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waxhead Samba Member
Joined: January 19, 2004 Posts: 946 Location: Philly 'burbs
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_________________ Mike B. |
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Hansolo99 Samba Member
Joined: December 04, 2010 Posts: 524 Location: So Cal
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Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2014 9:02 pm Post subject: |
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WOW! A build up of that thing?!?!? NICE!! |
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mr. warehouse Samba Member
Joined: February 27, 2001 Posts: 5001 Location: Nor Cal 707
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Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2014 12:39 am Post subject: |
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73 I picked up last week for my wife.
I'm just about done tweaking it
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HighTopBay Samba Member
Joined: March 21, 2010 Posts: 386 Location: Port Richey
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Just picked up a Thing a few weeks ago, first thing to do was get it down. Swapped in a stock bug beam with adjusters and drop spindles. wheels tires are 145/65r15 on stock bug smoothies. Now I want to go lower but am already scrubbing fenders under braking, so is there a small enough 15" tire to run? Should I try to find 14" wheels that clear the drop spindles? Or just remove the drop spindles (since the beam is all the way up right now anyway) run stock 14's and lower the beam way down? Would like to avoid the fender raise if possible, it's a little crusty in that area and would like to avoid a snowball effect of sheet metal work if possible lol. Didn't see many specs in here. Rear is 195/65r15 and 2 inner clicks. will probably run a 185/60r15 and another click down with notched plates. Any input is appreciated
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tkelley Samba Member
Joined: January 10, 2006 Posts: 1597 Location: Where Pterodactyls crash and burn...
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Tom _________________ When the sun doesn't rise, we'll replace it
with an H-bomb explosion or a painted jail cell... |
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Ratt Samba Member
Joined: April 15, 2003 Posts: 753 Location: Puyallup, Wa
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Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2014 5:31 pm Post subject: |
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I love this stance. What did you do to get this ride height? |
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tkelley Samba Member
Joined: January 10, 2006 Posts: 1597 Location: Where Pterodactyls crash and burn...
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Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2014 6:04 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks man...
Front: 4" narrowed beetle beam with dropped spindles and flipped tie rods. 5.5" wheels with 165 45r 15's
Back: 3 inner splines down one outer spline up. Notched spring plates and shaved the bump stop brackets (obviously no bump stops) shortened shocks. 5.5" wheels with 195 55r 15
The car is very stable and drives great...
Tom _________________ When the sun doesn't rise, we'll replace it
with an H-bomb explosion or a painted jail cell... |
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icekoffee Samba Member
Joined: March 14, 2005 Posts: 1239 Location: DeSoto, Missouri
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Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2014 7:12 am Post subject: |
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_________________ 1952 Zwitter
1959 23 Window
1963 Doubleturd
1958 Patina Beetle EJ25
1984 Vanagon Westfalia EJ25
1964 Lifted Mouse Grey Standard
1967 21 Window
1968 Double Bubble
1969 Westfalia
1961 Ragtop Beetle
1984 GTI
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Shoyrtt Samba Member
Joined: August 21, 2010 Posts: 1009 Location: Redlands, CA
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Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2015 5:36 pm Post subject: |
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Bugformance's 73
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Deluxe Lowlight Ghia Samba Member
Joined: March 26, 2006 Posts: 1037 Location: Arizona
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_________________ These vws are cool but the people who own them are far more valuable. Keep friends close they can be taken away overnight.
57 ghia
59 patina ghia
61 patina Ghia
71 bus
73 super beetle
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Shoyrtt Samba Member
Joined: August 21, 2010 Posts: 1009 Location: Redlands, CA
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Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2015 2:45 pm Post subject: |
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Again from the classifieds:
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tkelley Samba Member
Joined: January 10, 2006 Posts: 1597 Location: Where Pterodactyls crash and burn...
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Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2015 6:52 am Post subject: |
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Out of hibernation...
Tom _________________ When the sun doesn't rise, we'll replace it
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waxhead Samba Member
Joined: January 19, 2004 Posts: 946 Location: Philly 'burbs
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Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2015 6:03 am Post subject: |
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From Facebook:
_________________ Mike B. |
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Ohio_Style Samba Member
Joined: July 09, 2007 Posts: 610 Location: You'll never leave Sparta alive, Ohio
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Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2015 5:43 pm Post subject: |
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tkelley wrote: |
Thanks man...
Front: 4" narrowed beetle beam with dropped spindles and flipped tie rods. 5.5" wheels with 165 45r 15's
Back: 3 inner splines down one outer spline up. Notched spring plates and shaved the bump stop brackets (obviously no bump stops) shortened shocks. 5.5" wheels with 195 55r 15
The car is very stable and drives great...
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I really dig that Thing. I just ordered a set of the Empi dish wheels for my Thing I am slamming, I will be stealing your setup for sure. _________________ Matt Johnson
Slammed Thing
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?p=9278729#9278729
Lifted Split Bus Build
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=738403 |
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Ohio_Style Samba Member
Joined: July 09, 2007 Posts: 610 Location: You'll never leave Sparta alive, Ohio
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waxhead Samba Member
Joined: January 19, 2004 Posts: 946 Location: Philly 'burbs
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Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2015 10:40 am Post subject: |
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A few more from FB
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Shoyrtt Samba Member
Joined: August 21, 2010 Posts: 1009 Location: Redlands, CA
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atomiczen Samba Member
Joined: September 17, 2010 Posts: 29 Location: hawaii
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Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2015 9:11 am Post subject: |
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_________________ we live for our culture which is an extension of we us... not them! |
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waxhead Samba Member
Joined: January 19, 2004 Posts: 946 Location: Philly 'burbs
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Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2015 2:05 pm Post subject: Re: Slammed Thing Fest |
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I started this thread over 5 years ago when I bought my project Thing. Now I can finally add my car to the list! Still needs a few things dialed-in, but it's up and running - back on the road after 38 years. It was last registered in Texas in 1977 (sticker still on the windshield), and it was probably driven off-road for a few years, with 41,000 miles on the clock.
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discodan Samba Member
Joined: November 24, 2015 Posts: 1 Location: St Charles MI
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Posted: Sun Dec 06, 2015 3:49 pm Post subject: Re: Slammed Thing Fest |
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