Re: 56 Senior front shocks?

Posted by 55PackardGuy On 2011/3/1 22:00:54

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Here's the link for 56T-1 Technical Bulletin. Hope it gets people to look at more of the amazing information Brian has posted on the Packard Service Index:https://www.packardinfo.com/xoops/html/downloads/STB/56T-1.pdf

For those who must have the quick answer (as I usually must) here's a synopsis that might tell you what you need:

According to how I read the bulletin, these "heavy duty" torsion bars were very limited edition retrofits, and not installed as original equipment on any new Packard. The bars apparently were thought to be needed to raise the riding height to stock specs on heavier cars such as Caribbeans with A/C and undercoating, but they also were retrofitted to some Patricians and 400's, typically with A/C.

Note that if you crawl under a car (probably a Caribbean or one equipped with factory A/C--either '55 or '56), the heavy duty torsion bars would be stamped with numbers ending in "153" on LEFT side and "154" on RIGHT side. The full number is stamped on the REAR of each bar.

So if you got 'em, you've really got something rare. And now you can go check.