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| posted on May 21st, 2004 at 01:56 AM |
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how can u tell if ur beam has been narrowed?
just wondering is there something i can measure or check for? wats the factory size of the front beam drum to drum, something like that, just want to
check.
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| posted on May 21st, 2004 at 02:25 AM |
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The car should swerve all over the road over 50mph, especially in a cross wind, and understeer wildly. :P
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| posted on May 21st, 2004 at 06:40 AM |
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Find a beetle that you know doesn't have a narrowed beam and take some measurements from it, or someone here will hopefully be able to help (I don't
own a beetle so can't help sorry)
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The car should swerve all over the road over 50mph, especially in a cross wind, and understeer wildly. :P
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Don't know what this is about, One of my mates has a 4 inch narrowed beam and it rides nice all the way up to 100mph. If they're done right, they
work.
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| posted on May 21st, 2004 at 07:26 AM |
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You can only measure the beam itself. Not drum to drum.
Also have a look at the inner guards there should be a gap between the shock tower n the inner guard. If its been narrowed the gap will be less,
providing the car has not been pranged smashed around too muh.
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| posted on May 21st, 2004 at 10:16 AM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by Daniel
Find a beetle that you know doesn't have a narrowed beam and take some measurements from it, or someone here will hopefully be able to help (I don't
own a beetle so can't help sorry)
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posted by Oasis
The car should swerve all over the road over 50mph, especially in a cross wind, and understeer wildly. :P
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Don't know what this is about, One of my mates has a 4 inch narrowed beam and it rides nice all the way up to 100mph. If they're done right, they
work.
[Edited on 20-5-2004 by Daniel]
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Actually I've got one too and it's great. I was only having a little joke. Only bad narrowing jobs do that...
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| posted on May 21st, 2004 at 11:59 AM |
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I was only having a little joke.
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That's cool, I know what you mean about bad ones though. I rode in one and it shook badly. But that's what you get when it's done with no jig to
hold everything straight!
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| posted on May 21st, 2004 at 09:55 PM |
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Not much room there Sam btwn the tower and the guard. We should have compared on the day. Mitchell
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| posted on May 22nd, 2004 at 09:52 AM |
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we couldnt compare though coz one was ball joint and the other k & l, or r the beams the same?
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| posted on May 22nd, 2004 at 09:54 AM |
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dave theres no accident damage on my oval
wats the measurement of the stock beam? how much clearance between the towers and guards? its pretty close at the moment
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| posted on May 22nd, 2004 at 06:10 PM |
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If i get time tomorrow i will give you a free measure n quote.
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