John,
I am buying a 92 Corvette today and probably picking it up tomorrow. I can
take measurments or angles for you this weekend if you tell me where you
need info.
Dan Jacobsen - PA
'49 3100 327/powerglide
'55.1 3100 rodstoration 350/350 MII (in Progress)
'55.1 3600 Original
'51 6400 Deluxe Cab on '87 chassis
'35 Dodge Business Coupe - All original
>From: JohnHuntD@aol.com
>Reply-To: JohnHuntD@aol.com
>To: Skypilot@bitstream.net, oletrucks@autox.team.net
>Subject: [oletrucks] Corvette Suspensions in AD trucks
>Date: Sun, 6 Apr 2003 20:21:27 EDT
>
>Hi Steve,
>
>I have a 1949 3/4 ton Chevy in my garage along with complete front and rear
>suspensions, brakes, wheels, and steering gear from a 1988 Corvette. I
>believe the latter is essentially the same "C4" Corvette suspension set-up
>that you have.
>
>I read an article in one of the hot rod truck magazines about Jim Meyers
>Engineering in Orgen installing a Corvette independent rear suspension in
>an
>early 1950's Ford. I called them and they said they only work with C3
>Corvette suspensions, and had nothing to offer for installing C4 suspension
>in my AD truck. They gave me the telephone number of and recommended a
>"Paul
>Newman" in Southern California; the woman who answered the phone at this
>shop
>was very friendly and said they install C4 suspensions only in 1955-57
>Chevy's and in C3 and earlier Corvettes if you ship them the bare frame so
>they can make the conversion with your bare frame in their jig.
>
>In short, I have not been able to find a source of any kit or information
>about installing a C4 Corvette suspension under an AD truck. Unless I can
>find a kit or any information from anyone on the oldtrucks list or
>elsewhere
>on the 'net, I plan to tackle the job myself and figure it out as I go. I
>plan to use the stock Corvette front crossmember since it has the locating
>points for both the front suspension A-arms, steering rack, and sway bar. I
>will build in LOTS of adjustability in the frame mounting points for the
>suspension pieces and the front crossmember so that when the job is done an
>alignment shop will hopefully be able to adjust for any alignment errors or
>mistakes I made in locating the mounting points.
>
>I hope to be able to use the stock C4 ransverse front and rear single-leaf
>springs, which may or may not be the right set-up for the weight of my
>fairly
>light truck in the rear, but with the 467 big block and 700R4 I'm
>installing
>in the front after I get the suspension converted.
>
>I installed a C4 suspension front and rear suspension about five years ago
>in
>a tubular street rod frame I built from scratch. My biggest question at
>that
>time and now is knowing what are the proper angles from horizontal of the
>front crossmember, the rear differential housing, and the rear trailing
>arms
>extending forward from the rear hub carriers to the frame. I went to a
>Corvette shop and eye-balled everything and tried to mount everything at
>roughly the same angle as on a C4 Corvette. If anyone out there knows the
>correct Corvette suspension mounting angles, or has any knowledge or
>experience of installing a C4 Corvette suspension under an AD truck, I'd
>greatly appreciate an e-mail to save me the grief of trying to figure
>everything out myself as I go.
>
>I'd appreciate your letting me know what you find as you tackle this
>project.
>Hopefully we can compare notes and learn from each other.
>
>Best regards,
>
>John Doak in Baltimore, MD
>oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
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