2.5 inch narrow link pin beam with 2.5 inch widened arms ?? any forseen problems

THUDKNUCKLE Officially Full-On Dubber

224 posts · joined Apr 2005 · 16 Aug 2012, 9:38 pm

#917896

Hey guys just after any wise words or oppinions on as stated above using a 2.5 inch narrowed link pin beam coupled to 2.5 inch widened aftermarket linkpin arms in order to gain more front end wheel travel ( mainly downwards travel ) and still keep the front end and tyres under a widened cheetah fender front end ? Any ideas or oppinions would be great

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Smiley Veteran Volks Folk

2,125 posts · joined Oct 2008 · 16 Aug 2012, 9:49 pm

#917899

Widened arms aren't going to give you any more travel then standard arms. If you want more travel you need to go to longer front trailing arms.
If you want to run longer front trailing arms you are going to have to move your beam forward too. This usually means cutting the framhead off and extending it so the beam sits further forward by the same length that your new trailing arms are.
If you run longer trailing arms with the beam in the standard location it'll push your wheels back towards the A pillars and the tyres are going to rub. Unless you're running really small tyres which I certainly hope you aren't on a Baja 🤘

If the arms are 2.5 inchs wider each you will have to narrow the beam 5 inches not 2.5 inches. Because you have two arms.

Hope this helps mate.

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THUDKNUCKLE Officially Full-On Dubber

224 posts · joined Apr 2005 · 17 Aug 2012, 9:19 am

#917933

Thanks that was an awsome answer 🙂

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nils Fahrvergnugen

971 posts · joined Jan 2008 · 17 Aug 2012, 12:01 pm

#917943

Actually smiley, wider will give you a bit more, but not if you narrow the beam. because the limiting factor is the steering arms hitting the chassis or the tierod ball joints. on there angle downwards, if they are wider the outside balljoint ends up lower. but not much.
If you want to stay under the gaurds. you'll get a better result by sectioning the frame head or going rack and pinion. there are heaps of mods that you can do to the stand beam/arms to get more travel, the 1600 class bajas in the statea are getting 10-12 inchs with standard arms, which is double standard
my front has ALOT going on, including 2.5' longer arms and have a conservative 14inches at the moment

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Smiley Veteran Volks Folk

2,125 posts · joined Oct 2008 · 19 Aug 2012, 5:49 pm

#918295

Thanks for fixing my mistakes Nils. I see you're on here a bit more lately, thanks good so I can drool over your Baja some more.

I'm looking at getting more out of my frontend too, but can't do anything till I fit my rack. It's amazing the race guys are getting so much travel with stock arms, gives me something to aim for 🤘

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