs to Malibu... Just my $0.02...
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Re: Hotchkis Shock question? Are they Discontinued?
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04/10/20 10:00 PM
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I believe Fox builds them to Hotchkis' proprietary specifications. Close but no. Blanks are shipped to Hotchkis from Fox; they are valved, assembled and shipped in house.
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