LM rear coil spring specs

[Roelof]

Hi,

I am looking for the factory specifications for the stock rear coil springs of a '66 monza convertible.

Clarks is out at the moment so I want to try to find someone on his side of the atlantic that can reproduce them for a reasonable price. And corvairs are not common here.

Roelof
The Netherlands

[bbodie52]

Some of the 1966 suspension specifications — including the front and rear spring specifications — can be found in the attached 1966-Chevrolet-Corvair - GM Heritage Center Specs, beginning on page 21.

1966-Chevrolet-Corvair - GM Heritage Center Specs.pdf

1966-Chevrolet-Corvair - GM Heritage Center Specs

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Hard top: 7688 and 9201 (Reference "A" in each spring specification table)
Convertible 7690 and 9202 (Reference "B" in each spring specification table)


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[Roelof]

Thanks for the very complete reply.

I don't know if the info on the specification sheet is enough to reproduce the springs. I'll ask around.

I already found coil spring specialities as it was recommended somewhere on the forums. They gave me a very reasonable quote. I did not get a shipping quote yet. But as usually, as a rule of the thumb, the shipping this whay is more or less the price of the part itself, I thought that if I would have them reproduced anyway I also could try to find someone on this side of the pond.

But It will be hard to find someone with corvair experience here. So l might order with coilspring specialities anyway.