ZeroIs there any driving or handling benefits from narrowing?
Absolutely not quite as much as that Clem, maybe ten per cent less.Zero
Go on then, lead the way, get up to stock and a bit more. The nose bleeds aren’t too bad and the ride is Gert lush. Easy to get under and have a little looky see as well.I have a T2d 4" narrowed beam (with adjusters) on my 68. Would swap for a 2" version - as I'm an old fcuker and have also changed the whole look/stance of my bus
Motorway driving in inside lane with HGV's passing is not nice even on stock beam. You have to be on the alert all the time. First you feel the push to left with the pressure wave of the lorry which you correct and then re correct as it is passing! Keep the stock beam and spend the money somewhere else.
Mine is about 4" narrowed and it means it catches the bulkhead bulge when hitting speed bumps too fast, obvious answer is to fit smaller tyres, but it's not frequent or severe enough to worry too much about and I like my 4x4 tyres. I don't find it too bad with passing lorries and cross-winds, yeah you can feel it but not bad enough to cause oversteer. I think this may be down to tyres - I've got Yokohama C14 van tyres on the rear and Bridgestone 4x4 tyres on the front with 45-50psi. Actually thinking about it, it's not that often that a lorry overtakes me on the motorway, I'm usually doing 65+.
Yep, it will never end Dean. People just regurgitate what they read on Facebook or grizzle because they’ve only ever driven a badly set up example. My lowered and narrowed bus drives a dream, 1 hand on the wheel at 70mph no problemIt’s been a while since I posted on here, BUT it’s Great to know that whilst I’ve been away, There’s still people spouting utter bullsxxt as there poorly misinformed, and Have probably never even driven a slammed van ......
A very well set up lowered van handles just as well as stock and in fact due to it being lower and having stiffer suspension doesn’t roll around and sway anywhere near as much as stock. And before I get a witty retort , I have driven slammed buses all across Europe and back multiply times ... I haven’t just popped to Brighton Breeze an back.....
I actually drive them
The shorter torsion leaves in a narrowed beam are stiffer actually, less leverage.Lowering will make a van more stable for sure but not sure narrowing has any effect? That’s a clearance/aesthetic thing afaik.
Evens out the missing ARB?The shorter torsion leaves in a narrowed beam are stiffer actually, less leverage.
I've got a narrowed anti-roll bar, that's even stiffer than stock.Evens out the missing ARB?
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