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Technical => Driveline => Topic started by: vintageholden on October 17, 2011, 02:04:53 PM

Title: stub axles for beddy
Post by: vintageholden on October 17, 2011, 02:04:53 PM: contacted stubtech and there making 2" drop for beddys

Hi Keith,
Over the years we fitted many Bedford with our 2" drop axles originally
made for HQ's. Our axles cost $775.00 a pair including GST and engineering
paperwork. If you supply your postcode we can quote on the postage charges
as well. You will need to ring me so that I can explain what is needed to
make a successful swap into the Bedford, I can be contacted on 03 54723868
during business hours.
Regards
Rod
Title: Re: stub axles for beddy
Post by: obsession on October 17, 2011, 02:50:35 PM: id like to here what he has to say both sets off lowered stub axles Iv seen have had to have major surgery to the front end to counter camber problems.
(http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x234/craigc327/obsession/30112010.jpg)
top wishbone had to be shifted out to compensate for camber alignment.
Title: Re: stub axles for beddy
Post by: aka5000 on October 17, 2011, 06:02:57 PM: Hey vintage, so are they modified hq drop spindles?

Alex
Title: Re: stub axles for beddy
Post by: vintageholden on October 17, 2011, 08:55:06 PM: no idea at the moment
i havent called him been busy
to expensive for me anyway..

top wishbone had to be shifted out to compensate for camber alignment
who did the work?? and how did you know how much to move it??
Title: Re: stub axles for beddy
Post by: obsession on October 17, 2011, 09:15:36 PM: was done when I bought the van already .
Title: Re: stub axles for beddy
Post by: ben on October 18, 2011, 01:45:14 PM: Quote
top wishbone had to be shifted out to compensate for camber alignment
who did the work?? and how did you know how much to move it??

i thought it would be much easier to move the lower wishbone?

ive tried ringing him several times no answer??

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top wishbone had to be shifted out to compensate for camber alignment
who did the work?? and how did you know how much to move it??
i wouldnt be concerned if its not dead spot on.. i can bet you 99% of bedfords on the road dont have the camber perfect considering a lot of them still running orig front springs being 30+ years old and sagged.

cheers
ben
Title: Re: stub axles for beddy
Post by: Marky on October 18, 2011, 05:04:55 PM: One of my beddys had the bottom control arms redrilled and moved.

.it was because it had a very different Holden disc brake set up on it...it wasnt HQ

when i re assembled it..i put it on the wrong set of holes...looked funny as...!! wheels were at a crazt wierd angle!!

apart again..n back in the original holes
Title: Re: stub axles for beddy
Post by: vintageholden on October 19, 2011, 10:41:02 AM: i rang and left a message..no answer yet..

9am perth time
rod phoned me back.... didnt know it was rod hatfield..
one his own now..

he was not happy i was from the bedford club as they wasted his time last year,
getting info on stubs and shipping etc,and no one got back to him????

i read the post from november last year....
what happened....why didnt anyone order a set..
he was willing to do a set of 6..

what in volved is redrilling the top controll arm to 15deg...to take hq top ball joint..
and redrilling the stubaxles to take the bedford sreering arm..as the holes are different.

hes willing to do a set for me for $775 plus $45 postage to w.a..
Title: Re: stub axles for beddy
Post by: aka5000 on October 20, 2011, 06:20:19 AM: So for $775 is it modified ready to go? Control arms, what just need to change the angle of the upper ball joint? Was that included in the price? I'm interested but it's very pricey if it still needs modifying

Alex
Title: Re: stub axles for beddy
Post by: vintageholden on October 20, 2011, 11:29:13 AM: NO...not ready to go..like you said very pricey
he will send a template of where to drill the steering arms
and a template of where to cut the top controll arms to weld in a new piece to take hq ball joints..
i,m not going to bother..
Title: Re: stub axles for beddy
Post by: restoreid on October 20, 2011, 03:55:28 PM: Man thats a lot off money & a lot off trouble just to get it 2inches closer to the ground I recon some one should get a front subframe & modify it to take airbags then you can have it as low as you want If I had a spare one I would doo it tomorrow cant be that hard
Title: Re: stub axles for beddy
Post by: obsession on October 20, 2011, 05:51:57 PM: yep its that hard neils been workin on his for the last few years :o :o its now completely jag.
Title: Re: stub axles for beddy
Post by: Dano on October 21, 2011, 02:36:10 PM: yep i did a full post trying to support Rod and his efforts, but to no avail, rather disapointed really, the poor bloke gave up a whole week for us trying to re-locate all his templates and info, had to go and find all his old employees etc that did the jobs and gathered it all together but no one was keen, buga.I posted as much as i was told, so you'll find some answers if you search.
Title: Re: stub axles for beddy
Post by: matty on October 23, 2011, 12:36:25 PM: http://www.buga.com.au/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=2&topic=2533.0 (http://www.buga.com.au/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=2&topic=2533.0)

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Title: Re: stub axles for beddy
Post by: vintageholden on October 23, 2011, 09:55:39 PM: so what happened???????????
Title: Re: stub axles for beddy
Post by: rossie on October 24, 2011, 09:55:08 AM: Same as whats going to proberbly happen this time :-[ :-[
Title: Re: stub axles for beddy
Post by: matty on October 24, 2011, 10:07:52 AM: I'm guessing cost not so much that I wouldnt like to spent it on new axles but i dont have over 1000 to
spent at the moment and there is other areas of the van that need a attention first.