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 patina
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 posted on December 5th, 2010 at 06:40 PM |
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WANTED- Narrowed beam - BALL JOINT F/END
Hey guys,
i need a narrowed beam to fit on my:
1970's ball joint front end beetle chassis.
Does anyone know of someone in Australia who fabricates beams as i would rather get one here than from the US,
due to time.
Cheers
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lauzboy
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| posted on January 12th, 2011 at 05:10 PM |
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do you want a new fabrication, or modification of an existing?
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| posted on January 12th, 2011 at 06:00 PM |
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Shocks or no shocks ? How narrow?
VVDS stock 2'' narrowed CB Balljoint beams with Shock towers.
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68AutoBug
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 posted on January 13th, 2011 at 01:08 AM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by patina
Hey guys, i need a narrowed beam to fit on my: 1970's ball joint front end beetle chassis. Does anyone know of someone in Australia who fabricates
beams as i would rather get one here than from the US, due to time.
Cheers
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Yes,
there was a beautiful looking narrowed beam on here last week
it had been made...
wasn't a modified VW one....
although its much quicker to modify the front end You have...
Someone on here should be able to help You..
LEE
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captainvw
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| posted on January 13th, 2011 at 08:19 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by 68AutoBug
| Quote: | Originally
posted by patina
Hey guys, i need a narrowed beam to fit on my: 1970's ball joint front end beetle chassis. Does anyone know of someone in Australia who fabricates
beams as i would rather get one here than from the US, due to time.
Cheers
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Yes,
there was a beautiful looking narrowed beam on here last week
it had been made...
wasn't a modified VW one....
although its much quicker to modify the front end You have...
Someone on here should be able to help You..
LEE
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You mean much slower considering you chop the centres between your uprights and your shock towers to narrow a balljoint beam Lee i doubt you'll find
someone willing to do it for less than the cost of a new Cb beam.
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lauzboy
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| posted on January 14th, 2011 at 02:43 PM |
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how much is a new one (including shipping)? remember your torsion leaves also need to be cut down too, or order shortened ones
i had mine ball joint beam narrowed and adjusters welded in at CBB in penrith. vaguely remember it was around $400ish which included disassembly, the
mods, castor shims, reassembly and wheel alignment
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| posted on March 9th, 2011 at 07:32 AM |
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If you narrow the beam it will have to be engineered, as i understand it you will have trouble convincing a automotive engineer that narrowing the
track with not change the handling and safety of the car.
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