<VV> rear springs

[J R Read_HML]

Joe,

If you still have those springs - see if the right one is about a 1/2 coil 
longer and also compare the thickness of the wire.

I'd just like to prove (if possible) that I'm not completely nuts.

Thanks.

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Later, JR
'61 Rampside Standard 4/110
'65 Monza Convertible 4/140
'66 beater Coupe - icemobile 4/140

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joe West" <joew@diveaz.com>
To: "J R Read_HML" <hmlinc@sbcglobal.net>; "Harry Yarnell" 
<hyarnell1@earthlink.net>; "corvair" <virtualvairs@skiblack.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2005 6:32 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> rear springs


> When I removed the factory springs off of my 64 Spyder convertible
> recently... There was a factory white tag on each spring which had the 
> part
> number of the spring... The right side part number was DIFFERENT than the
> left side number and I think the right spring was actually longer (but it
> could be that the springs just settled differently  over the past 40
> years)... But still; the part numbers WERE different on the two springs 
> and
> I was a bit surprised.
>
> Joe West
>
>
> On 1/6/05 4:26 PM, "J R Read_HML" <hmlinc@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
>> Don't know - or, more precisely, can't remember.  BUT, I do know that a
>> buddy's '64 vert which got "new" (repro) rear springs from a vendor has 
>> over
>> an inch difference in ride height in the rear.  Rt side is lower.  Spare 
>> is
>> too heavy?  Don't think so.
>>
>> Attachments (if any) are scanned with anti-virus software.
>>
>> Later, JR
>> '61 Rampside Standard 4/110
>> '65 Monza Convertible 4/140
>> '66 beater Coupe - icemobile 4/140
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Harry Yarnell" <hyarnell1@earthlink.net>
>> To: "corvair" <virtualvairs@skiblack.com>
>> Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2005 5:08 PM
>> Subject: <VV> rear springs
>>
>>
>>> Recent thread about different springs in the rear, left and right being
>>> different on the '64. Folklore has this as being true. Why?
>>>
>>> Harry Yarnell
>>> perryman garage and orphanage
>>> perryman, MD
>>> hyarnell1@earthlink.net
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