jade57savoy - 2010-07-20 10:33 PM

Realatively flat cornering?????

d500neil - 2010-07-21 4:26 PM

Every 56-59 PLY owner, and every FWDLK-interested person should have this issue, and the "1000 Mile Road test"
issue on the 1958 Plymouth, as they are full of great information.

There is a similar 1956 Fury road test issue, that is 'must' reading.

BTW, virtually all of the FWDLK road testers stated that the 'feel' of the car's cornering was NOT as severe as
their photographs might indicate, meaning that the driver's control of the car was well maintained and relatively
unaffected by the car's body roll.

All that the 57 Belvie needed was the installation of the optional T/bars P/N: 952/953 and maybe an extra rear
leaf spring (by the substituting-in the Fury springs, or, a set from a station wagon) and the installation of the performance
Oriflow (now: 2-way gas filled) shock absorbers.....to achieve very flat cornering capability.

The Belvie was intrinsically designed for Ward Cleaver types, but it could/can be brought to 'life', very easily.

Oh, yeah, and then there is/was the optional Fury V800 dual-carb engine !

d500neil - 2010-07-21 4:26 PM
BTW, virtually all of the FWDLK road testers stated that the 'feel' of the car's cornering was NOT as severe as
their photographs might indicate, meaning that the driver's control of the car was well maintained and relatively
unaffected by the car's body roll.