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Look in the Technical talk area for a thread I started called Aftermarket Wheels for early Toronados.

There are not a lot of conclusions there, but lots of food for thought.

You need to look for a 5 x 5 or 5 x 127mm high offset wheel.

What diameter are you looking for?

Just projecting the position that the shock would end up in at full compression with a tape measure, I can't see any way that the shock would compress beyond about 12" I think any of the shocks listed would fit OK. Again, if the OE shocks had some special valving we don't know about then all be...

Hi Otto, Yes, there is a rubber bump stop that is just inboard of the spring on the axle and a corresponding pad on the body that looks like a small box hanging down. The measurement we would need is the length of the shock when the bump stop touches the pad. If it is more than 10" then the KYB...

I have checked the original shocks that were on my '66 and found the following; OEM Full Extension = 13 7/8 Full compression =9 7/16 and here are dimensions for the shocks I listed above: KYB " 13.03 " 9. 72 Gabriel " 12.98 " 9.97 I am not sure if the valving would be of any real...

Reserve is off, looks like a sale!

Hope you get back what you have into it, it's a pretty car.

Gee,

No responses after all this time..

Could it be your ATTITUDE?

I have tried to keep most of my restoration posts under one or two topics that I have started, but the threads seem to drift off onto other topics and get "hijacked". I have no ill will toward the other posters as without a specific area for individual restorations the forum is a bit of a ...

That car looks like it could be driven for a good long time before it would need a restoration,
unless you are trying to compete at the highest show levels..

Good luck whatever you do, it's been a pleasure to have your energy here!

David

Found this cross reference for the horizontal shocks.

Most of the time the 82139 number comes up as a Triumph Spitfire shock.

I will have to double check the compressed and extended lengths to see if they match the OE shocks