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 crazyfiggi
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| posted on January 4th, 2005 at 09:48 PM |
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Kombi narowed beam?
Hey everyone, im building a narowed front beam for my split kombi and dont know what to do about the bump stops that they came with from factory. I
have done a lont of research and all the pictures of narowed beams i have found dont run bump stops, would i need them? Its going to be low and i
just dont want the tyres to touch the top of the wheel arch over big bumps.
Thanks,
Alex.
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| posted on January 4th, 2005 at 09:54 PM |
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Hi
1500 beetle shocks had an internal bumpstop, maybe you could do something similar.
Steve
[Edited on 4-1-2005 by 1302Steve]
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57kombi
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| posted on January 5th, 2005 at 10:13 AM |
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If you are just narrowing the beam you wont have to move the bump stops as narrowing doesnt lower it.
If you lower the beam by fitting adjusters, cut and weld or with lowered spindles, you will have to move the bump stops.
I have lowered my beam by fitting dropped spindles and I had to cut the bump stops at the top, bend them down and re-weld them.
Otherwise the tyres WILL rub out on the inner guard, under the seat.
Cheers
Dave
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splitbusaustralia
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| posted on January 5th, 2005 at 12:35 PM |
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Hmmm,
Dave, I’ve got to say you shouldn’t have to cut off yer bump stops with dropped spindles (cos they’re bottoming out all the time) and yer tyres
shouldn’t be hitting the underfloor (partic if you’re running 165s which you are?).
Dropped spindle beams do bottom out on the bump stops under ‘extreme’ duress (like a normal beam) but it shouldn’t be a constant annoying event.
I’d guess there’s something else going on with your front end and I’d guess worn or ‘saggy’ torsion leaves (in the beam). They’re
probably far too ‘soft’ allowing the torsion arms to bottom out (and tyres rub underfloor, be worse if bumpstops are off) too easily……
Your bus is probably also riding a bit lower than it would on the spindles alone because of this?
????????????????????????
RobK
p.s. yes - beams are normally narrowed and lowered rather than just narrowed. Relatively easy to narrow splitty beams one inch ..... much bigger job
to go narrower than that..
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| posted on January 6th, 2005 at 07:56 AM |
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Rob.
I cut and lowered the bumpstops to stop the tyre hitting the floor., they are still there just allowing a bit less travel, works great now
I have fitted new KYB shocks and over severe bumps it would just scrape a bit, possibly due to saggy torsion leaves.
Just altered the stops to stop this.
I do drive it hard and it has had 8 people in it.
Also I forgot to add.
If you lower it by fitting adjusters, most people get rid of the bumpstops altogether so that they can get lower.
Cheers
Dave
[Edited on 5-1-2005 by 57kombi]
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| posted on January 11th, 2005 at 09:13 AM |
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Legally over here in NZ we have to have bumpstops, so I made up some removable ones for my narrowed beam. It's just a set of rear beetle bumpstops on
a custom bracket mounted in between the two arms.
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| posted on January 15th, 2005 at 08:24 AM |
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Usually it is one of the first things to go.
Depending on how low you are going, you may have to 'tub' the front, that is, add new 'high' wheel arches. Although, if you do this, it becomes
pretty major as you now need to consider you seats in the front, you steering wheel height and steering box placement, etc. etc..
(Gawd.. I'm in for some fun..)
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