Re: 1939 120 Packard

Posted by David Grubbs On 2011/12/16 12:46:09

I sent the ones on my 39 120 to Apple Hydralics and they did a nice job of rebuilding them. I sent the front shocks seperate from the rears, using the Post Office. I insured them for $300 each. Sure enough they were lost in the mail, and when I applied for the insured amount, some bureacrat in the post office said they wouldn't pay me unless I had an original receipt. Finally got Apple to send me a quote and was able to recover some of the funds. Moral of the story: package them well and send UPS or FedEx. White Post Hydralics also does a nice job of rebuilding them. Other than adding shock/jack oil overhauling the shocks is not something the average mechanic can do, so send them to a rebuilder.