Fifty-year-old rubber exposed to heat, cold, vibration and air pollution. Aftermarket replacements are available. Your chances of finding a NOS unit are low. Your chances of finding a good-condition used unit are better, but will require you to rely on the quality of the seller's photos. There are a couple of businesses (Damper Doctor, Winslow Mfg) that will re-core your old unit.

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Good information, appreciate your response. Sounds like I need to replace or re-core my original one

I mailed the balancer to the guys in Reading this AM. $300. Thanks for the tip🙋‍♂️

Post some pictures of the rebuilt damper after you get it back.

I'll post pictures. It takes about two weeks.

My 1971 Z didn't Have rubber Bellows type dust cover boots on the strut rod. The manual doesn't show that the car came with that. But it seems like a really good idea to add those before I reassemble the struts Any thoughts on that idea?