<VV> increasing rear (LM) ride height (air bags?)

J R Read hmlinc at sbcglobal.net
Thu May 2 23:12:36 EDT 2013


A spoiler (air dam - your choice of words) on the front of a '65 helps trick 
the mind into making it look a bit lower.
Later, JR


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bruce Schug" <bwschug at att.net>
To: "Bryan Blackwell" <bryan at skiblack.com>; "VirtualVairs" 
<virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Thursday, May 02, 2013 3:58 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> increasing rear (LM) ride height (air bags?)


>I agree with lowering the front, etc. I have experience using HD coils cut 
>one coil on the front. I like it but would caution anyone that it does 
>result in a firm front end. This can be alleviated a bit with a little 
>lower tire pressure in the front.
>
> I prefer to lower both the front and rear. I did it this way: HD coils on 
> front, all four cut one coil. Others may prefer to just cut stock coils on 
> the front and leave the rears alone. Others may prefer to use just smaller 
> tires on the front. Lots of ways to do it.
>
> There are more radical ways, such as changing the front spindle, etc.
>
> I agree that it seems like photos of '65 Corvairs, as well as stock '65's, 
> were high in the front. I do not see this on '66, '67, '68, or '69s.
>
>
> On May 2, 2013, at 4:33 PM, Bryan Blackwell <bryan at skiblack.com> wrote:
>



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