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burner208
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 Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2018 6:03 pm Post subject: Adjustable ball joint beam 1966 |
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Wheres a good place to buy adjustable factory length beams? Mine is shot, fronts been lowered 2 inches.
Also, is there a easy way to tell if the rear has been lowered? Id like to return it to stock if its not been. |
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KTPhil 
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Location: Conejo Valley, CA
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| Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2018 6:06 pm Post subject: Re: Adjustable ball joint beam 1966 |
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| The rear can be gauged by the camber angle, but you need a very accurate measurement. Ride height is probably the most meaningful measurement anyway. |
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rcooled
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Location: Santa Cruz, CA
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| Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2018 10:57 am Post subject: Re: Adjustable ball joint beam 1966 |
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| Wheres a good place to buy adjustable factory length beams? |
Here's a couple of adjustable beams. One genuine VW and one reproduction. And they're both on sale now at CIP1
https://www2.cip1.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=C24%2D113%2D401%2D021%2DFCSP
https://www2.cip1.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=ACC%2DC10%2D4198
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| Also, is there a easy way to tell if the rear has been lowered? |
Just eyeballing it should get you close enough. Measure the distance from the ground to the lip of a rear fender at the highest point of the arc (the ruler should be in-line with the center of the wheel). For stock height, the measurement should be around 25 ¾".
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burner208
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| Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2018 12:22 am Post subject: Re: Adjustable ball joint beam 1966 |
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| Im looking for the whole suspension. Id like to replace everything. Anybody build such a kit? |
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A Avina
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Location: SantaAna Calif
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| Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2018 8:24 pm Post subject: Re: Adjustable ball joint beam 1966 |
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| If your in SoCal give Griffins Machine a call. They rebuild and sell stock beams. They are located at 7311 Madison st #B Paramount CA (562-531-4320) |
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