<VV> late model shock absorber interchange

[Sethracer at aol.com]

Lanny - This used to be a common question, because it was hard to find good 
 Corvair shocks as the original suppliers eventually dropped the Corvair 
out of  their replacement books. In addition, other cars/trucks from that era 
used  shocks that were similar in one length or another (compressed or 
collapsed), or  mounted similarly, pin-type upper, tube type lower - usually the 
wrong tube  size. Strangely, though some of those replacements - I am sure 
you will get a  few suggestions - are also cars that have hit the endangered 
species list. So  those may not be any more available than the original 
Delcos. Of course some  folks were looking for the interchange so they could 
pick out the cheapest shock  they could find to replace a really DEAD one on 
the car. If that is what you  need, perhaps there is an interchange by 
mounting type on the WEB somewhere. I  noticed that the Corsa Tech guide shows a 
Ford Truck rear shock for the late  model. Try a 78 F100 without HD 
suspension. It is close to a bolt on. 
 
Shocks from the Corvair suppliers are the correct fit, and are tuned to fit 
 the Corvair application. - Seth Emerson
 
 
In a message dated 4/7/2013 3:33:46 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
lmilbrandt at earthlink.net writes:

Does  anyone out there have shock interchange, front and rear, info for 
late model  ('66) Corsa?
L. Milbrandt