[FC] front shocks for our LM convert

[VairMech at aol.com]

In a message dated 8/17/2005 12:59:07 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
ronh at owt.com writes:

Buy only  from a Corvair vendor to assure that you get the right ones as it's 
not  enough to merely get ones that fit.  Also, the cheapest are not always a 
 
good buy.



>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
    In my tech article I did some pretty extensive  looking at all the 
available shocks. 
    For the late cars the shocks that I suggest are the  correct extended and 
compressed lengths. The bottom bolt for the front will  have to be changed 
from a 1/2" to 7/16" and 3-4 washers added to the inside of  the A-Arm.
    For the late model if you don't mind non stock then  what I say in my 
article will work and work well. It is what I use on my race  car.
    For the earlies the shocks are only a 1/4" to long,  not enough for 
anyone to have any handling problems. And anyone can handle  filing the lower 
mounting bolts closer together. That is the only modification  that you need to do 
for the earlies and FC's. 
    If you get Monroe then at least it isn't bottom of  the line and they 
will control the car, better than most.
    Read the article, it is all spelled out there  also.
    Ken Hand