[Jack21]

Dirty Harry,

I'm guessing that there isn't a lot of difference between a Shell Valley, and a Classic Roadsters suspension wise. '74 - '78 MII front, '79 - up late Mustang rear.

Rear I'm using is mid-'80's Mustang 8.8. The spring recommended by CR is a Chevette spring. The spring I'm using is a Moog Chevette station wagon, progressive wound, load leveller spring which is about the only replacement spring available for Chevettes. But they're available at any parts store, they're cheap ($76), and they work exceptionally well. The progressive wound feature limits rear end squat on accelleration.

The shocks were cross referenced to a Koni from the original Volkswagen and Monroe part numbers. If the Koni 80-2355 is a problem, I'll give you the VW and Monroe part # to cross reference.

Anyway, the shocks have a compressed length of 10 9/16", and an extended length of 16 1/4".

Why do I like Koni's? Yes, they're a little pricey, but the suspension control for handling and cornering is unparalled, and they last the life of the car. Well in excess of 100,000 miles.