<VV> early suspension changes question

[Mel Francis]

These straps were a very simple solution and GM called them- 'axle rebound 
straps'.
Years ago, I had a factory-installed pair on my '61 Corvette, to reduce axle 
drop.
Our recently purchased GT3 car has a couple made from braided wire, to 
control axle drop.
We're using a pair on our SS, because the cut-down rear coils tend to fall 
out, when the rear of the car is jacked up.

If I were running an early model in a high performance situation, I'd be 
tempted to order some of the original
Corvette straps and employ the correct vintage parts that were used at the 
time.
http://www.parts123.com/parts123/yb.dll?parta~dyndetail~Z5Z5Z50000050e~Z5Z5Z56162~P61.95~~~~S3BE118DLR17410237589a~Z5Z5Z5~Z5Z5Z50000050x#

Mel Francis
Monza SS
Oconomowoc, WI

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Doug Mackintosh" <dougmackintosh at yahoo.com>
To: <corvairgrymm at gmail.com>
Cc: "Virtual Vairs" <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Sunday, September 18, 2011 4:24 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> early suspension changes question


GM never made any changes to the standard early suspension to reduce axle 
drop distance / camber change.

I believe there were camber limiting straps as part of the early 
Hi-performance optional suspension.

And the 1964 suspension was revised to reduce the roll stiffness, tending to 
reduce oversteer, but it did not directly affect camber change or limit it 
in any way.

Ray Rodriguez asked

<<Did GM make any changes
to reduce the travel/maximum drop of the rear axles (to reduce the max
camber change)? If these changes were made, why... and were they installed
on earlier manufactured cars at dealers as I've heard some folks claim?>>



-- Doug Mackintosh
Corsa member since 1996
Corsa/NC member since 1996, Virtual Vairs member
Corvair owner 1969-1971 and 1996-on
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