All Shocks

Houdaille and other rotary shock absorbers

This is a rotary shock absorber (as opposed to the more common Delco piston shock; an easy way to identify a Houdaille shock is by its round clocklike housing) A very labor intensive shock to rebuild, especially if frozen (arm doesn't move); they must be rebuilt on an individual basis. Please allow 10 workday turnaround.

Ford - Mercury - Lincoln
$195.00 ea.

Year/Model

Front

Rear

1928-32 Ford (all pass. & comm. cars)

13476-77

1933-34 Ford (all pass. & comm. cars)

13454-55

13548-49

1935-36 Ford (all pass. & comm. cars)

13456-57

13548-49

1937-40 Ford (all pass. & comm. cars)

13456-57

12564-65

1941 Ford (all pass. & comm. cars)

12420-21

12422-23

1942-48 Ford (all pass. cars)

12420-21

12422-23

1942-48 Ford (Station Wagon & Panel Delivery)

12420-21

12507-08

1942-48 Ford (commercial models)

12420-21

12505-06

1939-40 Mercury (all models)

13456-57

12564-65

1941-48 Mercury (all models)

12420-21

12422-23

$195.00 each rebuilding cost applies to "rebuildable" cores: arm turns, internal parts move sort of quietly (no nasty grinding sound). Most "non-rebuildable" units can be rebuilt, but with some extra work. Expected cost is $245.00 each.
If we ship first, we will charge $245 plus $100 core deposit for each shock. All returned cores get full refund, regardless if they are "rebuildable" or not, as described above.

1936 Lincoln (Zephyr models)

LZ1-2

LZ3-4

1937-40 Lincoln (Zephyr models)

LZ1-2

LZ5-6

1941 Lincoln (all models)

LZ7-8

LZ9-10

1942-48 Lincoln (all models)

LZ1-2

LZ11-12

1942-48 Lincoln (all models)

LZ1-2

LZ11-12

Other cars with rotary lever shocks

Packard Most pre 1930 models have Houdaille shocks. Please call for pricing, Some 1938 Packard models have Houdaille rotary shocks: front with two arms ($385 to rebuild) and rear with single arm ($195). Rear stabilizer ("fifth shock"): $245. Studebaker 1937 and later: $195 each. Call for pricing for pre-1937. Ferrari Early post WWII: $385 each Jaguar $385 each Chrysler, Pierce Arrow, Cord before 1932: please call for pricing. MG some MGTA, TB, PA, PB, YA, YT, YB - $385 each

Buick

1948A

1902E-F

1933C-D

Years, Models

Front
Right-Left

Rebuild price
each

Rear
Right-Left

Rebuild price
each

1937 Series 40, 60

1947A - 1947B

$215

1713A - 1713B

$165

1938 Series 40, 60

1947A - 1947B

$215

n/a (tube shocks)

1938 Series 80, 90

1902D - 1902C

$365

n/a (tube shocks)

1939 Series 40, 60

1948A - 1948A

$215

2103E - 2103F

$165

1939 Series 80, 90

1902D - 1902C

$365

1751R - 1751S

$165

1940 Series 40, 50, 60

1948A - 1948A

$215

2105A - 2105B

$165

1940 Series 80, 90

1902E - 1902F

$365

1751R - 1751S

$165

1941-42 Series 40, 50, 60,70

1948A - 1948A

$215

2105C - 2105D

$165

1941-42 Series 90

1948A - 1948A

$215

1757A - 1757B

$165

1946-53 All

1948A - 1948A

$215

2105C - 2105D

$165

1954-55 All

n/a (tube shocks)

2105X - 2105Y

$165

Notes:

Already rebuilt 1948A (core deposit $150), 2105C-D and 2105X-Y (core deposit $100) in stock.

1933C-D (see picture above) is replacement shock for 1902E-F, sold thru repair shops in 1940's and 1950's. Rebuilding cost $245 each.

Cadillac

1946G-H

1946 and 1947 type castings
upside down

Years, Models

Front
Right-Left

Rebuild price
each

Rear
Right-Left

Rebuild price
each

1939 Series 611940 Series 50, 52, 62

1946G - 1946H

$215

1751V - 1751W

$165

1940 Series 60S

1946G - 1946H

$215

1751G - 1751H

$165

1941-49 Series 60S, 61, 62

1946G - 1946H

$215

1754N - 1754P

$165

1941-48 Series 75 Passenger

1946G - 1946H

$215

2007N - 2007P

$245

1946-48 Series 75 Commercial

1946G - 1946H

$215

1751V - 1751W

$165

Notes:

Already rebuilt 1946G-H and 1754N-P (core deposit front $150 each, rear $100 each) in stock.

Your car may have 1947 type front shocks. These were sold thru repair shops in 1940's and 1950's and (from above) look the same as 1946G-H; on the bottom side of 1946G-H there are valve access screws, while on 1947 type casting there are none (see picture above). We do not accept 1947 type shock as a core for rebuilt 1946G-H.

Chevrolet (Chevy)

Dubonnet Knee Action

2200A-B

2100A-B

Years, Models

Front
Right-Left

Rebuild price
each

Rear
Right-Left

Rebuild price
each

1934-38 Master - with knee action

Dubonnet

$545 R+R.
$645 exch. or core charge sale
(core $300 each)

various 1400
type shocks

$165

1939-40 Master De Luxe
1941-48 All Passenger Cars

2200B - 2200A

$215

2100A - 2100B

$165

1937-48 1/2 Ton Truck

1430DA - 1430CA

$165

1430LA - 1430MA

$165

1937-48 3/4 and 1 Ton Trucks

1430DA - 1430CA

$165

1431X - 1431Y

$165

Notes:

Already rebuilt 2200A-B (core deposit $150 each) and 2100A-B (core deposit $100 each) in stock.

La Salle

1946G-H

Years, Models

Front
Right-Left

Rebuild price
each

Rear
Right-Left

Rebuild price
each

1939-40

1946G - 1946H

$215

1751V - 1751W

$165

Nash - Lafayette

1947C-D

Years, Models

Front
Right-Left

Rebuild price
each

Rear
Right-Left

Rebuild price
each

1940 All

1947C - 1947D

$215

n/a (tube shocks)

Notes:

Already rebuilt 1947C-D (core deposit $150 each) in stock.

Oldsmobile

1947A-B, 1947C-D or 1947J-K

Years, Models

Front
Right-Left

Rebuild price
each

Rear
Right-Left

Rebuild price
each

1937-38 6 and 8

1947A - 1947B

$215

1713E - 1713F

$165

1939 6 and 8

1947C - 1947D

$215

1751U - 1751T

$165

1940 6 and 8

1947C - 1947D

$215

1754M - 1754L

$165

1941-48 Series 66, 68

1947C - 1947D

$215

2105G - 2105H

$165

1941-48 Series 76, 78, 96, 98
1949 Series 98

1947C - 1947D

$215

2105E - 2105F

$165

1949 Series 76, 88

1947J - 1947K

$215

2105N - 2105P

$165

1950 Series 98

1947C - 1947D

$215

2105R - 2105S

$165

1950 Series 76, 88
1951 Series 88

1947J - 1947K

$215

2105T - 2105 U

$165

1951 Series 98

1947C - 1947D

$215

n/a (tube shocks)

1952-54 Series 88, 98

1947J - 1947K

$215

n/a (tube shocks)

Notes:

Already rebuilt 1947C-D and 1947J-K (core deposit $150 each) in stock.

Packard

1946J-K

1960C-D

1966C-D

Years, Models

Front
Right-Left

Rebuild price
each

Rear
Right-Left

Rebuild price
each

1935-36 120, 120B

1960C - 1960D

$215

1748A - 1748B

$165

1937 115C, 120C

1960C - 1960D

$215

1717A - 1717B

$165

1939 1700, 1701-02-03

1966C - 1966D

$245

1751Z - 1751M

$165

1940 1800, 1801 1803

2206A - 2206B

$245

n/a (tube shocks)

1941 110, 120, 160, 180
1942 2004-5-7-8

1966D - 1966C

$245

n/a (tube shocks)

1941 Clipper
1942 2001-3-6-10-11
1946-50 All

1946J - 1946K

$215

n/a (tube shocks)

Notes:

Already rebuilt 1960C-D, 1966C-D, 2206A-B, and 1946J-K (core deposit $150 each) in stock; see also Note about 1946 and 1947 type shocks on Cadillacs

Pontiac

Dubonnet Knee Action

1947C-D

Years, Models

Front
Right-Left

Rebuild price
each

Rear
Right-Left

Rebuild price
each

1934-36 with knee action

Dubonnet

$545

various 1400
type shocks

$135

1937-38 6 and 8 Cyl.

1947A - 1947B

$215

n/a (tube shocks)

1939-48 6 and 8 Cyl.

1947C - 1947D

$215

n/a (tube shocks)

Notes:

Already rebuilt 1947C-D (core deposit $150 each) in stock.

Delco part numbers explained

Almost all Delco lever shock absorbers have, somewhere on the casting, inscription "Delco, Made In Dayton, U.S.A" (on some word "Delco" is replaced with "Delco-Lovejoy" or "Lovejoy").

Part number is a four-digit number with a letter or two (e.g. 1948A, 1430CA, ...); letter portion is used to distinguish between left and right or between shocks with identical bodies and different arms. The part number can be found on most shocks:

on shocks with screw-on caps on each end of the body, on one of the endcaps, usually on the cap on the arm side of the body;
on shocks with cover plate (held on the body with ordinary screws), the number is usually on the plate;
some shocks have number stamped on the valve cover (looks like large, approx. 1/2 inch diameter screw or nut)

Delco part number range	Description Applications	Rebuild price each
n/a	Most early shocks, before about 1930 (many, but not all are using straps for linking shock arm with the spring) do not have part number in the form described above Auburn, Buick, Cadillac, Chrysler, De Soto, Dodge, Graham, La Salle, Locomobile, Marmon, Nash, Oakland, Oldsmobile, Pontiac, Reo, Studebaker	$245
		$385
		$385
1200-1299	Single arm, front and rear, stamped metal cover Chevrolet (Chevy), Crosley	$165
1300-1399	Single arm, front and rear, stamped metal cover Buick, Chrysler	$215
1400-1499	Single arm, front and rear, stamped metal cover Buick, Chevrolet (Chevy), Chrysler, Crosley, DeSoto, Dodge, G.M.C. Truck, Graham, International, Plymouth, Pontiac, Studebaker, Yellow	$165
1500-1599 except 1570-79	Single arm, front and rear, stamped metal cover, part # on the cover Buick	$165
1570-1579	Single arm, front and rear, V-shaped body, arm and shaft one piece, part # on a valve cover, near the bottom of the V Buick, Cadillac, Duesenberg, La Salle, Stutz	$365 ($395 if with lubricated arm)
1600-1699	Single arm, front and rear, with or without ride control (external adjustment), part # on a rectangular plate on the frame side of the shock body Dodge, G.M.C. Truck, International, Mack, Packard, Pierce-Arrow, Reo, White, Yellow Truck	$365 most ($285 if w/out ride control, both ends open, $315 if only one open end)
1700-1799	Single arm, front and rear, part # on a screw-on endcap Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet (Chevy), Chrysler, DeSoto, Dodge, G.M.C. Truck, International, LaSalle, Oldsmobile, Packard, Plymouth, Pontiac, Reo, Studebaker, White, Yellow	$165 ($215 if with ride control)
1800-1899	Single arm, rear, screw-in ends, part # on valve cover Cadillac, Cord	$285
1900, 1902	Double arm, front, screw-in ends, part # on valve cover Buick	$365
1910-1939	Double arm, front, part # on a screw-on endcap Buick, Cadillac, Chrysler, DeSoto, Dodge, LaSalle, Nash-Lafayette, Oldsmobile, Packard, Plymouth, Pontiac	$245
1940-1949	Double arm, front, part # on a screw-on endcap Buick, Cadillac, LaSalle, Nash-Lafayette, Oldsmobile, Packard, Pontiac	$215
1950	Double arm, front, vertical piston Cadillac	$395
1951, 1952	Double arm, front, screw-in ends, part # on valve cover Cadillac, Packard	$315
1960, 1966	Double arm, front, part # on a screw-on endcap Packard	$215 if with welded arms, $245 if with spring loaded bolt
2000-2099	Single arm, screw-in plugs on each end of the body Cadillac, Chevrolet (Chevy), Dodge, G.M.C. Truck, International, Kenworth, Mack, Packard, Reo, Studebaker, White	$265
2100-2199	Single arm, rear, stamped metal cover, part # on the cover Buick, Chevrolet (Chevy), Oldsmobile	$165
2200-2299	Double arm, front, stamped metal cover, part # on the cover Chevrolet (Chevy), Packard	$215 Chevy, $245 Packard