Didn't the SuperBeetle have a better (non-swing axle) rear suspension?

The two-U-joint half shafts on the 65 and later Corvair was borrowed from
the Corvette suspension of the same era. Lowered the roll center and
eliminated the jacking effect of the swing axles. Once the tuck that is
generally characteristic of most swing axles was eliminated, the early
Corvair became a very controllable car near the limit. I found (on the '62
Monza that I had before the '65) that substituting much stiffer adjustable
shocks in the back fixed most of the problem. Monroe "Adjustamatic"
(couldn't afford Konis) set to 3 (stiffest) on the back and 1 (softest) on
the front made the car completely controllable on the skid pad. Of course
you had to have the tire pressures right, and five plus turns lock-to-lock
on the steering made you really busy, but that was all that was necessary.
If only GM had been willing to accept a (slightly) harsher ride.

--
Bob (Chief Pilot, White Knuckle Airways)


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"kd5sak" wrote in message
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VW?

Ding Ding Ding! We have a winner!!!

It wasn't a very hard question, but you got it! How come Nader didn't
write a book about them. The Corvair was three times as crashworthy as a
VW Bug, too.
--
Jim in NC