[FC] front shocks for our LM convert

[James Davis]

You can add Ken that the FC shocks you found  also fit the rear of the 
Ultra Vans.
Jim Davis

At 01:01 PM 8/17/2005, you wrote:
>
>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