CB Split Bus Narrowed Beams Converted to fit Bays!

[ER-LY]

Check out Ben's new look Bay narrowed beam conversion - it's the Daddy!
AirKraft have been up to tricks recently converting CB Peformance 4 inch narrowed Split Bus beams to fit Bays of all years. Using Split Bus dropped spindles and Split trailing arms, you can go super-low without the hassle of snapping ball joints etc. The ride is super smooth, also.
Using a laser-cut adaptor bracket designed in-house, it is possible to adapt a Split Bus CB beam to fit a Bay window in approximately one hour!
Hope you like the before and after pix folks! 8) Cheers, matt k

Before... lowered about as much as you can go on ball joints

Not great tyre clearance...

The beam modded to fit

Bolted up...

Post op...

Mother Tucker...

 

[EgoTrippin]

Looking good

Mine's done pretty much the same way but with a 2" narrowed CB performance split bus beam.

definitely the best way to go low with nice ride quality.

 

[ER-LY]

Looking good dude!

 

[Clem]

The money shot ! 8)

 

[easy]

sweeeet! 8)

 

[slammedresto]

cool 8)

whats the cost involved to do that??

 

[jabbo]

Post op...

Mother Tucker...

Ooooooof! :lol: That looks awesome.

 

[Guest]

that looks perfek! both buses! 8)

are there any issues with clearance on the 2" beam Ego? and what tread are you running?

have you a link to airkraft and what was the damage on this op?

 

[junglemod]

id better not let tina see this ! she"ll be wanting me to do all sorts of things to here new 72 . bus looks well tidy !!! YOU KNOWS IT !! 8)

 

[Anonymous]

If anyone in the UK is interested in this, the Bus Barn quoted me around £1000 to do it... There's a fair bit of work involved.
8)

 

[EgoTrippin]

that looks perfek! both buses!

are there any issues with clearance on the 2" beam Ego? and what tread are you running?

have you a link to airkraft and what was the damage on this op?

No real issues with clearance - got about an inch of space between the top of the tyre and the arch Fronts are 175/55.
I dont have a link to Airkraft - got mine done at Roadhouse by Monkeyspinner Tim.

 

[slammedresto]

If anyone in the UK is interested in this, the Bus Barn quoted me around £1000 to do it... There's a fair bit of work involved.
8)

is the price of the beam on top??

whats it work out in total

 

[Guest]

The beam itself is £420 in 2 inch narrowed form. This includes new leaf springs and narrowed track rods (also new). Narrowing another 2 inches is about another £80, but is something you could do easily yourself. As your Bus is early, you will not need any adaptor brackets, so a saving there. We do a shock absorber extension tower that bolts to the CB beam so that you can run pretty much any shock you want. These are £40 a pair.
We do king and links fully rebuilt and dropped for £325 exchange. We have them in stock, on the shelf (early and late). If you do not have a core, the surcharge is £100.
Trailing arms come in at about £100 a set. Also in stock - both early and late.
Steering drop arms - you can fit your early one.

i think its total, there are a few things they need in exhanged as you can see above ^^ (this was posted on restowagen).

i have a 71, low fronts and small rear lights, its got discs and 5x112 pcd, would i need adapters to fit this beam?

 

[Anonymous]

If anyone in the UK is interested in this, the Bus Barn quoted me around £1000 to do it... There's a fair bit of work involved.
8)

is the price of the beam on top??

whats it work out in total

They use your beam and fit k/l end plates I think. That was the total I was quoted, all in. 8)
Takes about three days.

 

[ER-LY]

We also do shock tower extension plates called the 'AirPlate'. Basically, they bolt on to the CB Split Bus beam in about 5 mins and allow you to run pretty much any shock you like, including long air shocks. They are laser cut from 10mm thick steel and cost £40 a pair if anyone is interested.

 

[Guest]

brings me back to the question....

Will a pre 67 beam bolt onto a 71 that has ball joint discs?

i was thinking of going linkpin to get a little lower.
anyone?

 

[ant]

brings me back to the question....

Will a pre 67 beam bolt onto a 71 that has ball joint discs?

i was thinking of going linkpin to get a little lower.
anyone?

no mate sorry, looks like a pre 67 beam will only fit 68/68

http://www.volksheaven.co.uk/axles_beams_T2.php

 

[ER-LY]

brings me back to the question....

Will a pre 67 beam bolt onto a 71 that has ball joint discs?

i was thinking of going linkpin to get a little lower.
anyone?

A CB Split Bus beam will fit with our adaptor brackets. Take about an hour to weld on 8)

 

[Rikki James]

Now your talking, good work!
I had a 4" narrowed beam on my samba, have now had it modified to 6"
each side and am lov'in it!

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[faux]

I found a 2" was enough! (Split patern beams fit pre August 69 buses too )