<VV> [FC] FC Transverse Spring

[Ken Hand]

???? The 64 leaf spring took about 40% of the weight of the car, therefore the coil springs had less capacity to compensate for the leaf. If you just add the leaf spring to what you have in the FC, you will more than likely have a very ill handling FC with the wheels already tucked in. As to how far to modify your existing springs to work with that? It is going to be trial and error on your part as I don't think there is any info on that situation.
??? As far as the different rear springs side to side on a 64 I think they were trying to compensate for the offset of the engine and trying to make the car set level.
????? I have to ask, why are you trying to put the leaf spring under an FC? The ADDCO sway bar will do more for you that the leaf ever though of.



 


Ken Hand
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www.corvairmechanic.com

 


 

-----Original Message-----
From: RoboMan91324 at aol.com
To: lclarkpdx at gmail.com; corvanatics at corvair.org; virtualvairs at corvair.org
Sent: Mon, 15 Dec 2008 12:50 am
Subject: Re: [FC] <VV> FC Transverse Spring










 
Hello Lonny,
 
Thanks for the reply.
 
I wasn't specific enough with my posting.  Yes, I agree  that the transverse 
spring took up some of the car's load but the right and left  springs were 
different from each other on the '64s but not earlier cars with no  transverse 
springs.  Why the difference from right to left was my real  question.  The 
follow on question would be .... Do I need to modify the  right vs. left springs 

on my FC if I add the after market transverse spring or  was it designed to 
eliminate this need?
 
Doc
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In a message dated 12/14/2008 12:18:22 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,  
lclarkpdx at gmail.com writes:

I'm  pretty sure that the rear coil springs were changed in '64 because the  
transverse leaf carried part of the load. I don't know what mods would be  
needed to add a transverse spring to an FC suspension - when it's done on a  car 

they generally change everything over to the '64 including the  transaxle.

Lonny 




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