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Are shortened sway bars necessary with shortened beams?

https://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/threads/79957/are-shortened-sway-bars-necessary-with-shortened-beams

vorsprungdurchtechnique 路

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 路

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

reub 路

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

Craig Torrens 路

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 !

68AutoBug 路

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