Transporterhaus Narrowed beams ,are they available?

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I'm going to be buying a narrowed ball joint beam shortly and wondered if Transporterhaus ever finished the beams they were developing as I have there dropped spindles and thought it best if poss to match the two together If not I think it's going to be a Slamworks/T2d one .
 
Yeh no good to me as he only sells the complete set up ,I'm not in the market for that just a beam ,as I'm quite happy with my spindles ,etc ,if he sold the beams on there own Id be interested ,thanks anyway.
 
As I explained in the PM's I sent you the French Slammer beam and spindles are designed as a package to work together, issues can arise when you start to mix and match components from different suppliers and then its down to whose responsibility is it to resolve the issue you are having, is it the beam supplier or the dropped spindle supplier.

Not saying this happens all the time but it does happen due to difference in damper mountings, the true width of the narrowed beam, flipped spindles vs dropped spindles etc etc.
 
Just a word of warning. Transporterhaus are still experiencing service issues. If you're looking at a TH beam than buy from a reputable re seller to avoid dissapointment.
 
Thanks guys and thanks Graham for your help/advice it was appreciated mate. I've gone for a T2d/slamwerks beam with all features included ie damper mounts ,servo mounts raised idler etc and they have fitted heaps with TH spindles without issue so I figured it wise to go with a tried and tested setup .just wondering if it's worth me paying for there already matched leaves or wether I cut and dimple my own or get them done as it might save a bit .just not sure what it will cost to get mine modified .
 
Doing your own leaves is ok, you'll need to cut with an angle grinder and access to a pillar drill. Measure carefully ;)
 
Ahh my mistake I guess people weld them when shortening/re drilling to keep them together tightly?
 
They are welded at the ends from the factory and it helps to re weld them as otherwise they are a pain in the arse to get the trailing arms back on, there was a recent thread about this and about using an old arm or centre collar to hold the leaves in place whilst they are welded to ensure they are lined up correctly.
 
Maybe I'll just pay and get Paul to supply a set from t2d that way they will match the beam correctly
 
Any ideas what it might cost to just get mine done correctly by someone as its probably cheaper than buying a set ready done with a core charge etc
 
Unless Paul has changed how he dose it he will supply you with re dimples leaves but not cut to length.
 
*Sam* said:
Unless Paul has changed how he dose it he will supply you with re dimples leaves but not cut to length.

Thats how a customers set turned up which I never understood, if you redimple them then why not cut them to the right length as well??
 
Graham L said:
*Sam* said:
Unless Paul has changed how he dose it he will supply you with re dimples leaves but not cut to length.

Thats how a customers set turned up which I never understood, if you redimple them then why not cut them to the right length as well??

I remember it "fondly" :roll:
 
Graham L said:
*Sam* said:
Unless Paul has changed how he dose it he will supply you with re dimples leaves but not cut to length.

Thats how a customers set turned up which I never understood, if you redimple them then why not cut them to the right length as well??

I assume it's because he sells a number of different width beams which some people buy with and some without leaves, this way he always has stock for whatever beam he sells.
 
*Sam* said:
Graham L said:
*Sam* said:
Unless Paul has changed how he dose it he will supply you with re dimples leaves but not cut to length.

Thats how a customers set turned up which I never understood, if you redimple them then why not cut them to the right length as well??

I assume it's because he sells a number of different width beams which some people buy with and some without leaves, this way he always has stock for whatever beam he sells.

You're forgetting that the re-drilled dimple needs to be at a specific point depending on the width of the beam too ;)

They're expecting someone who is supposedly buying the full suspension package to then not only have the equipment, but the confidence and know-how to cut down and re-weld the leaves.

Plus, that's £115 (at current price, minus surcharge) for drilling a couple dimples and posting it to you. Not good enough in my book.

EDIT: My last statement is a bit blasé, so my apologies.
They do a little bit more for the money i.e. supply a full set of good leaves and weld them together before re-drilling.
I am merely expressing my personal opinion.
 
Mixing and matching different companies components makes ZERO difference.

All trailing arms are the same, if they fit the beam, they fit the beam. Each beam made is designed to fit standard trailing arms. Obviously if you go for the reversed spindles, you'll have to have the reversed arms but still, these will fit ANY beam. I could buy ANY ballljoint dropped spindles and they would fit my balljoints regardless of my beam.

Will Transorterhaus spindles and arms fit a Frenchslammer beam =YES
Will Frenchslammer dropped spindles fit a standard balljoint = YES
Will Wagenswest dropped spindles fit a T2D beam =YES........

and so on.

All beam bearings are the same size.

Unless you start to go down the route of K&L, them mixing and matching makes NO difference at all.
 

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