i dont know if i have gone too low or whether its gonna be jsut right....
it is damn low, and am at the moment trying to get 145 rubber for the front as the current set up touches the headlight buckets.
whay you all reackon? and whos near me with a pair of 145 donuts?
[Edited on 28/1/2005 by twoguns]
Simply Cruzin'...
you can tell by the hahn light 'official measurer of men tool' as to where its at.
Simply Cruzin'...
looks about the height of mine.. maybe a little lower.. i'd say jack it up 2 inches front and rear.. bouncing along on bump stops gets annoying after the first week🙂
Tagedeezee Heezy
and this.... the sump is inches, and i am serios about this, inches from the ground...
[Edited on 20/1/2005 by twoguns]
Simply Cruzin'...
that is sweet
i would like my ass that low
some people are like slinky's
they have no useful purpose
but they are fun to watch
when you push them down the stairs
nah its all god man as long as you dont wanna go into macca's 😉 at that height is the front beam narrowed ?
Founding member of the C'town Rat-Pack
hehe too low? never
just knock up some bash plates and youll be sweet
front beam is narrowed... 2 inches. jsut need the 145s now. and no im not a big maccas visitor... lubkly burger king and mibole are a bit more understanding.
Simply Cruzin'...
was it hard to do the front beam, im planning on doin the same treatment 4 my 62, i was thinking of running 135's on the front with 2inch's of narrowing, oh yeh with adjusters welded into the beam as well.
im doing this to another beam i have that way i can just swap it over in one go instead of having the car undriveable.
Founding member of the C'town Rat-Pack
im running 135's with the adjuster beam.. not narrowed, pretty nicley.. the rear is the un comfortable bit :/.. if you run 135's you dont REALLY need to narrow the beam unless yopur going crazy low, and you want the coppers on your ass 🙂
Tagedeezee Heezy
can you put up a pic of how low urs is ??
Founding member of the C'town Rat-Pack
Not low enough mate! Looks real good. Have you got dropped spindles on that, If not, you should prolly get some for the ride quality....N!
not low enuff yet, just needs a dnvk sticker i reckon thatll bring it down those extra few mms.
good work mate
[Edited on 20-1-2005 by VWFOOL]
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One man's junk...
this is my height, 135's no narrowed beam
Tagedeezee Heezy
the back of mine seems lower still than that killakornkobb.
front should come neat witht he 145s. is it better for 145s or should i go 135s?
no N, i havent got spindles. jsut the adjuster narrowed fornt beam,a nd a two inner spline drop oin the back. had to go inner, as the outer was stuck solid on one side. restricted my options a bit.
pyro, i got the beam from valla last year at the swaps. fitted neat. bit of fiddling wiht the steering arms. but all sweet.
had to make a few phone calls to a mate, for suggestions but all wnet ok.
Simply Cruzin'...
now for the EMBARRISING part....
guess what i jsut did?????
Simply Cruzin'...
go the 145's cos you have the narrowed beam.. dosent hurt having a little more rubber on the ground 'eh? 🙂
what'd ya do?!?!
Tagedeezee Heezy
looking good guys!
picking up my dual adjuster beam for the black bug tomorrow, so i might as well join you down there 🙂
well, i , urm, took it for a test, but i forgot to tighten the wheel nuts, on all four tyres....
front left wheel came off and went bouncing up the street... doh! and the others were almost off. had to go home and get my jack and the factory jack as weel as the wood and tools, and pry and try and put hte front wheel back on. went home quite embarresed in the end. my lady jsut looked at me and smirked.
Simply Cruzin'...
he 'did' it is nice. bit rough but i am gonna try it for a while. at least i can get in and out of my driveway, which was i was worried about.
another Q.. i seem to have a lot of play in my steering. is there something i have missed? or an adjsutment i can play with?
Simply Cruzin'...
the threaded rod that goes between the two front wheels can be tightened/loosened i think, which will give some play. once you have the height you want to keep, get the wheels aligned, and that play should dissapear
Tagedeezee Heezy
saint, if youre still looking....
Simply Cruzin'...
the black under the car is the engine and heater tubes. i think they are about 2.5inches from the ground... TOPS!
Simply Cruzin'...
that is way coo🙂
my cousin's fiance' "Sumo" had his lowered like that.. just a bit lower.. he had completley removed the bump stops, and notched the spring plates, to give more play.. an idea if you wanna keep going lower🙂
Tagedeezee Heezy
killakornkobb... gonna try that tomorrow.
is there a such thing as too much camber? ie gear box oil to the bearings, etc.?
this is more for jsut cruising around town and maybe a DNVK cruise or two, until i get the ute sorted.
Simply Cruzin'...
nah, i htink the back is low enuf, for sure. now jsut gotta get the front tyres. damn shame i cant get some tomorrow..... :bounce
Simply Cruzin'...
in my opinion, never too much camber🙂 looks so phat 🙂
i heard that Paris' beetles bearing siezed on him, because of how low they were, it restricted oil flow to them?
Tagedeezee Heezy
yeah, suppose i will wait and see.
tried fitting my 5.5 rims that i had on eht bus, but they were offset wrong. so witht he camber the hit on the inside both front and rear.
so i will stick with the thinners and dress rims, me thinks.
Simply Cruzin'...
get sealed bearings 😉 that way camber isnt a problem 😀
Founding member of the C'town Rat-Pack
sweet, will look into that pyro. suggestions who from?
Simply Cruzin'...
