<VV> Jacking Under The Drivetrain; 1964 Suspension

[RoboMan91324 at aol.com]

I am a little late reading the posts so I don't know if this has been 
addressed already.  However, here goes .... On all Corvairs other than the 1964 cars, 
100% of the rear weight is supported on the rear coil springs.  The 1964 has 
a leaf spring IN ADDITION TO the existing coil springs.  The majority of the 
rear weight of the 1964 cars is still supported by the rear coil springs.  The 
leaf spring was meant for stabilizing the car.  I don't know what the weight 
support ratio is between the coil and leaf springs but please do not rely on 
the motor/transaxle mounts to support the vehicle weight on any Corvair.  The 
1964 mounts are different but probably should not be trusted especially if they 
are getting a bit aged.

Doc
60 Corvette
61 Rampside
62 Rampside
64 Spyder
65 Greenbrier
66 Canadian Corsa 180
67 Nova SS
68 Camaro conv.
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> ---- Bryan Blackwell <bryan at skiblack.com> wrote: 
>  
> On Apr 20, 2008, at 5:45 AM, Chris & Bill Strickland wrote:
> So how come it is verboten to do it with a floor jack, but okay with the 
> leaf spring, which is there *all* the time, not just when the car is jacked up?
> 
> That's a really good point, I don't think anyone has ever mentioned  that.



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