Hi,thought i would share this with you guys,i fitted a scs rear beam through winter and had it set up there last sat and had it out today for the first time i cannot beleive its the same car!!!
on slight corners on roads wheres before im on/off power
now it can be held flat out through slight corners and feels very stable at higher speeds,and when the back breaks away it dont violently snap back the other way it just comes back in nicely now.
anyone considering this conversion its well worth it

 

I really want one of this

 

Just fitted one, got to sort my exhaust hangers then a setup. Looking forward to it.

 

I would hope it would do something special for the "special" price, glad to see it does.
Got your 22mm arb on yet, or was this all done at same time ?, put the old arb on to see how much stability the 22mm gives even on a std beam, it's truly unreal.
tabetha

 

Yup,i love mine too.

 

Hi mate,no ive not yet put this on i hope to do this next weekend,hope to see even more improvement!
then watch the diff shit its self!!!!

cheers

 

I'll have to come over and have a gander, post up or pm me how it alters with the 22mm, thanks.
tabetha

 

so how `special` is the price ?

i have an idea though

 

They are roughly £1000

I really need to get mine setup properly, i'll be arsed doing it some year

 

One of the best things you can mod on a cossie imo

 

pics?

 

£1K, why not mod the arms with joints, same result, if you reposition pick ups at same time.
tabetha

 

There a lot of work in the 6 degree beams, the entire arm is altered.

 

thats slightly less than i thought,is there a weight saving too ?

 

good to hear it does the job! one of these beams is on my very long shopping list of bits lol maybe get one in the summer

 

more than welcome to come over,but will let you no anyway when i fit 22mm bar
cheers

 

no weight saving,if anything prob slight heavier due to more metal!
theres alot of work involved with the hoop(diff carrier)aswell.
i saw the jigs used to fabricate these up to and theres a few man hrs there...
there doulbled skinned with seam welds to almost factory finish.
when a std beam is sat next to one there is alot of difference,the inner arms are at a complete different angle(more of a straight angle to its mounting point,wheres the std arms curve up to the mounting point,therefore completly changing the pivot point!
all good stuff

 

It's the pivot point that is the problem, as std it is a semi trailing arm, compression of the suspension creates more camber, but also alters the toe.
Making the mount points parralel , then adjusting arms to suit keeps toe/and or where it is, vastly better than ford did, to be fair though ford had to use the parts bins due to cash constraints.
tabetha

 

Makes quite a difference doesn't it! Especially noticable on bumpy roads

 

This explains things :
http://www.randbmotorsport.co.uk/sho...Suspension.pdf

 

There's also a good book by FRED PUHN, How to make your car handle, me I just leave it Lotus's chassis engineers for ideas!!
tabetha

 

who can set the beams up cos my mate has one in his 3dr but its not set up

 

Troy from Northampton Motorsport is very good, does all the corner weighting also if you have coilovers, and is very very good.
tabetha

 

Anywhere that has a good 4 wheel alignment set up. However, the Cossie is very sensitive to toe changes, so get your mate to PM me with how he intends to use the car and I will give you settings to suit, as it is these that are crucial .

 

harvey fitted the beam a couple of years ago and he took it to a place at newcastle and they made a right arse of it!!! i heard there was a place in harrogate that does all the corner weighting but i forgot what they were called he just uses the car on the road

 

HARROGATE...!! bloody hell man think,i am 5 mins away from there

 

Powerstation in Cheltenham can also do it but they are probably too far away from you.

Martin ( Budweis ) had his done at Chemix in Stourbridge I believe