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| posted on January 3rd, 2011 at 06:34 PM |
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How narrow can i go?
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?
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Mick
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| posted on January 4th, 2011 at 03:49 PM |
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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
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| posted on January 4th, 2011 at 04:46 PM |
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bout 1 inch with out stuffing the body work
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| posted on January 4th, 2011 at 05:38 PM |
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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.
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| posted on January 4th, 2011 at 05:40 PM |
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yep other wise u have to bash the inner guard
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| posted on January 4th, 2011 at 05:52 PM |
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| posted on January 4th, 2011 at 08:02 PM |
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Thanks for the info guy's
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| posted on January 5th, 2011 at 02:04 AM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by AUSSIE_MICK
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
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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???
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| posted on January 5th, 2011 at 04:16 AM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by 68AutoBug
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posted by AUSSIE_MICK
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
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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
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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.
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| posted on January 5th, 2011 at 05:07 AM |
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It's all about the look guy's
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| posted on January 5th, 2011 at 06:57 AM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by captainvw
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posted by 68AutoBug
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posted by AUSSIE_MICK
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
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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
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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.
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its also illegal to run without shocks under the adrs.
also any suspension modification requires an engineers to be legal.
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captainvw
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| posted on January 5th, 2011 at 11:29 AM |
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Except in Canberra
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