How narrow can i go? · Aussieveedubbers

AUSSIE_MICK · 3 Jan 2011, 6:34 pm

Ok i need some help.
I have a 56 oval sitting on a 69 balljoint pan and i want to install a narrowed beam with dropped spindles, how narrow can i go without butchering the inner body?

Thanks

Mick

66brm · 4 Jan 2011, 3:49 pm

If you don't want shocks then as narrow as you like, with shocks then you will need to measure what clearance you have currently, remember it will affect other things too such as your turning circle, bumpsteer etc, how low are you looking to go?Do you need modified balljoints?.
The changes you make will affect ride quality,as you narrow the springs you effectively stiffen them, too narrow and you can feel every pebble

vw54 · 4 Jan 2011, 4:46 pm

bout 1 inch with out stuffing the body work

AUSSIE_MICK · 4 Jan 2011, 5:38 pm

66brm - Think i need shocks couldnt imagine driving without them! Turning circle is not a problem, already have a lowered beam done about 20 years ago and not happy with it. So intend to go for as narrow as possible with adjusters plus dropped spindles i have the lowered ball joints.

vw54 - 1 inch really isnt much.

Thanks

vw54 · 4 Jan 2011, 5:40 pm

yep other wise u have to bash the inner guard

captainvw · 4 Jan 2011, 5:52 pm

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AUSSIE_MICK · 4 Jan 2011, 8:02 pm

Thanks for the info guy's

68AutoBug · 5 Jan 2011, 2:04 am

AUSSIE_MICK wrote:Ok i need some help.
I have a 56 oval sitting on a 69 balljoint pan and i want to install a narrowed beam with dropped spindles, how narrow can i go without butchering the inner body?

Thanks

Mick

There are a few people running narrowed front ends without shock absorbers...
I tried it with My lowered front end and it was too rough as the roads around SCONE can be very rough..
even bumps on the highway can be BIG...

Why do You want to go so low???

and narrow...????

just for the look???

LEE

captainvw · 5 Jan 2011, 4:16 am

68AutoBug wrote:
AUSSIE_MICK wrote:Ok i need some help.
I have a 56 oval sitting on a 69 balljoint pan and i want to install a narrowed beam with dropped spindles, how narrow can i go without butchering the inner body?

Thanks

Mick
There are a few people running narrowed front ends without shock absorbers...
I tried it with My lowered front end and it was too rough as the roads around SCONE can be very rough..
even bumps on the highway can be BIG...

Why do You want to go so low???

and narrow...????

just for the look???

LEE

Was it narrowed as well or did you just take your shocks off a standard beam?
The springs become stiffer (less torsional twist ) as it becomes narrower.A standard beam will ride like shit without shocks.

AUSSIE_MICK · 5 Jan 2011, 5:07 am

It's all about the look guy's

barls · 5 Jan 2011, 6:57 am

captainvw wrote:
68AutoBug wrote:
AUSSIE_MICK wrote:Ok i need some help.
I have a 56 oval sitting on a 69 balljoint pan and i want to install a narrowed beam with dropped spindles, how narrow can i go without butchering the inner body?

Thanks

Mick
There are a few people running narrowed front ends without shock absorbers...
I tried it with My lowered front end and it was too rough as the roads around SCONE can be very rough..
even bumps on the highway can be BIG...

Why do You want to go so low???

and narrow...????

just for the look???

LEE
Was it narrowed as well or did you just take your shocks off a standard beam?
The springs become stiffer (less torsional twist ) as it becomes narrower.A standard beam will ride like shit without shocks.

its also illegal to run without shocks under the adrs.
also any suspension modification requires an engineers to be legal.

captainvw · 5 Jan 2011, 11:29 am

Except in Canberra