<VV> School me on Swing Axles

[Bryan Blackwell]

First of all, understand that "that book" was written by a lawyer with 
no driver's license (no kidding), but is presented as engineering fact. 
  Most of what's in that chapter is wrong or has been twisted to suit 
the writer.  Yes, the swing axle rear end will jack, but a stock early 
Corvair handles just fine.  Now, if you want something better, the '64 
suspension does work better indeed, especially if lowered slightly.  
Good shocks and tires matter the most, just like any other car.  The 
only thing on a Corvair that's more sensitive than usual is setting the 
inflation pressures correctly.  You might look at my website for some 
info on handling.
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Bryan Blackwell bryan@skiblack.com
http://autoxer.skiblack.com/
   Corvairs: '61 Lakewood, '64 Greenbrier, '65 Corsa, '66 Corsa
   '69 Road Runner, '97 Ford F-150, '99 Neon R/T
"Why do something if you're not going to obsess about it?"

On Jan 20, 2005, at 2:49 PM, William D Conwill wrote:

> Wow.  I just read chapter one of "that book" and now I've
> got some concerns about EM handling - so, what all needs to
> be done to turn an EM into a corner carver, ride quality be
> damned?  (We'll handle turning the Boxer 6 into a fire-
> breather next!)