Bushings Material Outer sleeve Stainless stee Inner sleeve Carbo nitridec case hardened steel Rubber cushion betweet inner and outer sleeve Type Serrated pressed fi Diameter ID 737 744 OD 1 323 1 321 Control Arm Pivot Shafts Type Rubber bushed at both end Attachment Bolted to crossmembe Material Drop forged stee Length 14 3 Diameter 731 73i SHOCK ABSORBERS Type Direct double acting hydraulic Make Dele Piston Diameter Travel 1 000 5 0 Mounting Location Mounted vertically within coi spring between control arm and suspension cross member SPRINGS Make and Type Chevrolet RH helix coi Material High alloy stee Number of Coils Active 6 5 total 7 9 Wire Diameter 66 Outside Diameter 4 78 Pitch Diameter 4 11 Overall Free Height 12 52 Height at Normal Load 7 42 1922 lb Deflection Rate at Spring 580 lb iir Deflection Rate at Wheel 177 lb ir Height at Maximum Load 5 90 2943 lb S1 SE 500 700 AND 900 SERIES STEERING GEAR Make Saginal Type Recirculating ba Ratio 18 Overall Ratio 23 5 Mainshaft Diameter 75 Column Diameter 1 490 1 51 Steering Wheel Diameter 16 0 Turning Diameters Outside front Wall to wall right 41 6 ft left 41 3 ft Curb to curb right 39 5 ft left 39 0 ft Inside rear right and left Wall to wall right 24 4 ft left 24 2 ft Curb to curb right 24 9 ft left 24 6 ft Number of Wheel Turns Right and Left Hand ee To steering gear stops Right to left turn 51 To wheel stops on control arm 4 s Spring Capacity 1050 lbs each Capacity at Ground 1150 lbs each l t REAR SUSPENSION GEOMETRY Caster at Design Load 1 neg Camber at Curb Load 1 pos Toe in at Design or Curb Load 0 to r a 3 REAR WHEEL BEARINGS Double row barrel Make Hyatt ZCE 6635 1 t WHEELS AND TIRES WHEELS Type Short spoke disc Attachment to Hub 5 studs 7 16 20 Offset 560 Rim Size 14x53 Mod 1 TIRES Type Rayon tubeless blackwall Size and Ply 7 00 14 4 ply Optional Tire 7 00 14 6 ply 1 TUBELESS TIRE DATA 1 Size 7 00 14 4 i Loaded rolling radius 12 16 1 Loaded revolutions per mile 810 1 Tire section 7 18 7 Load inflation 975 lbs 24 lb sq in D Size 7 00 14 6 Loaded rolling radius 12 16 I Loaded revolutions per mile 810 I Tire section 7 18 Inflation 24 lb sq in EERING ction 4 STEERING KNUCKLE v Type Forged steel 11 Spindle Diameters 1 At inner bearing 1 0618 1 0623 1 At outer bearing 6868 6873 0 Spindle thread size ll e 29 0 0 STEERING LINKAGE Type Parallel relay Location Front of wheels Number of Tie Rods Tvva Outside Wheel Angle with Inside Wheel 20 18 03 ADJUSTMENTS Lash Adjustment High Point 7 to 12 in lbs p Lash Adjuster End Clearance 002 0 Worm Bearing Adjustment 2 to 6 in lbs CORVAIR SHOP MANUAL