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| posted on October 24th, 2005 at 01:37 PM |
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steering damper
does the steering damper on the beetles have much of an effect on steering stability?? what is the difference without one?
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| posted on October 24th, 2005 at 01:58 PM |
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It makes a difference on bumpier roads - less kickback thorugh the steering
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| posted on October 24th, 2005 at 02:35 PM |
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so without it does the steering have a tendency to wander when you hit bumps?
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| posted on October 24th, 2005 at 02:44 PM |
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yes.
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| posted on October 24th, 2005 at 04:39 PM |
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ok... next question...
what is required to install a damper on a beam that doesn't have one already fitted.???
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| posted on October 24th, 2005 at 04:45 PM |
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Eeeeuw... I think dampers were fitted form 1959 onwards - if you have an earlier beam, I wouldn't worry. Unless you want to swap beams and tierods
etc or do some welding
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| posted on October 24th, 2005 at 06:07 PM |
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oh... i have a 57... and just had all the steering fixed up - new tie rod ends, steering box tightened up and centralised, new front shocks etc... she
wanders a bit when hitting bumps and stuff... so just wondering if it can be easily fixed or a pain in the ass....
thanks
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| posted on October 24th, 2005 at 09:06 PM |
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Its an oval mate
If you have had all that done then thats as good as it gets.
You have to remember it was all designed and built for crossply tyres etc.
You could up date your front end to a a late model beam but it won`t improve much.
Not worth all the work and effort really.
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| posted on October 25th, 2005 at 07:26 AM |
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yeah... i wasn't expecting it to steer like a new car but was wondering if it could be improved... has a little slack in the middle where you turn
the wheel and nothing happens... cant be bothered updating to a later front end... seems like too much work.
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