how can i narrow my beam without trashing the car?

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its a 56 oval and i want to narrow the beam but ive heard me only optons are 1)smash in my fender wells or 2) cut of my shock towers and have no front shocks...is there any good way to run a narrowed beam without all this shit?

[javedub]

U GOTTA FIND SOME DROPPED SPINDLES, THE COST IS FROM $250 ON...

[rizzag]

you gotta wonder why people even bother answering a question with out reading it first, where in his question did he ask about dropped spindles??? eurofifty... how much do you want to narrow your beam, then we can talk about your options.

[Sean G.]

Hey Jeff, I have the same question. How much was your 67 narrowed? I was kinda thinking maybe 2-3 inches for mine? But my biggest concern was inner fender wells. Cutting them is out of the question so I guess maybe how much could be done without cutting them. Im doing a body-off 67 and haven't got to the front beam tear-down yet. But from looking it looks like it couldn't be narrowed too much without the inner well interference. Any help greatly appreciated. BTW, your bus is lookin sweet.
Sean

[rizzag]

well with a balljoint car you have much more room to move than link-pin. i would think you could go 3 inches without any body mods, my 67 was 5 inches with only slight inner well mod. and thanks for the kind words on the bus.

[Wademcgee]

I narrowed my 67 beam 2 inches per side with no inner fender mods at all. I purchased an select-a-drop narrowed beam from Kymco, and a pair of CB performance spindles. I can literally lower it within an inch of the ground and still have a good ride, no kidding. Pics are in the gallery under my name if interested. Despite public opinion, you can slam your VW and still ride without stuttering.
Regards,
Wade McGee

[Nectar_F]

I narrowed my beam 1.5 inches either side on my bug, (70 model Floorpan, 63 body!) It looks good, But I would like to know how much more I could narrow it without modifing the body?

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id like to go like 5 inches, if im gonna do it i want to DO IT! i just want to know the best way to do it then...ok

[rizzag]

well, for ease i would say go with the 4 inch if you are really worried about the inner fenderwells. if you are really handy with a welder you can take off the inner skins of the shock towers and weld in flat steel, this will give you a half inch clearance on each side with a slight decrease in strength.

[JOHN C. GFK!]

I HAVE A 3 1/2 INCH NARROWED BEAM IN MY 58 SEDAN . THE ONLY THING I HAD TO DO IS CUT MY SHOCK TOWERS OFF. NO BODY MOD AT ALL. MY FRIEND HAS A 5 1/2 INCH NARROWED BEAM AND ALSO NO BODY MODS..JUST CUT THE SHOCK TOWERS OFF AND RUN DROP SPINDLES THEY RIDE LIKE CADILLACS..ANY QUESTIONS EMAIL TRAYLE DUNCAN AT [email protected] HE DOES ALL THE BEAM FOR THE CLUB...

JOHN CANALES
GFK