1933 drive-ability

Digger

Digger

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I have a stock '33. It is all stock mechanically, steering/brakes are fine, and runs very well. My question is: while I am driving it, it bounces around, creaks, etc. Is that how there were when new in 1933? If I took off all four stock shocks andhad them rebuilt and reinstalled, would I notice any difference, or it is simply a 77 year old car driving like it did as designed at the time?
 
Fill the shocks with jack oil every day for about 3 days and see if the makes a differance. The may all be dry or too low to be effective
 
No, The cars were tight and did not rattle or squeek when they were new. Ther drove well and road well. After 77 years, everything is dried out or worn out.

I have a 34 P.U. that I have had for more then 45 Years. About a year ago, I had to replace just about every rubber part in it as the stuff I put in when I first restored it was all hard or rotten. It is again good and tight. It drives and rides very well and is ouite and does not squeek or rattle. In their day, they were very nice cars to drive.

Get your shocks straightened out and replace all the rubber stuff and things such as window channels and get the door latches all tightened up. All the stuff like that. You will be surprised how nice your car will be to drive.

Chris
 
Good shocks will improve everything, but also look at the springs. Rust and crud between the leaves can mess with them a lot...with enough crud, internal friction damps spring like a shock absorber would but in random and usuallt undesirable ways.
Just taking then apart and buzzing off the crud and adding a bit of lube will help, and some minor tapering of contact points at ends of leaves will help a bit too.
Suspension movement should be controlled and predictable.
 
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