Are shortened sway bars necessary with shortened beams?

67 posts · joined Aug 2009 · 30 Oct 2009, 6:36 pm

#744161

Thanks to all those who have been answering my many questions. I'm now at the final stages of finishing my bug. My next question is for those who have a shortened front end, I have a 2" narrowed beam on order and want to know if using a shortened sway bar is the way to go? Some one advised the front end will be stiffer after shortening the beam and not to bother with a sway bar, but I dont want to cut any corners. Any advice? Thanks.

trickysimon 100km/h is only 9 seconds away

1,473 posts · joined Dec 2007 · 30 Oct 2009, 6:45 pm

#744163

Mick058 has a shortened swaybar on his 2inch shortened beam. Try shooting him a pm 👍

reub VWRX is gone...

2,054 posts · joined Sep 2002 · 30 Oct 2009, 7:06 pm

#744171

As posted by Damo here...http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=79796&page=1#pid743702....

Do a search on Selbys Swaybars. They have them off the shelf for narrowed frontends... http://www.selbys.com.au/search_cc.php

Reub

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

8,040 posts · joined Jan 2003 · 31 Oct 2009, 12:49 pm

#744270

I don't have one on my car, but it does have Koni shocks which tend to help stabilise it a bit. The car handles ok,it just gets a bit daunting at high speeds (above 150ph) without the bar.......and the fact that the front track is narrower than the rear !

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11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 31 Oct 2009, 5:50 pm

#744321

vorsprungdurchtechnique wrote:Thanks to all those who have been answering my many questions. I'm now at the final stages of finishing my bug. My next question is for those who have a shortened front end, I have a 2" narrowed beam on order and want to know if using a shortened sway bar is the way to go? Some one advised the front end will be stiffer after shortening the beam and not to bother with a sway bar, but I dont want to cut any corners. Any advice? Thanks.

I know many people in the USA don't use sway bars on the front with narrowed beams...
but they probably drive on concrete roads....
some also don't use shocks.. ???

I tried no shocks.... it was shocking... lol

but I don't have a VW swaybar on My beetle at present..
and it still handles excellent ... I don't usually go over 120KMH

cheers

LEE

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