[V8Vairs] trans axles

[Sethracer at aol.com]

Kent writes:

I  recently tried to lower the front end by 2" by cutting that amount out 
of the  springs. The ending result was the car came down about 3 1/2" which 
is too  much for my taste.

It seems that I have to do things 2-3 times before  I'm satisfied with a 
final change. Something I expected but I was hoping to  reduce those 
evolutions by this point.
 
So, you keep cutting it and it is still too short? <grin>
 
- If you do try again, a single coil cut, along with a tweaking to flatten  
the end may be quite enough. The Coil-over solution does sound interesting. 
 There are several aftermarket brands - intended for street use, not race 
use -  that use a tapered spring which seats in the original upper pocket, 
and tapers  down to the 2.5" face of the adjuster ring seat on the bottom body 
of the  shock. The stock lower control arm on the late Corvair should be 
reinforced for  load carrying duty, which is way beyond shock absorber loads. 
-  Seth