Anyone have experience (pros & cons) with 'Berg's Avis adjuster' as a bolt-on front lowering option instead of cutting torsion bars and welding in Sway-A-Ways?
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Anyone have experience (pros & cons) with 'Berg's Avis adjuster' as a bolt-on front lowering option instead of cutting torsion bars and welding in Sway-A-Ways?
Berg's adjuster still has to be welded in.
You cut a slot in the torsion tube at the proper angle to release the center puck, then weld a curved, toothed plate onto the outside of the torsion tube over the slot.
Once that's secure, you install a new (supplied) center puck stud (replacing the original which is discarded), a corresponding curved, toothed plate with a center hole, rather than a slot, and a couple of locking nuts.
Get your suspension more-or-less where you want it, tighten the nuts and see where it sets. Adjust (again and again) as necessary to get it to where you want it. More or less easy to adjust, although sometimes I've found it helpful to use the hex wrench into the stud as a lever to get it to move. The good news is once you get it set where you want it, you usually don't mess with it again. I would also recommend one on each torsion tube in the front, but that's just me. some people (and Vintage) only put one adjuster one one tube, but I'm not a fan of that.
A bit easier are the adjusters for dune buggies that allow you to adjust height simply by turning a bolt, but I've never used that version - maybe someone else has.
You cut a slot in the torsion tube at the proper angle to release the center puck, then weld a curved, toothed plate onto the outside of the torsion tube over the slot.
Once that's secure, you install a new (supplied) center puck stud (replacing the original which is discarded), a corresponding curved, toothed plate with a center hole, rather than a slot, and a couple of locking nuts.
Get your suspension more-or-less where you want it, tighten the nuts and see where it sets. Adjust (again and again) as necessary to get it to where you want it. More or less easy to adjust, although sometimes I've found it helpful to use the hex wrench into the stud as a lever to get it to move. The good news is once you get it set where you want it, you usually don't mess with it again. I would also recommend one on each torsion tube in the front, but that's just me. some people (and Vintage) only put one adjuster one one tube, but I'm not a fan of that.
A bit easier are the adjusters for dune buggies that allow you to adjust height simply by turning a bolt, but I've never used that version - maybe someone else has.
Easier to install then the sway aways but its MESSY!
"A bit easier are the adjusters for dune buggies that allow you to adjust height simply by turning a bolt"
Where do you live, I'm in Coastal Massachusetts? I have a nice front beam with one of those single bolt adjuster systems (Select-A-Drop) installed, you can have it for just a hundred bucks. Complete from drum to drum (wide five) but you gotta come and get it.
TC
Unless you can score a deal on a done beam, just get a pair of quality forged (CB Performance) 2.5 inch drop spindles and call it done, and done right.
Where do you live, I'm in Coastal Massachusetts? I have a nice front beam with one of those single bolt adjuster systems (Select-A-Drop) installed, you can have it for just a hundred bucks. Complete from drum to drum (wide five) but you gotta come and get it.
TC
Unless you can score a deal on a done beam, just get a pair of quality forged (CB Performance) 2.5 inch drop spindles and call it done, and done right.
Hey TeamEvil,...SOLD!!
Send me an email as to who to make the check out to, and your Kingston address to mail it to.
I'll work out the pick-up details with you later. I think we're about 5 hours apart...Cheers, Carl
Send me an email as to who to make the check out to, and your Kingston address to mail it to.
I'll work out the pick-up details with you later. I think we're about 5 hours apart...Cheers, Carl
Speaking of drop spindles, I have a pair that are used on the CB Performance 4194 disk brake kit.
http://www.cbperformance.com/catalog.asp?ProductID=1437
They would be perfect for a flared body, as they space out the wheels 7/8" on each side.
If anyone's interested, they're perfect, never used and I could let them go cheaply.
Just email me.
gn
http://www.cbperformance.com/catalog.asp?ProductID=1437
They would be perfect for a flared body, as they space out the wheels 7/8" on each side.
If anyone's interested, they're perfect, never used and I could let them go cheaply.
Just email me.
gn