Are these EV8 shocks?

[700rpm]

I have four of these on my Model A. I know they aren't for an A, but are they V8?

Thank you.

 

[ford38v8]

Yes, they are early Ford V8 Houdallie shocks, and if I'm not mistaken, they are 1936.

 

[DavidG]

It's a post-'39 service replacement shock absorber which given the offset-from-center-line bolt holes and bolt-on arm was intended for both Model As and '32s.

 

[ford38v8]

David, hard to tell from the pictures, but I don't see any adjusters on the shafts. Your eyes are sharper than mine!

 

[700rpm]

David, hard to tell from the pictures, but I don't see any adjusters on the shafts. Your eyes are sharper than mine!

I think there are adjusting pins in the centers of the shafts, the same as Model A's have.

 

[DavidG]

Alan,

Ford waxed and waned on adjustable shocks. The one in the photo is typical of the post-'39 service replacement shocks which are manually adjustable, as were Model A shocks and very early '32 shocks they replaced. There were also some others scattered throughout the mid-thirties, but configured differently than the one in question.

 

[700rpm]

Thank you, gentlemen. Are these rare and valuable or common and cheap? I will probably replace them with Model A shocks and eventually let them go.

 

[BILL WZOREK]

They are not real rare Value not really big $$$$

 

[columbiA]

The early V8 shocks dont work too well on an A because they are wider & hit the brake rods