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What should the size of the first 2 beams be?

2" with shocktowers
4
29%
3" with shocktowers
6
43%
Stock lenght beam
4
29%
 
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So after 6 months of been held up, at last the first two beams are almost ready to be welded up.

Alot of people where interested when I first put the idea out there, now i need some help as to what sizes the first 2 beams should be.

These are the different sizes I can build.

2" with shocktowers
3" with shocktowers

and I can also build stock lenght beams for those who want.

Right now I dont know what the final price will be of a beam, but will post the prices up when the first 2 are done.

If anyone has any qeustions feel free to PM me.
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what about 4"?
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I went with 10mm shocktowers so i might be able to go to a 3.5 if someone wants one.
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Are your measurements 3" per side or is it a total measurement? (ie. 1.5"x2_ per side of the the beam)
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Yes its the total taken off the tube.

My 6" shockless beam got :shock: from a few of the members :mrgreen:

This below makes everything much easier for me as i just have the tubes cut to that lenght and then welded up.

(This is what the tube should measure once cut to desired lenght)

0" = 86.99500 (Stock beam)
2" = 81.91500
3" = 79.37500
4" = 76.83500
5" = 74.29500 (these are shockless or body mod beams)
6" = 71.75500 (these are shockless or body mod beams)

All measurements in CM
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How about making a beam wider.
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Thats not a problem Tom, it can be done.
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I want
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Tom Bishop wrote:How about making a beam wider.
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Blitzkrieg wrote:
Tom Bishop wrote:How about making a beam wider.
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Will you be putting in adjusters? One or two ?
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Yes. All the beams will have 2 adjusters.
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Will be nice to see the price when finished. Think you might just have yourself a nice little earner !

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You gonna do bus ones ?
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Ive started the cad drawing for the side plates on the bus beams.

But am still trying to get around the centre pin.
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Ive made the templates for the adjuster guides going for something that looks like this.

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