Lowering an early beam, do you remove the bumpstop??

Craig Torrens 6 times Australian, 7 times State Hillclimb Class Champion

8,040 posts · joined Jan 2003 · 22 Jul 2007, 6:11 pm

#603171

I'm fitting two adjusters into by 60's beam so I can lower it around 4 inches.
Do I need to chop off the factory bumpstop mount?
Or can it stay with just the rubber stop removed?

Cheers.

silver Dangerous when poked

2,169 posts · joined Dec 2002 · 22 Jul 2007, 6:50 pm

#603184

Mine are gone altogether and I haven't experienced any problems
If I Had done it myself I would have cut them of and relocated them?

Keeping it real !

Craig Torrens 6 times Australian, 7 times State Hillclimb Class Champion

8,040 posts · joined Jan 2003 · 22 Jul 2007, 6:54 pm

#603187

Yeah I was thinking that too.Maybe I'll just get shocks that have built in bumpstops.

VWCOOL 23 Windows of Awesome

5,158 posts · joined Jun 2003 · 22 Jul 2007, 10:03 pm

#603228

Cut 'em and turn 'em so they are still there and working, but kinda lower

Pay your debts, CxxT

Craig Torrens 6 times Australian, 7 times State Hillclimb Class Champion

8,040 posts · joined Jan 2003 · 22 Jul 2007, 10:09 pm

#603230

yeah but if i ever raise the beam to stock height they will be in the way .

VWCOOL 23 Windows of Awesome

5,158 posts · joined Jun 2003 · 22 Jul 2007, 10:18 pm

#603234

Craig Torrens wrote:yeah but if i ever raise the beam to stock height they will be in the way .

... of what? They just sit higher in the 'space' between the top and bottom arms

Pay your debts, CxxT

Craig Torrens 6 times Australian, 7 times State Hillclimb Class Champion

8,040 posts · joined Jan 2003 · 23 Jul 2007, 9:28 am

#603272

......Of the upper arm, it would probably be resting on the bump stop at standard height.

pyr0 flame-on

4,457 posts · joined Mar 2003 · 23 Jul 2007, 9:31 am

#603273

shave it off all together and get the shocks with a bump stop in em, thats how i did it

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Craig Torrens 6 times Australian, 7 times State Hillclimb Class Champion

8,040 posts · joined Jan 2003 · 23 Jul 2007, 9:33 am

#603274

yep I agree. Where did you get your shocks from?

dangerous 23 Windows of Awesome

5,901 posts · joined Jan 2005 · 23 Jul 2007, 11:04 am

#603300

I cut off the dust shield,
and hose clamped a shocky rubber around the shaft.

westi wrote:That's mad Alan.

Craig Torrens 6 times Australian, 7 times State Hillclimb Class Champion

8,040 posts · joined Jan 2003 · 23 Jul 2007, 11:35 am

#603305

thats a good idea :thumb

pyr0 flame-on

4,457 posts · joined Mar 2003 · 23 Jul 2007, 2:16 pm

#603330

yeah that is a good idea ^^^ my shocks are monroe i think dude down at repco hooked me up

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1303Steve Scirocco Rare

8,650 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 23 Jul 2007, 3:42 pm

#603349

Hi

1500 bug front Konis come with a trim able bump stop.

Steve

Craig Torrens 6 times Australian, 7 times State Hillclimb Class Champion

8,040 posts · joined Jan 2003 · 23 Jul 2007, 6:33 pm

#603377

but they don't come with the eyelet for the bolt, they have the shaft.

1303Steve Scirocco Rare

8,650 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 24 Jul 2007, 9:30 am

#603485

Hi

Oh really, I was suggesting that so that maybe you could buy the bump stop from Koni or find someone who has fitted Konis to a beam bug before and has some left over bumpstop material as the bumpstop needs to be trimmed down when you lower a beam bug.

Steve

MikeM Buggy Head

1,429 posts · joined Aug 2003 · 24 Jul 2007, 4:55 pm

#603523

I've had a look in a Monroe catalogue in the past and it turns out Bay Window Kombi Front shocks have an upper and lower stop internal to the shock. Kinda the same as a late beetle front shock, but they mount with 2 eyes. The extra damping might be good for a lower car too. Just a thought, I've never tried this.

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captainvw Officially Full-On Dubber

230 posts · joined Feb 2007 · 3 Aug 2007, 10:22 pm

#605136

Craig ive got a cb 2'' narowed on my daily 58 bug no stops and have never had a problem ever slammed or 2.5'' lower than standard( spindles) beam at full hieght.........you dont need that shit.I like to use the bootom of the spare wheel well as a bump stop though🤪

[ Edited on August 3rd 2007 by captainvw ]

Craig Torrens 6 times Australian, 7 times State Hillclimb Class Champion

8,040 posts · joined Jan 2003 · 3 Aug 2007, 10:32 pm

#605138

hehehehe