[rick lester]

Back in '88, I had a '79 Buick Regal, 350/350 combo, 3.89 rear, #3400, Ran 12.50s in the 1/4 on McCreary dirt tires. I ran just stock shocks. Your combo with the glide, I'm assuming, doesn't hit the tires hard; even with a t350/10 inch 3500 stall converter (my trans combo) still won't hit the tires hard enought to need expensive shocks. If you drive it on the street at all, you won't be happy with race only shocks, just go with new h.d. shocks from the parts store, and if you want to impress the ladies, paint them red to look like Konis, ladies love Konis. Lol. Seriously, make sure the suspension is good, throw on h.d. shocks, and hit the track.