yea i do really like those! I saw those awhile back and that's why i wanted to find something similar..its $900 without shipping or taxes so that's going to run me about $1200+ just for the rims..not to mention mounting and balancing + alignment..

 

who needs an alignment...lol

@dennis...thx for the idea bout the lowering beam...

question for ya...ive been reading bout 2 inch narrower beams...i guess ill need to get them if i wana run wider rims up front...what if i was planning on getting wider fenders anyways...ive found a site that offers up to 4" inch wider fenders...

what do u think?

 

Well, one of the reasons for the narrowed beam isn't so much to run wider wheels. It's more to ride dumped and still be able to turn. When it is not narrowed, even narrow wheels with small tires will rub. With the narrowed beam, the smaller part of the tire comes out of the fender so you don't rub on the fender when you turn.

 

icic...so getting wider fenders will solve that same problem im assuming...

n what makes the lowering beam some much easier than adjusting coilovers?

im guessing with coilover and lowering beam combo...if i take that route...adjusting the lowering would b the major adjustment...then fine tune the ride height with the coilsovers?

 

I have no idea what beams you guys are referring to when it comes to tires... care to enlighten me?

 

Hey B, any interest in 5zigen's?

 

I don't know how much you will gain from both. The beam is straight as straight can be. When you adjust it, it's even no matter what. I don't think coilovers alone will work unless you pull all the springs out of the stock beam. I still need to research it. I don't think many people ran coils. They ran the beams. If anything, they converted to disc brakes.

 

Volkswagen bugs had a front beam for the suspension. The beam has springs that go side to side. I guess they could be considered some sort of tortion spring. Just long bars, stacked on each other. Just a shock mounted on each end of the beam. You can lower the car by removing these bars. OR, you can buy a beam that you can adjust. Almost like a coilover just that it adjusts the entire front. When the front gets dropped, the front tires will go forward towards the front part of the fender. So, when you turn, the tire will rub on the fender. They sell narrowed beams that help you turn when you are dumped. The top part of the tire is in far enough so that when you turn, it never hits the fender.

 

yea i do like the PRORACER ZR+520
http://www.5zigenusa.com/english/pro...er/ZR+520.html

i'm gonna see what they have and in my bolt pattern, offset and color..

 

They don't really have a bolt pattern/offset combo that would work in that model.

 

Holy crap! For the price of those Rota TORC's, you are better off getting the WORK's off the outlet. Shipping won't be that much. If you haven't got any wheels by May, I'll pick those suckers up when I go to Long Beach for my wheels.

 

yea...they r called tortion bars that fit inside the beams...n if u get narrower beams then ull need narrower tortion bars as well...

thx for the input bout the front fenders...

just came bak from looking at my 1st VW...1969 standard bug...it was pretty awesome...

 

am i reading it the description wrong Dennis?
i think i see 17x8, 4x114.3 with 25 offset

and 17x9, 4x114.3 with 27 offset

correct me if i'm reading that wrong, but i think i'm looking at that correctly..

 

I was going w 18's since I know those are going to probably be out of your budget. 17's with tires will be way over your budget.

 

Oh, and you will probably rub like crazy with those offsets unless you are willing to run camber.

 

yea if i'm gonna go that route then i might as well go with the Works

 

brandon buy my wheels get a lug adapter

 

I can imagine you want to get rolling on something again. It's worth it to wait just a bit. With the comparable wheels your are looking at, the WORK's are not too far out of reach and the outlet price is pretty dang good.

I held out and waited 3 months for my first set of works. If it wasn't for the $1500 insurance check I got for my stolen wheels, no way I would be spending over $2k for another set.

 

Instant add on of 35mm in that case. You selling for under 1k?

 

Another set of Equip's bites the dust.

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/pts/1619498617.html

 

Damn, that's messed up!

 

just got back from monster jam it was dope !!

 

Anybody going to Wekfest?

 

omg...we stood in line for 2 1/2 hrs just to get in...it was great seeing ronnie n dennis...

ronnies got some new goodies

got to see denniss new interior...suuuuuuper baller

best way to get in on the action is to show...great parking...no lines...mayb ill show again some day...i miss it...whos with me? lol

 

once i get my wheels on, im down

 

i wana get some blank rotors for the bug...redrill to 5x114.3...then get some 18x9.5 +20 rota grids wrap 205s around it ...stretched n MEGA CONCAVE ACTION!!! saw some euros n oldies at the show...1969 is considered old ya? lol ive got 1 yr til the next 1...prolly b on bags by then...

 

wekfest was hella sick except for the two hour wait to get in

 

is there any place where i can buy megan coilovers locally ?

 

ya'll shoulda showed this time

 

too bad my car cant make it out there with the fucked up axle n my fogged up headlite...

i wana show my bug when its ready...n i wana show the tl with new rims...

hes cars not ready yet either...

 

not like they'd "approve" of my car anyways, my car isnt "leet" enough to pass "inspection". seems like most of the bigger shows are doing that now.

 

CONGRATULATIONS DENNIS & RONNIE AT WEKFEST!!!

1ST PLACE BEST SCION!!
1ST PLACE BEST SKYLINE!!

 

CONGRATS DENNIS and RONNIE!!

 

thanks fellas. big congrats to Dennis for pulling through with the "backup" works and thanks from me for all the help getting everything set for the show, much deserved

 

Thanks guys! Congrats to Ronnie for another win! TWC pwned the show!!

 

 

sucks for you

and sucks for you the look on 700 peoples faces as i just roll up late and get in :P

try vex motorsports in san jose

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CONGRATS TO DENNIS, didnt know you won! i could only imagine if you had the real wheels, what other awards you could have won. you had some stiff competition from the limitless boys and their scions too.

 

nice! good job guys!

CANT wait till graduation. The modding (and platform?) will commence after commencement

 

How you do it you shoud off hook me up lol

 

dennis looks like a straight up G in his pic haha