<VV> early front suspension

Jay Maechtlen jaysplace at laserpubs.com
Mon Jul 21 02:04:59 EDT 2014


On 7/20/2014 10:40 AM, MarK Durham wrote:
>
> Jay, I am going to add a sway bar to my 62. Any chance of some 
> pictures of the unit before you put it in? I need to see where it 
> attaches on the lower a arms and at the cross member. Thanks in advance.
>
Hi, Mark;
Sure, it may take a day or two to get over to my buddy's house where the 
crossmember is.
I'll get some good pics of the swaybar and its mounts.
Regards
Jay

> Mark Durham Hauser Idaho
> 62 2Door Coupe 4speed Red/Red
>
> On Jul 19, 2014 10:39 PM, "Jay Maechtlen via VirtualVairs" 
> <virtualvairs at corvair.org <mailto:virtualvairs at corvair.org>> wrote:
>
>     I got a spare front crossmember and suspension a while back -
>     finally getting it apart for inspection.
>
>     Looks like someone sent some money on it before it fell asleep.
>     The ball joints look new, and the bushings are weathered but sound.
>     Yay.
>
>     It is newer than mine, as it has a sway bar. Yay!
>
>     So, I can throw in the lower arms and strut, and maybe spring
>     spacers to get it up a bit higher.
>     (get it farther off the bump stops, and get me over the speed
>     bumps and driveways better.)
>
>     Later I'll measure the springs, see if they are stiffer than the
>     ones I have now.
>
>     Fun, fun, fun.
>
>
>     -- 
>     Jay Maechtlen SoCal '61 2-dr modified w/fiberglass skin,
>     transverse 3.8 Buick V6 TH440T4 trans
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Jay Maechtlen SoCal '61 2-dr modified w/fiberglass skin, transverse 3.8 
Buick V6 TH440T4 trans


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