[tcb] Re: Confused and Curious
- From: Will Wood <evilscientistboo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2006 12:19:15 -0400 (EDT)
Nate is who built my beam in the 63 DC. He knows his stuff. Yes there's
extremes, for example George at the "Butcher Shop" has a 6" bus beam, but it
mounts to the inside of the frame and you lose turning radius. I watched a
Kombi do a 10 point turn to get into a parking place at the Winter OCTO meet
with one of those beams.
That brings up a point, when you narrow, turning radius will always diminish.
With my 944 brakes and spindles, it pushed the mounting offset for my wheels
another 1 1/2 on a side. So, I still have a good turning radius and disk
brakes.
-----Original Message-----
>From: Jammy <damhippiekustoms@xxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Jun 7, 2006 11:53 AM
>To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [tcb] Re: Confused and Curious
>
>yea they narrow the beams 4"- 8" 5" is a good number cause it works better
>with spindals and has a better ride from what I have been told by Wagenswest
>here's the link to them http://www.wagenswest.com/ type 2s are all he deals
>with
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>Will Wood <evilscientistboo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: LOL you mean the bus that
>doesn't turn right? or left for that matter? I have a 5" narrowed beam and it
>rides fine, I still have shocks too ;-)
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>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Stephen Brannan
>>Sent: Jun 7, 2006 10:00 AM
>>To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>Subject: [tcb] Re: Confused and Curious
>>
>>I watched some forums showing the build of this bus and some other really low
>>vw's. A lot of them narrow the beam as much as 8" to get them that low and
>>tucked. After narrowing 4" or more the springs become so stiff that the need
>>for shocks is minimized and there isn't any space for them anyway. The ride
>>quality is bad enough that shocks wouldn't help anyway. For the ultimate in
>>low busses search for the KCW dumped pumpkin. It is tubbed and the tie rods
>>run through pipes welded through the frame.
>>
>>Brian Denning wrote: not to mention raising the wheel wells.
>>
>>
>>>From: "Gerald V. Livingston II"
>>>Reply-To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>Subject: [tcb] Re: Confused and Curious
>>>Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2006 03:42:09 -0500 (Central Standard Time)
>>>
>>>A couple of the AirCoolers Gang have bugs dropped low enough to remove
>>>Botts Dots when they drive.
>>>
>>>It can be done but actually driving that low requires pre-driving all
>>>routes in a "normal" car and careful planning. Like Paul said, that bus is
>>>probably bagged to raise it a bit for travel.
>>>
>>>Dropping that low probably requires additional work like relocating the
>>>shock towers.
>>>
>>>G2
>>>
>>>On Wed, 07 Jun 2006 03:21:32 -0500 j duncan
>>>wrote:
>>>
>>> > So, you can't sleep either?
>>> >
>>> > It just seems really, really low. I'm sure the camera angle and lense
>>>has
>>> > something to do with the floptical conclusion.
>>> >
>>> > Duncan
>>> >
>>>--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>> > From: singlecabboy
>>> > Reply-To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> > To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> > Subject: [tcb] Re: Confused and Curious
>>> > Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2006 01:01:49 -0700 (PDT)
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Not 100 % sure what this guy did ,but they probably
>>> > used air bags to get it that low?They raise the height
>>> > to actually drive it , but not too much.
>>> > --- j duncan wrote:
>>> >
>>> > > I came across this photo while researching the
>>> > > references to OCTO:
>>> > >
>>> > > http://www.baronvonkronken.com/rat26.jpg
>>> > >
>>> > > Is this stock? If not, how'd they lower it so much?
>>> > > Did they simplly weld
>>> > > metal on to the sheet metal? It just seems more than
>>> > > "just lowered."
>>> > >
>>> > > BTW: VW owners are a wacky group. I notice I'm
>>> > > developing a certain tilt as
>>> > > every day passes.
>>> > >
>>> > > 'Til Red, White and Psychoblooie,
>>> > > Duncan
>>>
>>>
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> Jammy Thomas
> Dam Hippie Kustoms
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