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PostPosted: Mon Sep 26, 2011 7:51 pm    Post subject: Narrowed beam question Reply with quote

Hey all, just wondering whats a good distance to narrow a front beam on my 63 bug withought hitting the inner fender wells. Im running 135r15 tires in the front with stock smoothies. i like the look of a 7 inch narrowed beam but im worried it would rub. im not worried about having shock towers or any of that either. heres a pic of my bug just for reference.

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PostPosted: Mon Sep 26, 2011 8:11 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

7" with stock wheel would rub. my 6" does too.
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 26, 2011 8:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

so maybe 5? i wanna have that tucked in look withought rubbling...
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 26, 2011 9:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Mine is 4" narrowed and I love it!
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 26, 2011 9:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Nubby wrote:
Mine is 4" narrowed and I love it!

Thanks, would a 5 rub?
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 26, 2011 9:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I also have a 4" beam and love it, I'm running 15x6 fuchs, no rubbing
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 26, 2011 9:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I have a 4" I just installed on my 68 with 135's and it rubs a little when I turn the wheel to full lock both ways, but, I also did away with the steering stop on the beam. My 2¢
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 26, 2011 9:50 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

So it looks like a 4 inch it is. Next question, should I cut the tie rods or buy new shorter ones?
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 27, 2011 7:13 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I did 5" no towers with wide chromies used smart car tires in front and added the LP dropped spindles empire discbrake kit tires fit perfectly and fill Wells nicely. Ill post a pic later today.
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 27, 2011 8:39 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

hehe! I will trade you. I have a narrowed 5.5 and I want a stock one. Well, really want a 2 inch narrow and drop spindles..

I need to run shocks.

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PostPosted: Tue Sep 27, 2011 9:59 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

3". 4" or maybe 5" on stock offset. Aftermarket rims or disks will require a bit more cutting. I run a 6" on .5 offset repop BRMs and i rub. i will be making a 4" beam my next free weekend.
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 27, 2011 10:54 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

az67calbug wrote:
hehe! I will trade you. I have a narrowed 5.5 and I want a stock one. Well, really want a 2 inch narrow and drop spindles..

I need to run shocks.

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I have a stock link pin beam drum to drum ready to go, needs to be gone through but it's stock, I would trade you if you want lol
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 27, 2011 6:23 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

man how do I upload a pic I totaly forgot![/img]
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 27, 2011 7:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Bklyn63 wrote:
man how do I upload a pic I totaly forgot![/img]

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=59893
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 28, 2011 5:50 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

dirtylawnchair wrote:
3". 4" or maybe 5" on stock offset. Aftermarket rims or disks will require a bit more cutting. I run a 6" on .5 offset repop BRMs and i rub. i will be making a 4" beam my next free weekend.
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I Love your car! It just looks how a convertible should look (to me)

Just want to give you a warning about a 4" beam and your BRM repop's..
I was running a 4" prior to my current 6" beam, with the low et on those brm's the tires would rub the fender lips pretty bad up front..actually cut up a set of 135's on the sidewall and I had to replace them, also did a little damage to the fender lip.
With the 6"beam, it rubs the buckets but to me thats a far lesser evil than the fender edges. The price to ride low I guess. Just my 2 cents.
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 28, 2011 4:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'm running a 5" beam with 145/65/15 which is a little shorter than a 135. It rubs buckets & inner fenderwells on full lock. So on 135's you definitely get some rubbing, but some people's tolerances are more than others

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PostPosted: Thu Sep 29, 2011 5:10 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I am going to go 5" with Firestone 125s. May have to mod the buckets a bit but we will see....
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PostPosted: Thu Sep 29, 2011 2:04 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

dirtylawnchair wrote:
I am going to go 5" with Firestone 125s. May have to mod the buckets a bit but we will see....


I'm scared of the temp tires. I do a lot of highway
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PostPosted: Thu Sep 29, 2011 8:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'm gonna go with a 4 inch beam. I got a free 60 somthin ghia beam wheel to wheel for free the other day and I got some adjusters today. So 4 inch beam here I come!
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 30, 2011 4:59 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

fuhq64 wrote:
dirtylawnchair wrote:
I am going to go 5" with Firestone 125s. May have to mod the buckets a bit but we will see....


I'm scared of the temp tires. I do a lot of highway


NO no no.....not temps. I would never run temps. Firestone 125's

http://store.cokertire.com/125r15-firestone-f560-blackwall-tire.html

A lot of GFK cars fun them on their earlies.

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Firestone F560 tires are of radial construction and features a versatile design. The 125R15 is the smallest size available for a 15-inch wheel, so it’s perfect for a classic compact car, like a Volkswagen or Citroen, or even the front of a hot rod. These tires are very affordable and only available in blackwall form.
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