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joebob1089 Sat Dec 17, 2011 1:47 pm

I have a '64 Ghia that I bought a narrowed adjustable beam and drop spindles for. I have the trailing arms, tie rods etc. disassembled. The only problem I'm having is getting the link pin removed from the spindle. Can anyone give some tips or direct me to another forum?

Thanks,

Joe Barbarino

ghi66 Sat Feb 04, 2012 3:21 pm

Hey, will a 3" narrowed front beam fit on my '66 without too many issues? thanks for any help in advance

c21darrel Mon Feb 06, 2012 12:14 pm

should be just about a bolt on. You wil;l probably need to clearance a bit so the shock towers dont rub, here is what I had to cut for a 3in narrow beam. Note bottom center of first pic and for the otherside top center portion in second pic.


ghi66 Wed Feb 08, 2012 2:44 pm

thanks c21darrel, just the answer i was lookin for.

chipster Tue Feb 21, 2012 11:55 am

I'm running 165/45/15s on a stock width ball joint disk brake beam in my 74, which left about a 3-3.5" gap from fender to tire. This is with stock 4.5" rims.

I'm thinking just getting drop spindles will bring the height down with still enough room for the tire, but haven't seen anyone discuss this option.
I'm also getting a pair of 4.5 empi sprintstars for the front, not sure how those will effect the offset and fitment as opposed to my stock wheels.

Anybody have any thoughts? Problems?



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