lowering my bedford cf

[vintageholden]

good man

[MaTTe]

Hey Dano, any chance you can find your last email to these guys and revive the conversation? The reason I ask is that they may be willing to go out on a limb and attempt a bit of an engineering feat by adapting the bedford control arm sizes/specs to house a holden HQ/Z/WB stub axle, which would then enable an easy conversion to disk brake front ends, and big brake upgrades.
If the cost of these is similar between that of a CRS brake kit, it would enable an option for bedford owners.

You will need to make the company aware that the height of the stub axle is different so the angle throughout the range of travel will need to be sorted out to match that of a standard stub axle. I havent spoken to my uncle about this yet, tho from memory he had to move the lower balljoint inwards(?) a bit. When he did it, he had perfect travel. The downside is he did it on a Bedford when they were brand new

If Ben does not have a holden stub axle to donate along with a bedford front end(I appreciate your willing ways!) then i should be able to find a pair of stubs kicking around.

The work on this tubular suspension mob looks quite good quality, and the fact it is advertised as coming with an engineering cert is a good thing. I think we are best off designing a package to send off to a number of companies however to find the best price and quality.

[vintageholden]

i emailed about my cf they sent this reply..


Hi Keith
Sorry we don't make any components for that range of vehicle.
Regards
Ray McDonald
McDonald Bros Racing
03 9465 0000
www.mcdonaldbrosracing.com.au

[ben]

i have a set of holden stub axels i could throw in too if you guys do the organising:)

[Bullstik]

I'd love to drop a beddy real low, did anyone follow up on this, I see so many custom kombis near where i work, they've got their vans all sorted.

 

[Hobbit]

I'm sure many of us would like to get our Beddies really low. That's what mine needs.
To achieve this look would be good. 

[rossie]

the matt red bedford was pretty and low, how did he do it??

[outriding]

I also want to lower mine in the future,

You can change the rear axle to sit over the springs, that should get you a nice height. You might need to do a C notch if you want to get it even lower.

The front end is another story.. drop axles are the way to go or a custom front suspension with custom wish-bones. You want to keep the springs with the full length for a better ride.

[BusyKiwi]

The only real way to drop the front is to C-notch the rails (add a chassis), just upping the bottom to the top gives you 4 inches (100mm) and then you can do spindles and springs on top of that.

Pros: looks really good and uses standard suspension parts

Cons: you can no longer 'sit' in your seat, it's like trying to drive a mini while being over 6ft tall. You have to modify the steering column length (or replace to more modern but make sure it's tilt - you'll be using it a lot). you have to get used to climbing into your van, can't just walk in or slide in like standard vans. Depending on the size wheels you use on the front you may have to cut out the wheel arches and door step.

End of the day you have to weigh up practical verses looking good - can't have both

[mezzmo]

Nice set of flares and some chunky rubber will give the illusion at a fraction of the cost!