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Old Jan 6, 2020 | 07:42 PM
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Does anybody know how much adjustment you have on a 6degree rear beam to move the wheel forwards or backwards in the arch?
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Old Jan 6, 2020 | 09:54 PM
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Originally Posted by 3drRich
Does anybody know how much adjustment you have on a 6degree rear beam to move the wheel forwards or backwards in the arch?
Without crawling around under my car with a steel rule I'm guessing a good 20mm, depends on how long the threads are on the spherical joint.


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Old Jan 7, 2020 | 07:53 AM
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It also depends on the design of the 6 degree beam. Some still have the standard outer mount, so there is no adjustment at all (and also not needed).
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Old Jan 7, 2020 | 12:54 PM
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If yours is the same as the pic then I would agree around 20mm, I did need that too as my shell was a tiny bit out where it had been adapted to the Cossie running gear (since been cut out and re done)
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Old Jan 7, 2020 | 07:07 PM
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Thanks all. I have one of marks beams on my race car but getting under it is a bit of a mission at the minute so thought I’d ask the question.
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