57 with a 7 " narrowed beam ! HELP !

Kraftfahrer

No, I did not put that crappy beam there, It was already on the car when we bought it. You can´t even see the wheels ! It was pure hell to even drive it in the garage... dunno why people do such extreme frontbeams.
It´s my wifes car and we´d like to install a 3" narrowed beam with 4,5 sprinstars and 145´s up front.
We really don´t don´t how it would look like that´s why we need some pics
of Ovals with 3" beams with Sprintstars or 4,5 inch wheels in general.
... just to see the difference and the overall look !
I want it to look almost stock.
That´s the formerly agave green oval but it was resprayed in "samtgrün" in the 70´s. It sat in storage for more than 30 years.

So fellas , show your 3" narrowed beams !

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Center Pin · Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2013 10:03 am Post subject:

Wow! It's a hover car!

Kraftfahrer · Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2013 12:22 pm Post subject:

3" narrowed beam, anyone ??

stale air

Kraftfahrer · Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2013 4:55 pm Post subject:

Thanks for the link ! I only found 2 cars with 3" N.b´s ...but we already decided for 3" or 3.5".
cheers,
CHRIS

slalombuggy · Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2013 5:40 pm Post subject:

My Oval with Sprintstars and a narrow beam. Front fenders are stock width just have a big lip on the inside for aerodynamics.

Are you running disk brakes? Why do you need a narrowed beam with stock width wheels? I've lowered lots of cars 4-5" and run stock beams and wider tires that what you plan on.

brad

ovalshark · Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2013 9:09 pm Post subject: 3"

Mine has a 3" beam. https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/944594.jpg

vwclap · Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2013 3:56 am Post subject:

You will find the look you are looking for in that tread....Not oval but early bug.
I am in the process to do the same on my 62 with 2 inches narrow beam, 2 1/2 inches dropped spindle. 145 front and 205-65 15 rear
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3...p;start=60

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Kraftfahrer · Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2013 6:07 am Post subject:

@Slalombuggy: We keep the original drums , no disc brakes. We just love the look of a narrowed beam, that´s all.Rims are 4,5 Sprintstars. Lowering the car is not a problem, we will have an adjustable beam. Thanks for the pic, though.
Vwclap & Ovalshark: thank you very much !

Shane1914 · Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2013 8:25 am Post subject:

drum brakes.
stock wheels.
135r15
3" narrowed beam.

I will be working on my car today. I can get some different pics if you need.
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Kraftfahrer · Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2013 12:26 pm Post subject:

Shane, that looks awesome ! The stance is perfect ,too !

Shane1914 · Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2013 1:04 pm Post subject:

Thank You,
It is not the best picture. I can post some better ones.
Let me know.
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5" beam 17x7 front
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Kraftfahrer · Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2013 3:49 pm Post subject:

Thanks for the pic Magnate, but I´m looking for 3" beam pics.
Still a very nice pic, though.
Chris

fresno james · Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2013 4:26 pm Post subject:

I'm running a 3 inch beam with offset shock towers on "Spanky 56" ragtop with BRM's and 145/65 continentals (smart car ) & 185/65 rear tires here..

I do have/ am running the "zero offset" disc brake kit from AC industries at all fours on the car and not drums.....

But it should look about the same ...

I like 'em "tucked' , But not looking and handling like a tricycle ... Laughing

3 to 4 inch beam is all "Most" would ever need to use without looking goofy and get a good "tuck" IMO ... Wink

Here's "Nunzio 57" with a four inch beam and sprints running 155 / 60 continentals in front and 165/80 in the rear on drum brakes ...

With the four inch , You can definitely tell I am slightly more "tucked" on the vert than the oval ...

In the end it's just a matter of preference ... the 3 and four inch beams handle about the same ... the offset is actually a little less on sprints (more tuck) than on Brms by about 1/4 or 3/8 IIRC ...

"El Roacho's" beam on the black vert is a six inch I believe ...

Some more food for thought if using sprints to stay 3-inch .... Smile

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brownie · Samba Member Joined: December 07, 2004 Posts: 196

4 inch beam with disc brakes just to give u a idea,,if u ever go with disc u gonna lose some thats why i went with a 4 inch

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Kraftfahrer · Posted: Sat Feb 09, 2013 2:46 pm Post subject:

hey James and brownie, thanks for the nice pics !
It looks awesome ! 3" is the perfect choice for us , we already ordered the 3" beam. I will post update pics as soon as I can.
cheers,
Chris

Kraftfahrer · Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2014 7:18 am Post subject:

Sorry it took so long, had some other issues in the meanwhile. Here´s the new 3" axle from DOG BACK Beam Performance with 4,5" Sprintstars from BBT and Firestones 145 SR 15.

CUBA · Samba Member Joined: December 06, 2005 Posts: 454

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