[V8Vairs] trans axles

[Sethracer at aol.com]

I wrote:

The  stock lower control arm on the late Corvair should be reinforced for 
load  carrying duty, which is way beyond shock absorber  loads. 
It was pointed out that the lower control arm already carries that  spring 
load. Yes, but it carries that load spread over the large spring  seat at 
the top of the U-shaped arm, not a bolt loaded in double shear (two  points). 
If I was going to use the original lower shock mount as the  load bearing 
mount, I would reinforce the mounting points to try and spread out  the load. 
Another possibility would be to weld-in an additional  support  across the 
arm and bolt the bottom of the shock down, like an early shock mount.  So, 
who has done this with a stock-derived lower control arm?  -Seth