The Stance Thread

[louisb]

I have spent hours staring at Dave's car in the VWT feature. It's stance has always been right on. If it didn't have side and hood trim you would exactly what I want my car to look like.

--louis

[Martin Greaves]

If you got a anti roll bar on how you going to put the A Frame on.

[67worshipper]

If you got a anti roll bar on how you going to put the A Frame on.

i hadnt even thought about that.im sure ive towed a beetle with an antirollbar fitted.but i cant think when.narrowed beams with an a frame is a challenge

[volksnut]

Here's my car, 2" narrowed beam, saw adjusters 175/65-15 Conti front tires (cheap Opel Kadett gas shocks) and 205/65-15 rears, stock height (KYB GR2 shocks)

[roland]

My stuff:

Front: Original VW beam with sway a way welded in, cb dropped spindles, disc brakes, nankangs 145's on 5,5 fuchs
back: Narrow axles, 28mm torsion bars, stockish height, CSP Disc brakes, 15mm spacers, BF goodrichs 205/70

[Cornpanzer]

Gawd I love late models!

[Hotrodvw]

Front:  145's, CB Wide 5 discs, 2" adj. beam, 2.5 spindles
Rear:  195/65r15's, short axles, Now stock rear height

[H67bug]

Not a new pic.



Front
145 xzx
Dropped spindles
3.5 narrowed beam
Spax shocks
Discs
FF BRM stock width


Rear
205 70 Bridgestone Duellers

Rebound stops

Avos (non coil over)

0 toe in/out

28 mm sway away torrsion bars
heavy duty spring plates
6 inch FF Brm in this shot

Type 3 drums

[Dirk / DFL]

At first: its my car but i didnt made the pic, so dear photograph: if you are pissed about post your fantastic photowork, let me know....

JKM Front axle, vented front disk brakes, 145 Firestone F560 on 4.5" Fuchs rims, shocks in front are "homemade" drag-shocks.
Swing axle in stock heigth with drum brakes and Bilstein shocks in the rear, 5.5"Fuchs with 205/70 Firestone F560

[Dirk / DFL]

Btw. nice tread...

[Jon]

Goal was to have the same gap between tires and fender lip and have the tires as close to the lips as possible without rubbing.  None of that silly tucked look.  IMO, the 145 matches the shape of the front fender opening better than the 135 plus give just a tiny bit more rubber on the road.

In my opinion there is not a looker out there with a better stance. Your car has it all, the tires kiss the fender lips and still your back wheels are wide enough to give a normal spacing in between the rear wheels. Giving what I like to call the "muscle car look". Usually when one uses the "normal" vw rims out there you either get a silly gap to the fender or you space it out and get the dreaded IRS look. One of the few cars, with narrow rims, that has ever pulled off the look you have going here is the Greg Aronsons white car with Bluestreaks on the rear... but that's a super wide tire on a narrow rim!

[Cornpanzer]

Aww, shucks.  Thanks man!  I worked hard to get it just where I wanted. 

[Rennsurfer]

ive noticed having looked closely at this picture that daves not running an antirollbar on his front beam.i dont run one myself but i know people are split on this to run or not to run.whats the views?

'Tis a matter of personal preference. Personally, I'd never be without one. I like to take corners like I carve a pool on my skateboard; FAST. To each their own.

[Jon]

Aww, shucks.  Thanks man!  I worked hard to get it just where I wanted. 

It SHOWS! 

[christophe]

Giving what I like to call the "muscle car look".

You couldn't said it better!!

Cornpanzer,your car is a 67 isn't it? You say that you narrowed the beam 2,75".Did you make any modifications on the body? Because 2.75" is almost 7cm and I thought 6cm was the max a ball-joint beam can be narrowed without touching the body.......maybe I was wrong.
And another question,what's the ET of your wheels(front&back)?

[nicolas]

lets add a type3...

rears are stock with empi8's and 185/70 vredesteins on long axles and type3 drums (all stock)

front is lowered 2 or 3 splines on the exteriour. empi8's with 165/65 bridgestones for wider track. the tyres rub the fenders at full lock, so i want to see it just a bit higher. i have acccuired a set off drop spindles for type3 and i am going to fit them. it should actually raise the front a couple cm. to eliminate the rubbing and have a bit more clearance with bumps. type3's are horrible if they are too low. they will hook up on a eurocent.

[Cornpanzer]

Giving what I like to call the "muscle car look".

You couldn't said it better!!

Cornpanzer,your car is a 67 isn't it? You say that you narrowed the beam 2,75".Did you make any modifications on the body? Because 2.75" is almost 7cm and I thought 6cm was the max a ball-joint beam can be narrowed without touching the body.......maybe I was wrong.
And another question,what's the ET of your wheels(front&back)?

Yes, it is a 67.  The beam fits very snug up against the inner fenders.  I suspect that every car may be different...besides, this was done more than 12 years ago, so I may have my dimensions off a cm.   

I dont recall the ET, but backspacing is approx 4 3/4" measured from the mounting flange to the back edge of the wheel.  Real backspacing is probably closer to 4.5".

Hope this helps.

[christophe]

It does. Thanks.

[benssp]

Mine

stock width beam, stock spindles, adjustable beam, short Kyb shocks, long travel balljoints and a bumpsteer kit up front, stock height rear, 145 firestones and 205/70's out back

[BLITZY]

2 inch narrowed adjustable beam by CB Performance with stock spindles running on Flat 4 BRM 15x5, 135's up front, 195/60/15 on rears.

[BLITZY]

Here's a recent photo:

Same front suspension set up except for rear tires, now it's 205/70/15.

[Endre D]

I'm pretty pleased with the way the stance came out on my 67' .

CB 2" narrowed beam
CB wide 5 discs on dropped spindles
Front Monroe oil shocks (Std lenght)
Rear KYB Gas-a-just shocks
Stock height rear
Flat-4 Enkei five spokes
155R15 Vredestein Sprint Classic front
205/70-15 Vredestein Sprint Classic Rear.




 

[67worshipper]

very nice andre.jg54s tim C would approve

[Rocket Ron]

With and without bumpers

2" narrowed with cb dropped spindes with 4 1/2 "s 145 15 on the front

Early tubes and early 6" on the rear  with 205 65 15.  Changing to 185 15 very soon

[vwcab]

Hey loungers,this is my son's "looker" (please take notice,he was a boy from school,so it's a LOW- budget looker  )
FRONT:stock beam with lowered cb spindels - 4,5 wheels & 155x15
REAR:stock -4,5 wheels & 165x15
@ j-f :camping site at EBI.

[j-f]

Yes Peter, I remember now.   

Good basis to make a nice low budget looker. But, I think the cross front lights are more for Golf than a looker 

[speedwell]

you can show the late model thread to your soon peter  there's some great idea 

to ron  can i suggest you something , paint your headlight ring 

With and without bumpers

2" narrowed with cb dropped spindes with 4 1/2 "s 145 15 on the front

Early tubes and early 6" on the rear  with 205 65 15.  Changing to 185 15 very soon

[benssp]

Ron, leave the rims, it will look too much like brian Plummers car. ditch the passenger side mirror instead

[67worshipper]

Here's a recent photo:

Same front suspension set up except for rear tires, now it's 205/70/15.

definate improvement with the rear tyres blitzy

[Martin Greaves]

Ron take the IDA's off and put the turbo FI set up on instead.