C1 Front Spring Rubber

[Dennis G.]

Is there anyone that reproduces the rubber insulator that goes between the front spring and lower a-frame for a 1958? None of the suppliers I deal with, like Corvette Central, Zip or Chicago Corvette, have them and don't know of anyone making that part. I went on line and looked other places but so far haven't found any.

[John H.]

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Dennis -

I think you're looking for an aftermarket part of some sort - I've never seen a factory front spring rubber.

[Dennis A.]

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Dennis...
Are you looking for the front lower A-arm bumper?
Paragon #700K or CC #571018 kit? John is right...no spring rubber...

[Jim H.]

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Can you add and remove the spring rubber in a C1 like in NASCAR? If so, my wife will have to do it for me.

[Gary C.]

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Didn't passenger car front cross members have a rubber bumper on them? Gary....

[Dennis G.]

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Perhaps I can explain it better. It is a piece of molded rubber that goes around the coil spring. When I took the front suspension apart it was attached to the spring at the bottom. I haven't seen it in any parts books. However the service and assembly manuals don't show a very good picture. It looks old, like it was original. However the car was drag raced and perhaps it was installed to raise the front end for better weight transfer. It is an early 1958, #934. I think what I am being told is there was no molded rubber around the coil springs on original 58's.

[Mike M.]

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c-1's did not have factory installed rubbers between the front coil springs and the lower A-arm. i'd go along with your theory that the drag racers installed them. mike

[Mike M.]

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Didn't passenger car front cross members have a rubber bumper on them? Gary....

i don't recall any rubber bumpers attached to the front cross member of the 49 to 543 pass chevys.the 49 to 52 pass cars had their rubber motor mounts bolted to the front cross member--that what yer thinkin about gary?mike

[Tom P.]

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c-1's did not have factory installed rubbers between the front coil springs and the lower A-arm. i'd go along with your theory that the drag racers installed them. mike

Yep, I agree 100%.

(oh ya, Dr. McCagh, Chevys went to side engine mounts in 52)

[Michael L.]

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Those are aftermarket spring lift kits. They were to add height for sagging springs or for clearance for bigger tires. Not stock.

[Steven B.]

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Yep! Whitney used to sell them along with the twist in coil spring spacers. 'Had a friend who used the rubber ones after the metal spacers kept coming out of his red/black '67 396 Chevelle and another friend who put them in his Hugger Orange/black houndstooth '69 375 HP Camaro. he good old days.

[Mike M.]

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Yep, I agree 100%.

(oh ya, Dr. McCagh, Chevys went to side engine mounts in 52)

tom: thanks for refresshing my deteriorating old memory. i've got a 49, 50 and 51 chevy pass car(s) but never had a 52. i did recall the 53 and 54 chevys had side mounts like the 53-55 vette 6 bangers. learn smoething new evryday or so they say.thanks,mike

[Dennis G.]

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My most vivid memory of working on the early 50's Chevy's were the enclosed driveshafts. Working on those and replacing the first rear wheel bearings on the mid 60's, early 70's Corvette independent suspension rear ends were jobs where you could expand your cuss word vocabulary.

[Mike M.]

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quiz: why do the 49-54 chevey pass cars have two more zerk fittings than the 53 thru 62 corvette front suspensions?Roy, er mike.