66 F41 Shocks Question

[Robert L.]

I am restoring for Top Flight my 1966 427/450hp with f41 suspension. What must I purchase to install for front and rear shocks and from where?

[Jim T.]

Re: 66 F41 Shocks Question

Does your 1966 have the original F41 shocks on it now?

[Larry M.]

Re: 66 F41 Shocks Question

I am restoring for Top Flight my 1966 427/450hp with f41 suspension. What must I purchase to install for front and rear shocks and from where?

Robert:

If you have your old F41 shocks they can be rebuilt. Otherwise I would check the NCRS Driveline for the contact info for Dan Patch and for Americas Finest Corvettes. I believe that both offer these shocks for sale or do rebuilds. They are not inexpensive.

Many of us without F41 buy current/recent AC DELCO shocks, and then remove the stickers/logos, paint them the correct color, install the correct paper ID labels and call it a day. The deduct for this latter approach is usually minimal and the cost is not great.

Larry

EDIT: There are also a few guys that routinely offer used F41 shocks for sale. They are also not cheap. But if you also want that info, let me know. They do not always sell through the Driveline, although I believe that they are NCRS members.

[Robert L.]

Re: 66 F41 Shocks Question

Does your 1966 have the original F41 shocks on it now?

I wish it did but no!

[Edmund C.]

Re: 66 F41 Shocks Question

Larry: Trust that all is well. When you said above "[M]any of us without F41 buy current/recent AC DELCO shocks, and then remove the stickers/logos, paint them the correct color, install the correct paper ID labels and call it a day" what specific current AC Delco shocks do you recommend? I'm having a tough time finding the size and a venue to buy them. Any guidance would be much obliged because I need to go this route this week. Have the right gray paint and labels; just need the Delco shocks now. Many thanks. Best, Ned

[Michael J.]

Re: 66 F41 Shocks Question

The '63-'64 guys many times buy these, since they are supposed to be black:
https://www.amazon.com/ACDelco-530-3...c+delco+shocks

They are stamped "Made in Mexico" so you lose points for date (plus maybe some for the lack of the Pliacell markings), but if you paint them the correct gray color, and put the proper sticker on them, you get 60%- 80% of the CDCIF, I think.

[Joe L.]

Re: 66 F41 Shocks Question

I am restoring for Top Flight my 1966 427/450hp with f41 suspension. What must I purchase to install for front and rear shocks and from where?

Robert-------


front-----GM #88947653, aka Delco 530-315

rear------GM #88945172. aka Delco 530-4

The above are the only shocks currently available from GM for any 1963-82 Corvette.

[Patrick B.]

Re: 66 F41 Shocks Question

Joe-- Are the 530-4 the same extended length as the originals or are these the shocks that allow U-joint binding when the rear suspension is unloaded?

[Joe L.]

Re: 66 F41 Shocks Question

Joe-- Are the 530-4 the same extended length as the originals or are these the shocks that allow U-joint binding when the rear suspension is unloaded?

Patrick-------


That I do not know. All I can say is that these are the only shocks that GM has currently catalogued for the 63-82 Corvette application. These have been around a long time now. I think they are manufactured by Federal-Mogul (Moog) or Arvin-Meritor (Gabriel).