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theskitzofrantic
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 Posted: Wed Dec 29, 2021 12:18 pm Post subject: Re: Narrowed Type 3 PICS... |
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What goes here??
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derChris
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Location: Deutschland
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| Posted: Wed Aug 21, 2019 10:35 pm Post subject: Re: Narrowed Type 3 PICS... |
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| What would be the difference in going with a link pin vs ball joint? |
i guess there is no such big difference. i know on beetles you can have issues with the joints when going really low. but using it at type 3 will also work pretty good.
the bag sits in the center:
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oxsign
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Location: Sanford, FL
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| Posted: Wed Aug 21, 2019 1:06 pm Post subject: Re: Narrowed Type 3 PICS... |
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update on my '68 notchback.
single bag front beam (link pin). no shock towers.
rear with monroe high-jackers.
conversion to 5x112 PDC
6x17 and 7,5x17 Audi A3 wheels.
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So sexy. Those wheels are great on there. What would be the difference in going with a link pin vs ball joint? I'm thinking of doing a type 1 beam and i'm not sure which to go with. Is your single bag in the center or on one side?
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1971 Squareback, fully bagged, 1776.
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derChris
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Location: Deutschland
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| Posted: Wed Aug 21, 2019 12:53 am Post subject: Re: Narrowed Type 3 PICS... |
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update on my '68 notchback.
single bag front beam (link pin). no shock towers.
rear with monroe high-jackers.
conversion to 5x112 PDC
6x17 and 7,5x17 Audi A3 wheels.
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killinvw88
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Location: boise, Idaho
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| Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2018 2:28 am Post subject: Re: Narrowed Type 3 PICS... |
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This is my fasty with 4in narrowed beam and 2 1/2 drop spindles
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oxsign
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Location: Sanford, FL
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My '73
3" narrowed type 1 style air beam
custom fabbed rear air setup |
Do you have any more info on the rear setup? Great looking Square.
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NDAHAUS
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Location: Slinger, WI
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| Posted: Wed Sep 02, 2015 6:16 pm Post subject: |
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My '73
3" narrowed type 1 style air beam
custom fabbed rear air setup |
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chink13
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Location: Ocean Springs, MS
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here i my 69 squareback someone posted a pic on the first page of it when lowindo had it.
when i got it, it had a prototype KCW 6 inch beam clamped to the frame head!! this is what it looked like when i managed to drive it home!!
now heres what it looks like now... or atleast while i was welding the new brackets to it as you can tell its not fully bolted up!!
and finally here it is at perdido key in florida this was taken on the way back from bugjam. i drove it from ocean springs MS to bugjam and back with very little problem even with my girlfriend!!
this car has a 6inch beam but has half inch spacers and then wheel adapters on the front and is currently under going a wide 5 conversion on the rear!! |
Any idea how it is lowered in the rear? |
yup I made 3inch drop hubs for the rear ill have to post pics of it now. before it was just riding on the bump stops! |
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alan n
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Location: Penzance, UK
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Airkewld
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W1K1
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| Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2015 5:57 pm Post subject: |
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just a couple inches shy of this, yuk yuk yuk
every time I see narrowed front ends I think of top gear and Mr Bean
to each their own
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blues90
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| That look s like crap . How safe could that possibly be . |
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gixxer 711
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| Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2015 3:23 pm Post subject: |
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| chink13 wrote: |
here i my 69 squareback someone posted a pic on the first page of it when lowindo had it.
when i got it, it had a prototype KCW 6 inch beam clamped to the frame head!! this is what it looked like when i managed to drive it home!!
now heres what it looks like now... or atleast while i was welding the new brackets to it as you can tell its not fully bolted up!!
and finally here it is at perdido key in florida this was taken on the way back from bugjam. i drove it from ocean springs MS to bugjam and back with very little problem even with my girlfriend!!
this car has a 6inch beam but has half inch spacers and then wheel adapters on the front and is currently under going a wide 5 conversion on the rear!! |
Any idea how it is lowered in the rear?
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65Nsqback
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4inch beam 3inch drop plates 17inch BRM's
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surfpig
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| Posted: Fri Jan 30, 2015 11:17 pm Post subject: |
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the sup mobile from australia
72 squareback
5" king and link pin beam
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chink13
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Location: Ocean Springs, MS
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| Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2015 5:43 pm Post subject: |
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here i my 69 squareback someone posted a pic on the first page of it when lowindo had it.
when i got it, it had a prototype KCW 6 inch beam clamped to the frame head!! this is what it looked like when i managed to drive it home!!
now heres what it looks like now... or atleast while i was welding the new brackets to it as you can tell its not fully bolted up!!
and finally here it is at perdido key in florida this was taken on the way back from bugjam. i drove it from ocean springs MS to bugjam and back with very little problem even with my girlfriend!!
this car has a 6inch beam but has half inch spacers and then wheel adapters on the front and is currently under going a wide 5 conversion on the rear!! |
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makinbakin
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cgallman
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| Yes i could clearance the calipers, Cut the bolts that hold the wheels together, and run a thinner spacer. I think I would still need a little more room too. Control arms may be the answer. Thanks. |
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luckystiff
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russel at Old Speed was doing narrowed type3 control arms. from memory i think they are 1" per side. best bet might be to contact him unless you want to go narrowed beam.
could you "clearance" the calipers and run a thinner spacer to avoid some of the width.
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cgallman
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| Brand new here, but Ive had a few squarebacks over the years. I have a chopped 69 squareback now, that I'm working on. I have a set of old school two piece aluminum race wheels that I want to use. The wheels rubbed the calipers so I put spacers on to solve that problem, which now makes the wheels rub the fenders. Any suggestions other than a narrowed beam, or is a narrowed beam my only option? Im in Nor. Ca. who make the best beam packages? I need at least 2 inches to clear everything. |
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