adam i know your out there so ill put up a pic of ur ground scraping beast....(sorry about the crappy res, its from the one day paint job 馃槈 _
[Edited on 15/6/2005 by pyr0]
Dannyboy 路
LOL , guy watching the other guy primering his Type2 out on the lawn. No doudt saying " Mate you missed a bit"!
Dan:thumb
Adam_C 路
im primering and thats one of lukes mates watching..... glad it doesnt show the other side where i am painting......we got lazy and ran out of tape so we painte dthe windows haha
Dasdubber 路
Mate's ghia - time for a narrowed beam I think.
[Edited on 30-5-2005 by Dasdubber]
[Edited on 30-5-2005 by Dasdubber]
Dasdubber 路
Dropped spindles, adjusters, narrowed beam and spacers for me:
twoguns 路
not finished yet... but drop spindles, narrowed, adjsuters and CBB discs.
ruckus 路
I've got spindles... but it's never low enough is it? :blush
Unity-28 路
Spinnies and adjusters
Unity-28 路
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h 路
the first pic is missing beer and/or bourbon to make the job totally complete 馃檪
Adam_C 路
Hahaha....... we were going to get beer.... but had to drive.....
What are spindles for a beetle worth landed in aus?
Oasis 路
Yeah I got em, and narrowed jim beam...
68AutoBug 路
TOO BLOODY EXPENSIVE..............
You fellows with the adjustable front torsion bars....
Do You All have camber Shims fitted??
Lee
68AutoBug 路
Dasdubber, thats one beautiful Beetle.......
Your Paintwork looks like a million dollars too...
Good Job....
cheers
Lee
HGFS 路
68AutoBug wrote:You fellows with the adjustable front torsion bars....
Do You All have camber Shims fitted??
Lee
I had caster shims on my 64 when I lowered it, with adjusters only. Ended up about 3 inches lower than stock & the steering was heaps better with the shims, it actually stayed in a straight line instead of wandering everywhere. Didnt need longer bolts onto the framehead, I think you only need em when using 2 sets of shims.
Put in a new steering box while I was at it & the front finally worked as it should have, it was scary taking it thru the hills before i fixed the front end
Greg
buzzbug 路
I am using a 3inch narrowed beam, adjusters and drop spindles.
will post a pic when i get home from work.
Lee.
[Edited on 31/5/2005 by buzzbug]
Turbo54 路
Has anyone got a CB beam narrowed with adjusters straight as they come from them?
Thinking of getting one but want to know about imports and duty, freight.
Thanks
Turbo54
Dero 路
Can some explain to me the point of Narrowed beams, I get a bit lost on this one :duh. I Understand what Dropped Spindles and adjuster are... Looking at these for our Splitty :thumb
Cheers
Joel
pete wood 路
as you go lower, the wheels rub on the lip of standard guards. by narrowing the beam the wheels sit more nicely up into the guards stopping them from rubbing. It can ridiculous though.
Fossil 路
Igor's got adjusters but doesn't need the spindles
buzzbug 路
PeteWood
i have got the drop spindles and the narrowed beam and i still rub on the lip of the guards and also on the inner guard aswell.
lee.
Lams 路
can anybody show me a pic of just spindles (no adjusters) ?
kroozzn63 路
hey luke that was a good thread , got some good pics going
Mr Bubble Head 路
This is what I'm going to use with 2" cb droppers
nIck
squizy 路
Hey Luke. I was just running adjusters with shims in my KG. Gave me 10 cm from sill to road, and a firm ride.....he he.
greenbug70 路
Hey pyrO i have just drop spindles still rub on lip of guard when turning and braking, not bad and i 165s on, lower profile would be better will post pic later.
[Edited on 31/5/2005 by greenbug70]
frenzix 路
narrowed beam, narrowed tie rods, narrowed torsion leaves, adjusters and CB dropped spindles.
frenzix 路
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frenzix 路
adjusters are good for rego time , and if you want to scrub or.. not
pyr0 路
awesome pics frenzix 馃槈
yeh im just planning ahead for my beetle, that and adam and i were talking about how low we could go lol.
yeh the pic i put up is my bus with me adam_C kikko and my mate timmy painting on the front law while no one was home in the street :thumb
handycam 路
want 2 c more pics of your bus mate
pyr0 路
ill see what i can drag up 馃槈
pyr0 路
after a little trolley damage repair work
the wheels color, before i cleaned the over spray off 馃槈
the drivers side
oh yeh a before shot :sandrine
[Edited on 1/6/2005 by pyr0]
handycam 路
havent seen it 4 a while
handycam 路
love the roof rack
pyr0 路
its got a ladder 4 it as well,the rack has mounts for it on each side....except someone lengthened it so it touches the ground :duh ive yet to cut it and make it sit on the side of the bus again....ill get there one day
handycam 路
cool as" think we should start a thred 4 bay window pics
[Edited on 1/6/2005 by handycam]
pyr0 路
ok guys, i got a couple of beams last night from urban_myth, he's a top bloke real helpful too.
but any way, on the topic of "drop spindals" with adjusters the more we lower the car with them the more slightly forward the front wheels move ?? correct ??
so the drop spindals keep the wheels same geometery, like keep it where it normaly is ??
dropspindals also give it a better ride when lowered ? like smoother ??
and, i herd mention that when drop spindals are added it adds about 1/2 an inch or so to your width on the front and thats why people are narrowing beams, is this true ???
thanks guys
pyr0 路
bumpage for the afternoon crew
pyr0 路
what about a pic of a beam with drop spindals in ? or even just a pic of a drop spindal