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kellydogg
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 Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 10:09 am Post subject: Narrowed Type 3 PICS... |
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Pretty much what the subject says  ...I'm looking for some pics and specs to base my desicion off of for my Square. Thanks in advance guys!!! |
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grimace007
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why narrowed? it really doesnt have any posotive effects, if you use stock offset type3wheels you should be able to run 3 clicks down w/o rubbing.
if yours going for the looks then by all means... but i hope its not a daily driver. i had a 8inch narrowed beam from one of the biggest narrowed beam makers in the US in my fasty and it drove like shit. then again the PO installed it and he was a friggin hack. he wired the air ride in with telephone wiring 
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spoon
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| i had a 6inch narrowed beam from one of the biggest narrowed beam makers in the US in my fasty and it drove like shit. |
Did you have wider wheels up front to fill up the fenders? It drove like shit because the front track was narrowed (a consequence of installing a narrowed beam). 
One can install a narrowed beam and still have the car handle great so long as wheels with a greater offset are used (e.g. wheels pushed out toward the fender).
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Slowlow 
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| Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 6:48 pm Post subject: |
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Narrowed beams in a Type three are a touchy subject...... especially here in theSamba forums.
Just a few I searched up real quick....
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blankmange
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| Slowlow wrote: |
| Narrowed beams in a Type three are a touchy subject...... especially here in theSamba forums. |
yes... but why?
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Slowlow
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| Slowlow wrote: |
| Narrowed beams in a Type three are a touchy subject...... especially here in theSamba forums. |
yes... but why? |
Some people's be Scurrred.
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Mike Fisher
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localboy
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Stock beam w/ 4.5" wheels. Works for me.
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ALLWAGONS
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Stock beam w/ 4.5" wheels. Works for me.
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This looks Perfect!
I still don't get it. A narrow beam with even smaller tires.
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RafCarre12
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I dont know... this is a 7" wide on the stock setup... I don't think a narrow beam adds all that much to the look... i dunno, to each his own i guess.
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kellydogg
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Thanks for all the input and pics everyone, I didn't realize this was such a touchy subject around here
Anyway, I know what I'm getting into and know that the type 3 suspension is much better...I just wanna see some pics of narrowed set-ups, so I can get a decision on my own. |
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grimace007
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not so much touchy, everyone has opinions and most of us t3 guys dont liek seeing t1 stuff go on our beauties...
spoon, it had wide front tires, i think 90% of the problem with that car was the po hacked it every way possible,rremember the nasty? thats the car..
so after lots of consideration i started with a fresh 69 automatic pan and a good 71 body and just using random sheet metal from nasty to fix the nice fasty im building.
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| Hey It is The Samba where well thought out rational answers can take a while and getting side tracked is normal. I was just lucky this time. |
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my65rhd
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Before it had a 5" narrowed beam..
Stock Type 3 beam with 4.5" Fuchs. I beleive its lowered 3 splines in the front..
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blankmange
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| grimace007 wrote: |
not so much touchy, everyone has opinions and most of us t3 guys dont liek seeing t1 stuff go on our beauties...
spoon, it had wide front tires, i think 90% of the problem with that car was the po hacked it every way possible,rremember the nasty? thats the car..
so after lots of consideration i started with a fresh 69 automatic pan and a good 71 body and just using random sheet metal from nasty to fix the nice fasty im building. |
bravo -- that's the best use of it...
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spoon
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| rremember the nasty? thats the car.. |
Oh man we ALL remember the nasty.
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grimace007
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i did the world a favor... all thats left of the nasty is the rear suspension and the parcel shelf behind the backseat and they are getting grafted into my new 71 NICESTY fasty
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| Hey It is The Samba where well thought out rational answers can take a while and getting side tracked is normal. I was just lucky this time. |
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littlebuggie
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5 Inches with drop spindles.
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squareonair
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someone say narrowed type3?
5 inch beam......with 145's up front...165's out back...no rub.....dont like the small tire look...
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Eanderson
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| Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2008 10:27 am Post subject: |
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I like narrowed beams on T3s....but to each his own.
Mine is 4" narrowed T3 beam with custom machined axles replacing the torsion bars
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king-tuk
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6"....soon to be 8"!!
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