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Car Forum / Driving, Maintenance, Tuning / Maintenance and Repair / September 2007I need to reverse a shock number...
I need to do a sort of reverse lookup for a Monroe shock number. I have some new shocks here that I do not remember what vehicle they were for. I know the Monroe number (20803 and 20801) but their site only seems to let me search from the model. I need to search from the part number... Any ideas on a site that could do that for me? > I need to do a sort of reverse lookup for a Monroe shock number. > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > I need to search from the part number... Any ideas on a site that could do > that for me? Call Monroe or a local auto parts shop and they shoudl be able to look uo which vehicles it is used on. rdoc <beep@this.net> wrote in article <q76dnSGzGonpO2vbnZ2dnUVZ_hisnZ2d@giganews.com>... > I need to do a sort of reverse lookup for a Monroe shock number. > > I have some new shocks here that I do not remember what vehicle they were > for. I know the Monroe number (20803 and 20801) but their site only seems to > let me search from the model. > > I need to search from the part number... Any ideas on a site that could do > that for me? I've got the catalog....... 20801 fits the front on a ton of 1950s-to-1990s GM full-size, Chevy Van, 1950s-to-1990s Ford full-size, etc. 20803 fits the rear on some AMC, a lot of full-size GM, '50s-to-'90s Fords, some Toyotas, etc. Does that hit anything you own or have owned? > rdoc <beep@this.net> wrote in article > <q76dnSGzGonpO2vbnZ2dnUVZ_hisnZ2d@giganews.com>... [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > > Does that hit anything you own or have owned? In a few instances, but... the common theme with fronts *and* backs might have been a Monte Carlo and the time frame I might guess I scavenged them up would match that as well... does that jive with your book? Bottom line: What I'm wondering is... can I use the 20803's on my 90 Olds Ciera? They look a lot alike at a glance (without the old ones removed). rdoc <beep@this.net> wrote in article <QOidnTCqtaw7T2vbnZ2dnUVZ_uqvnZ2d@giganews.com>... > > rdoc <beep@this.net> wrote in article > > <q76dnSGzGonpO2vbnZ2dnUVZ_hisnZ2d@giganews.com>... [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > > In a few instances, but... the common theme with fronts *and* backs might > have been a Monte Carlo and the time frame I might guess I scavenged them up > would match that as well... does that jive with your book? Actually, the 1970-1988 Monte Carlos called for the 20802....which had diffeernt mounts. > Bottom line: What I'm wondering is... can I use the 20803's on my 90 Olds > Ciera? They look a lot alike at a glance (without the old ones removed). The 1990 Olds Cutlass Ciera calls for a 20897 in the Regal-Ride line. The 20897 has the following specifications: Upper Mount: S Lower Mount: LS 7 Compressed length: 16.125" Extended length" 21.0" Travel: 4.875" Parts pack: P1134 The 20803 that you have, has the following specifications: Upper mount: S Lower mount: L1/CP3 Compressed Length: 12.750" Extended length:21.375" Travel: 8.625" Parts pack:P576/P1134 The "S" upper mounts are simply studs. While there are different-sized studs, chances are that the bushing kits would make up any differences. The "LS 7" Lower mount on the "897", is a 10mm i.d. X 1-5/8 long steel sleeve inside a rubber bushing. The L1/CP3 lower mount on the "803" is a rubber bushing with a cantilever pin that is designed to bolt into the hanger on the rear axle housing - replacing the OEM setup. While you might be able to cobble your shock to fit the Ciera, the part that would concern me would be the shock travel. The "803" closes down a lot more than the "897", and there COULD be some bottoming out of suspension components there. Add in that the "803" was designed for a full-sized (REALLY full-sized cars of the '50s through '80s), rear-wheel-drive car, installing it on a much lighter, Front-wheel-drive car will, in all likelihood, result in an unpredictability in handling, braking, etc. You're talking the "Regal-Ride" line of shocks here that sell for $12.95 each ($9.95 on sale) at the local DIY, retail auto parts stores.....hardly worth the effort to swap them around. > rdoc <beep@this.net> wrote in article > <QOidnTCqtaw7T2vbnZ2dnUVZ_uqvnZ2d@giganews.com>... [quoted text clipped - 88 lines] > each ($9.95 on sale) at the local DIY, retail auto parts stores.....hardly > worth the effort to swap them around. That's a lot of info... thank you. I can't figure what the heck I got these for... or remember where. I probably snagged them at a swap, but who knows what for. Anyhow... I'm not rigging anything when it comes to brakes, steering or suspension (everything else is game:-). They either fit or don't and I guess they don't. Thanks again! > I need to do a sort of reverse lookup for a Monroe shock number. > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > I need to search from the part number... Any ideas on a site that could do > that for me? cross it to a Gabriel part number, Gabriel lets you do a reverse lookup on application. nate >> I need to do a sort of reverse lookup for a Monroe shock number. >> [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > nate Thanks. Good idea but it doesn't see it as a valid number... even though the shock clearly has Monroe stamped in it. |
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