ms@dvamc.UUCP (04/18/85)
Quite some time ago I posted a request for information on why my rear tires on my '64 Corvair were wearing so badly (excessive camber). Since then I have replaced the coil springs and shocks. BUT, the real solution was to replace the transverse leaf spring! It had weakened so much that it dropped the rear of the car down and caused the excessive camber. Nobody could tell me that this was the problem, I had to eliminate other possible causes until I came up with this. As it turns out, of course, this transverse leaf spring is no longer available. But I did get one off another Corvair that had the engine out for about 7-8 years, so it had little load on it and had much more arch. It is possible to get the spring re-arched and reinforced at a cost of approx. 40-50 dollars. I guess some of these problems are worth it when I put the top down and cruise... Marc mcnc!dvamc!ms