<VV> Suspension question...

[FrankCB at aol.com]

Cash,
 
If you have to take it to an alignment guy who is not experienced with LM  
Corvairs, do what I did when I took our 1965 Corsa 140 convertible to get it 
 aligned.  I brought along copies of the alignment pages in the 1965 GM  
factory Corvair manual and marked up each fitting that had to be adjusted for  
the alignment.  This is especially important for the REAR since, even  
today, not all cars have independent rear suspension.  The alignment guy  
thanked me for making his job easier.  But it was in MY best interest  to make it 
easy for him to do an excellent job, which  he accomplished.
 
Frank Burkhard
Boonton, NJ  
 

 
In a message dated 12/11/2011 10:12:44 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
shortle556 at earthlink.net writes:

Camber  is the inward or outward tilt of the wheel at the top. It also is a 
tire  wear/handling adjustment. What perplexes me is why this would change 
after  replacing the transaxle. And now that you are moving eccentric bolts 
without  really knowing where you are at I would have to recommend an 
alinement.  Preferably by a Corvair guy that is familiar with the car. Good luck 
and post  your findings please.
Timothy Shortle in Durango Colorado 81301  


-----Original Message-----
>From: Cash Case  <cash.case at sbcglobal.net>
>Sent: Dec 11, 2011 6:19 PM
>To:  virtualvairs at corvair.org
>Subject: <VV> Suspension  question...
>
>Hi guys-
>My '65 Corsa is annoying me.   The driver's side rear wheel is kicked out 
>at the bottom.   (Camber?)
>I've looked at he cam bolt and it is the same position as the  passenger 
>side.  So I rotated it so the cam faces outward, but  the wheel still 
>looks kicked out at the bottom.  One more  note.  I recently replace the 
>transaxle and when I was connecting  the lower control arms, the one on 
>the passenger side was pushing in  farther than the one on the drivers 
>side.  There seems to be no  adjustment at the front end of the power 
>pack.  I checked the  attaching end of the swing arms and they have not  
>moved.
>
>any ideas what I nee to adjust to get that  wheels more vertical like the 
>passenger side?
>-Thanks in  advance.
>-C
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