[V8Vairs] trans axles

[Meyers, Kent]

Good One Seth!
You don't have anything if you don't have a sense of humor.

I'll refrain from cutting anymore for now and wait on more knowledgeable folks to weigh in and help me fix my mistakes.
Whatever aftermarket brands you could suggest would be much appreciated as I would like to start stocking up for winter work out in the garage.


Thanks,

Kent

-----Original Message-----
From: V8Vairs [mailto:v8vairs-bounces at corvair.org] On Behalf Of Sethracer at aol.com
Sent: Monday, August 25, 2014 3:52 PM
To: v8vairs at corvair.org
Subject: Re: [V8Vairs] trans axles

Kent writes:

I  recently tried to lower the front end by 2" by cutting that amount out of the  springs. The ending result was the car came down about 3 1/2" which is too  much for my taste.

It seems that I have to do things 2-3 times before  I'm satisfied with a final change. Something I expected but I was hoping to  reduce those evolutions by this point.
 
So, you keep cutting it and it is still too short? <grin>
 
- If you do try again, a single coil cut, along with a tweaking to flatten the end may be quite enough. The Coil-over solution does sound interesting. 
 There are several aftermarket brands - intended for street use, not race use -  that use a tapered spring which seats in the original upper pocket, and tapers  down to the 2.5" face of the adjuster ring seat on the bottom body of the  shock. The stock lower control arm on the late Corvair should be reinforced for  load carrying duty, which is way beyond shock absorber loads. 
-  Seth
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