57 with a 7 " narrowed beam ! HELP !

Kraftfahrer

No, I did not put that crappy beam there, It was already on the car when we bought it. You can´t even see the wheels ! It was pure hell to even drive it in the garage... dunno why people do such extreme frontbeams.
It´s my wifes car and we´d like to install a 3" narrowed beam with 4,5 sprinstars and 145´s up front.
We really don´t don´t how it would look like that´s why we need some pics
of Ovals with 3" beams with Sprintstars or 4,5 inch wheels in general.
... just to see the difference and the overall look !
I want it to look almost stock.
That´s the formerly agave green oval but it was resprayed in "samtgrün" in the 70´s. It sat in storage for more than 30 years.

So fellas , show your 3" narrowed beams !

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Center Pin · Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2013 10:03 am Post subject:

Wow! It's a hover car!

Kraftfahrer · Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2013 12:22 pm Post subject:

3" narrowed beam, anyone ??

stale air

Kraftfahrer · Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2013 4:55 pm Post subject:

Thanks for the link ! I only found 2 cars with 3" N.b´s ...but we already decided for 3" or 3.5".
cheers,
CHRIS

slalombuggy · Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2013 5:40 pm Post subject:

My Oval with Sprintstars and a narrow beam. Front fenders are stock width just have a big lip on the inside for aerodynamics.

Are you running disk brakes? Why do you need a narrowed beam with stock width wheels? I've lowered lots of cars 4-5" and run stock beams and wider tires that what you plan on.

brad

ovalshark · Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2013 9:09 pm Post subject: 3"

Mine has a 3" beam. https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/944594.jpg

vwclap · Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2013 3:56 am Post subject:

You will find the look you are looking for in that tread....Not oval but early bug.
I am in the process to do the same on my 62 with 2 inches narrow beam, 2 1/2 inches dropped spindle. 145 front and 205-65 15 rear
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3...p;start=60

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Kraftfahrer · Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2013 6:07 am Post subject:

@Slalombuggy: We keep the original drums , no disc brakes. We just love the look of a narrowed beam, that´s all.Rims are 4,5 Sprintstars. Lowering the car is not a problem, we will have an adjustable beam. Thanks for the pic, though.
Vwclap & Ovalshark: thank you very much !

Shane1914 · Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2013 8:25 am Post subject:

drum brakes.
stock wheels.
135r15
3" narrowed beam.

I will be working on my car today. I can get some different pics if you need.
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Kraftfahrer · Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2013 12:26 pm Post subject:

Shane, that looks awesome ! The stance is perfect ,too !

Shane1914 · Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2013 1:04 pm Post subject:

Thank You,
It is not the best picture. I can post some better ones.
Let me know.
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5" beam 17x7 front
rear 19x7
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Kraftfahrer · Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2013 3:49 pm Post subject:

Thanks for the pic Magnate, but I´m looking for 3" beam pics.
Still a very nice pic, though.
Chris

fresno james · Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2013 4:26 pm Post subject:

I'm running a 3 inch beam with offset shock towers on "Spanky 56" ragtop with BRM's and 145/65 continentals (smart car ) & 185/65 rear tires here..

I do have/ am running the "zero offset" disc brake kit from AC industries at all fours on the car and not drums.....

But it should look about the same ...

I like 'em "tucked' , But not looking and handling like a tricycle ... Laughing

3 to 4 inch beam is all "Most" would ever need to use without looking goofy and get a good "tuck" IMO ... Wink

Here's "Nunzio 57" with a four inch beam and sprints running 155 / 60 continentals in front and 165/80 in the rear on drum brakes ...

With the four inch , You can definitely tell I am slightly more "tucked" on the vert than the oval ...

In the end it's just a matter of preference ... the 3 and four inch beams handle about the same ... the offset is actually a little less on sprints (more tuck) than on Brms by about 1/4 or 3/8 IIRC ...

"El Roacho's" beam on the black vert is a six inch I believe ...

Some more food for thought if using sprints to stay 3-inch .... Smile

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brownie · Samba Member Joined: December 07, 2004 Posts: 196

4 inch beam with disc brakes just to give u a idea,,if u ever go with disc u gonna lose some thats why i went with a 4 inch

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Kraftfahrer · Posted: Sat Feb 09, 2013 2:46 pm Post subject:

hey James and brownie, thanks for the nice pics !
It looks awesome ! 3" is the perfect choice for us , we already ordered the 3" beam. I will post update pics as soon as I can.
cheers,
Chris

Kraftfahrer · Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2014 7:18 am Post subject:

Sorry it took so long, had some other issues in the meanwhile. Here´s the new 3" axle from DOG BACK Beam Performance with 4,5" Sprintstars from BBT and Firestones 145 SR 15.

CUBA · Samba Member Joined: December 06, 2005 Posts: 454

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just buy the wheels and tyres and then get some long bolts (3 per wheel would do) and behind the wheel use nuts to make up 2" spacers on either side, you will see then how it looks. Adjust the spacer nuts in width till you like it. Differant wheels have different offsets. so always worth a mock-up.
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