how can u tell if ur beam has been narrowed?

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3,436 posts · joined Sep 2002 · 21 May 2004, 1:56 am

#176345

just wondering is there something i can measure or check for? wats the factory size of the front beam drum to drum, something like that, just want to check.

thanks
sam

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1,806 posts · joined Jul 2003 · 21 May 2004, 2:25 am

#176349

The car should swerve all over the road over 50mph, especially in a cross wind, and understeer wildly. :P

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Daniel Seriously Crusin Dubber

191 posts · joined Oct 2003 · 21 May 2004, 6:40 am

#176354

Find a beetle that you know doesn't have a narrowed beam and take some measurements from it, or someone here will hopefully be able to help (I don't own a beetle so can't help sorry)

Oasis wrote:The car should swerve all over the road over 50mph, especially in a cross wind, and understeer wildly. :P

Don't know what this is about, One of my mates has a 4 inch narrowed beam and it rides nice all the way up to 100mph. If they're done right, they work.

[Edited on 20-5-2004 by Daniel]

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16,723 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 21 May 2004, 7:26 am

#176355

You can only measure the beam itself. Not drum to drum.

Also have a look at the inner guards there should be a gap between the shock tower n the inner guard. If its been narrowed the gap will be less, providing the car has not been pranged smashed around too muh.

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1,806 posts · joined Jul 2003 · 21 May 2004, 10:16 am

#176414

Daniel wrote:Find a beetle that you know doesn't have a narrowed beam and take some measurements from it, or someone here will hopefully be able to help (I don't own a beetle so can't help sorry)

Oasis wrote:The car should swerve all over the road over 50mph, especially in a cross wind, and understeer wildly. :P
Don't know what this is about, One of my mates has a 4 inch narrowed beam and it rides nice all the way up to 100mph. If they're done right, they work.

[Edited on 20-5-2004 by Daniel]

Actually I've got one too and it's great. I was only having a little joke. Only bad narrowing jobs do that...

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Daniel Seriously Crusin Dubber

191 posts · joined Oct 2003 · 21 May 2004, 11:59 am

#176432

Oasis wrote:I was only having a little joke.

That's cool, I know what you mean about bad ones though. I rode in one and it shook badly. But that's what you get when it's done with no jig to hold everything straight!

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1,993 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 21 May 2004, 9:55 pm

#176678

Not much room there Sam btwn the tower and the guard. We should have compared on the day. Mitchell

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3,436 posts · joined Sep 2002 · 22 May 2004, 9:52 am

#176788

we couldnt compare though coz one was ball joint and the other k & l, or r the beams the same?

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3,436 posts · joined Sep 2002 · 22 May 2004, 9:54 am

#176790

dave theres no accident damage on my oval
wats the measurement of the stock beam? how much clearance between the towers and guards? its pretty close at the moment

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16,723 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 22 May 2004, 6:10 pm

#176868

If i get time tomorrow i will give you a free measure n quote.

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