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loosing tread after fitting dropped spindles, tyre issues
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<blockquote data-quote="Alex VW Heritage" data-source="post: 539588" data-attributes="member: 19109"><p>Rubbish!</p><p></p><p>I run similar to the wagen west drop spindles and run KYB GR2 shocks and have a lovely comfortable ride.</p><p></p><p>I run 175/55/15 front tyres,</p><p></p><p><img src="https://scontent-lhr.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xap1/v/t1.0-9/61012_10150262286070444_8093584_n.jpg?oh=9c4376a42a9f9e1d9c5215e1f2601ac6&oe=55CA0F4A" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Running coil over shocks with a beam with torsion leaves is not ideal, (do a bit of research into spring harmonics) just because of the flipped upside down ball joint spindles people have started to use them. You risk bending the bottom shock mount, your shock absorber is designed to do exactly that you should not have to run coil overs to stiffen up the ride on a torsion set up. Coil overs are for strut type cars that dont have torsion with the front set up already.</p><p></p><p>The welded (such as wagenwest), The new cast (such as the ones available from French Slammer, Empi and ourselves) you should not need to run coil over shocks.</p><p></p><p>The flipped upside down balljoint (T2D and Transporterhaus) it has become a popular fix to use coil overs, That doesn't mean it a great idea!</p><p></p><p>I would look at how your beam has been adjusted it may have been done badly so you dont have the correct preload within the beam tubes.</p><p></p><p>Hope this helps,</p><p></p><p>Cheers</p><p></p><p>Alex</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Alex VW Heritage, post: 539588, member: 19109"] Rubbish! I run similar to the wagen west drop spindles and run KYB GR2 shocks and have a lovely comfortable ride. I run 175/55/15 front tyres, [img]https://scontent-lhr.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xap1/v/t1.0-9/61012_10150262286070444_8093584_n.jpg?oh=9c4376a42a9f9e1d9c5215e1f2601ac6&oe=55CA0F4A[/img] Running coil over shocks with a beam with torsion leaves is not ideal, (do a bit of research into spring harmonics) just because of the flipped upside down ball joint spindles people have started to use them. You risk bending the bottom shock mount, your shock absorber is designed to do exactly that you should not have to run coil overs to stiffen up the ride on a torsion set up. Coil overs are for strut type cars that dont have torsion with the front set up already. The welded (such as wagenwest), The new cast (such as the ones available from French Slammer, Empi and ourselves) you should not need to run coil over shocks. The flipped upside down balljoint (T2D and Transporterhaus) it has become a popular fix to use coil overs, That doesn't mean it a great idea! I would look at how your beam has been adjusted it may have been done badly so you dont have the correct preload within the beam tubes. Hope this helps, Cheers Alex [/QUOTE]
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