[FC] ride height

[Ben's Bus]

Be sure your FC is not too heavy. My van with the camper kit was too heavy 
and Ken tried to cut a new set of springs for me that would raise it a bit 
(it was bottoming out...) at the A-arm. The new springs raised the truck too 
much...higher than stock, even, forcing me to modify my garage door handles 
and prop up the garage door with a board every time just so I could get it 
inside.

After much trial and error and a very knowledgeable/patient auto mechanics 
instructor at my school, and the labor of several students taking apart the 
front end, cutting springs, and putting the front end back together, it sits 
level again, and the ride is nice, but now the springs squeak A LOT!!!!! If 
I had it to do over again after this 8 month ordeal, I would not have 
changed from stock. This would have been a lot less trouble in my case.

Ben




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ken Hand" <vairmech at aol.com>
To: <corvanatics at corvair.org>
Sent: Friday, March 14, 2008 7:50 PM
Subject: Re: [FC] ride height


> ??? Well, I didn't want to sound like a billboard here.
> ???
> ??? Here goes,?I just put the parts together as a kit, it is written up in 
> the tech guide and?I didn't invent this system. The system consists of 
> Mustang front springs, the secret is which ones, and new Monroe shocks. 
> What happens is the Mustang springs are taller and a smaller wire diameter 
> so when they are cut, they are cut longer than the stock springs and when 
> installed settle more because of the smaller wire diameter and also 
> because of the smaller wire diameter they are a softer riding?spring. 
> Along with that you need a shock to control the spring and the stock shock 
> is not up to the job. I use a true truck shock that is pretty stiff but 
> you need that to control the spring bounce. In using this shock there 
> needs to be a little modification to the lower A arm in the front like 
> rounding out in between the mounting bolt holes so the shock will fit in.
>
> ??? That about rounds it out for info on who, what, where and why other 
> than the recomendation for, at least, a front sway bar.
>
>
> Ken Hand
> 248-613-8586
> www.corvairmechanic.com
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andrew Sego <andrew_sego at yahoo.com>
> To: Ken Hand <vairmech at aol.com>; corvanatics at corvair.org
> Sent: Fri, 14 Mar 2008 5:32 pm
> Subject: Re: [FC] ride height
>
>
>
> Ken,
>
>  I have read in the Corvantics archives about a kit you offer to drop the 
> front
> end.  IIRC it has shocks and springs.  Can you tell me and the rest of the 
> new
> comers more about it?
>
>  Andrew Sego
>  Indianapolis
>
>
> Ken Hand <vairmech at aol.com> wrote:
>  ?The best thing to do is bring the front down rather than play with the 
> back.
> There is a spring mod that you can do and it is outlined in the tech 
> guide. This
> will lower the front of your truck by about 2" and then make it ride like 
> a
> Cadillac. I have had reports that at least a front sway bar is recommended 
> after
> doing this and Addco makes one.
>
>
> Ken Hand
> 248-613-8586
> www.corvairmechanic.com
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: wern3 at juno.com
> To: corvanatics at corvair.org
> Sent: Fri, 14 Mar 2008 1:35 pm
> Subject: [FC] ride height
>
>
>
> gentlemen
> I just got Rampy down off the jackstands to turn it around in my garage. I 
> did
> notice that empty, it has the dreaded backward "lean". It looks like a 
> boat
> coming up on plane. Any ideas on raising the back end a bit. I once used 
> coil -
> "helper " springs over the shocks on an old Volare back in the 80's, and 
> am
> thinking along those lines again.
> Tim
> '61 Rampy
>
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