Considering a new Front Beam..

Anyone got a favorite vendor? CB? Jamar? I don't want to lower the car..just a quality stock set up

I read all the posts here and on SAMBA..searched the net of course. There's lots of information but...

What I really want to know is what are our resident SOC members recomending?

I would think that you would need some adjusters. I don't think a stock beam would have the correct ride height.

What's wrong with your current front suspension? Unless it's bent, it can be rebuilt for far less than buying a new unit and, in most instances, a "new" front beam is just a rebuilt front beam unless you're considering an aftermarket unit.

i'm sorry, did you say i don't want to lower the car? I am unfamiliar with this term. can you elaborate?

why replacement? OEM beams are best (they have needle bearings on the torsion arms)

if you are looking for a smoother ride - you can use oil shocks (not gas) and remove a leaf from each other top and bottom tube (make sure you know what you are doing here. my site has a bunch of pictures on how i did mine)

I have a stock beam and I'm very happy with the ride height (and the way the car looks). I did take out a couple of the spring bars and install Koni shocks (on the softest setting.

Larry that's a good one. but...

I want an OE beam. I like my current ride heighth.

Rebuilt..or refreshed whatever.

Mine has 2 bad upper trailing arms and 2 bad ball joints. I figured why not buy a new 'refreshed' beam and make it easy/ If I need adjusters so be it.

OR

Rebuild my existing one for cheap...doh.

the idea of slapping on a whole new front end sounds easy though

what happened to the two trailing arms that makes them bad? accident?

ball joint replacement, a few leafs gone, new grease, oil shocks and alignment and you are good to go.

A new beam does not include the torsion springs, nor the tailing arms, nor the ball joints....all those are EXTRAS and will cost more than the beam itself...

I have a beam that Kevin Z. had on his Speedster prior to installing the advanced Mendeola set up. I bought it for the disc brakes. It is clean and all ball joints/tie rods look fine. It is in SoCal. It you might be interested call me 561 301 7885. I'm on the East Coast now so don't call me too late at nite. I'll be back and could ship it in about 10 days.

That is what I have spindle to spindle, ball joint with shocks, steering dampner and steering box. It is a bolt on deal, add your brakes..

Larry I'm not sure what happened. I just bought the car on EBAY site unseen (Jersey'). Great looking car however...

Turns out it needs alot of work. Front end is LOOSE as a goose, Brakes are beyond POOR and it has a rough shifting Transaxle with BAD SYNCROS.

The first owner was a young girl in SANTA CRUZ, CA. No doubt she rode it hard and mostly put it away hot cause it really needs some TLC. Nothing I can't handle..and I'll have a blast sorting it all out.

Fortunately the seller is forking out the funds to fix all the problems (amazingly!). Bout' 1500 dollars. Imagine that

I was looking for a spindle to spindle set up. Now I'm rethinking the whole deal however if I could get a fresh beam with everything that would be ok fine..

but if not I'll just replace the parts that are worn..AND save some bread$ for my rear disc conversion.

how much$ say 100 bux and we got a deal..hehe

dont need shocks, steering box

Keep your beam and just replace the arm ball ends and box If you do that You will need acess to a good press. It's the best way to freshen it up.


New steering damper. tie rod ends and box and control arms???? heck it would be like new

Add up the cost of a new beam and the seperate parts.

If it cheaper to buy a complte beam then buy it

but keep your beam on the car and the springs in it so your ride height is left alone and replace all the other parts.

Sell the old parts with the other beam reasembled as used..

Someone will buy um i suspect the next time i rework one thats what i will do.