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January 30th, 2022, 05:47 PM
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4" narrowed beam
So I am looking to narrow the beam on a 77 standard. It has Monroe airshocks on the front taht I would like to keep in place. It also has disc brakes and standard smoothie wheels and little skinny tires.
Can I narrow the beam 4" and leave the shock towers in place?
Will I need to cut the inner fender/body or beat it in a little for shock tower and wheel clearance during turning>
Thanks in advance.
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January 31st, 2022, 03:40 AM
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Re: 4" narrowed beam
I already had the wheel off my bug. So I took a pic. This is a 3” narrowed beam. Maybe with some tin trimming and a shock tower notch.
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February 1st, 2022, 03:09 AM
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Re: 4" narrowed beam
Awesome. Thanks man. Do you happen to have a pic of yours with the wheels on it too?
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February 1st, 2022, 04:09 AM
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Re: 4" narrowed beam
3” narrowed with dropped spindles. 4.5” front wheels with 145 tires. The 1/4” spacer is because the rim was scraping the caliper. Rear rims are 5.5”.
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February 2nd, 2022, 11:45 AM
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Re: 4" narrowed beam
4" is the limit without cutting, it should fit for you.
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forget wd-40 and duct tape... i have a sawzall and a welder.
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February 2nd, 2022, 12:52 PM
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Re: 4" narrowed beam
thanks yall
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February 2nd, 2022, 01:09 PM
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Re: 4" narrowed beam
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Originally Posted by lunatic_magnet
4" is the limit without cutting, it should fit for you.
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did you cut your own beam down?
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February 16th, 2022, 02:25 AM
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Re: 4" narrowed beam
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did you cut your own beam down?
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no i didn't, it was cut down when i got my car. it was cut to about 4 1/2" and the front of the car was all hacked. when i changed bodies and didn't want to cut up the new body i had to get creative and fab some shock mounts that came out the side between the two tubes because i didn't have room on top.
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February 25th, 2022, 04:45 PM
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Re: 4" narrowed beam
How goes it? Don’t keep us in suspens-ion!🙄🙄😁
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February 26th, 2022, 05:02 PM
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Re: 4" narrowed beam
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How goes it? Don’t keep us in suspens-ion!🙄🙄😁
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Like what ya did there.
Picking one up in a few weeks then will def post pics
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