340
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Post by 340 on Dec 25, 2013 23:00:21 GMT -5
Thanks for all the info I appreciate it... besides the s's is there any other plates or gussets on the front clip??
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joker14
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Post by joker14 on Dec 26, 2013 0:58:15 GMT -5
I've seen many grand furys with the plates on the frame and never believed they did any good. The place where the plate is doesnt reinforce it where the frame bends from derby shots. Used in the wrong manner in my opinion.
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Post by car185 on Dec 26, 2013 1:33:25 GMT -5
Someone had one out of a shocker limo on here a while back...
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Post by hanson42 on Dec 26, 2013 13:32:58 GMT -5
took about 5 min to find this pic on here [/quote]
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Post by crownbros on Dec 27, 2013 1:46:58 GMT -5
The mounting plate on cop car bumper shocks are also thicker. If you look at a "civilian" car with the bumper off, the mounting plate with the two bolt holes will be completely smooth. The cop car shock will have a strip of steel added and welded down the center. I would imagine this might have something to do with having to push a stranded motorist off to the side of the road or maybe even the added weight of the (optional) push bar assembly itself. Aside from police cars, the only time I've seen these shocks used was on a New Yorker 4 dr hardtop my brother had, which came from the factory with a police car sub. I used to have a few sets of these around, but they've been used up over the years. Whenever my brother sold a cop car, I'd take the reinforced shocks off beforehand and keep them for myself. The car would leave the lot with the stock leftovers reinstalled. Lol!
Now obviously there's nothing to gain if you hard nose or are allowed to completely weld the shock plates to the bumper itself. However, if you're running no weld or "J&M" type rules, you have less of a chance of the nut and the oversized washer you added pulling back through the bolt holes...
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Post by dm440c on Dec 28, 2013 9:24:22 GMT -5
^^^ yep to all of that.
On at least two occasions I have found it on something other than a cop car sub but since this is a bolt on part I cannot be certain if this was a factory thing or if they had been switched at some point during the car's road life. No way to know for sure.
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Post by troytagvtown on Dec 29, 2013 1:47:24 GMT -5
I just seen the plated frame on a 4 dr New Yorker At pick-n-pull.. Front bumper was gone already : ( I thought about pulling the sub... But I'm too lazy
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Post by crownbros on Dec 30, 2013 18:50:37 GMT -5
Like was stated previously; the places where the frame is plated doesn't give you any advantage over a stock one. And unless you're someone who goes through a lot of shocker subs during a season, I can't imagine going through the hassle of removing one at a U-Pull-it Yard. Especially if there's still a drivetrain in it, or if they decide to charge you separately for things like rotors; spindles; A arms; torsion bars; etc. They'll get their initial investment back when they crush it - the rest is profit.
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Post by orangecrush on Dec 30, 2013 20:31:36 GMT -5
So much has to do with the rules, thats what can make these a lil better than a stock one. No they are not alot better but I do believe they help so i'll buy everyones squad cars/frames that dont want them. Majority of the cars i have seen have all been under the Plymouth Gran Fury's. Police cars or a government issued car very plain jane. The car in my profile pix is an highway patrol car that had the plates.
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Post by 22mopar on Jan 1, 2014 20:04:10 GMT -5
I had one that came in a '76 Monaco. Plates and angle on bottom side of frame. Pretty neat lookin.
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