What is Cut and Turn?

Discussion in 'Mech Tech' started by PSG, Dec 22, 2014.

  1. PSG

    PSG

    Hi all.

    Need someone to explain what cut and turned beams are, benefit and downsides, and also if anyone has done it I would love to have a read if there is a thread anywhere that I could relate to. I did a search but nothing as specific as I would like.

    Cheers all.

    PSG
     
  2. It's another way of lowering or lifting the front beam It hasn't any adjustment
     
  3. It used to be slicing a section in the middle and turning it [the middle thing holds the tortion springs in a certain position]then welding the section back up ,to achieve this you had to take the steering pin box off and re-attach it..
     
  4. PSG

    PSG

    So basically same as adjusters but not adjustable. No problem all clear now.
     
  5. mikedjames

    mikedjames Supporter

    Duh-uplicate post. PEBCAK.
     
  6. mikedjames

    mikedjames Supporter

    On mine it seems to have been done at the same time as fixing rust holes in the ends of the beam. It is an ancient VW tribal tradition rendered mostly obsolete by adjusters.
    The only easy way to recover some ride height from cut and twist when the rubbing does your head in .. is either adjusters or coilover front shocks aka more expense
     
  7. i agree ,but i had a adjustable beam and never adjusted it ,the next van I just cut and turned it...

    Then after that van ,I got to old to care...:D
     
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  8. :thinking:To get a two inch drop how much turn is needed just wondering
     
  9. If you can drill the spot welds that hold the center piece ,you can cut a section from the center nut upwards and adjust it to height...
     
  10. Zed

    Zed Gradually getting grumpier

    Indeed - the next thing after cut and turn. Dimples pressed into holes - no welds. That Justyn chap down south does this and T2D. T2D don't even take the idler housing off, they just hacked a hole in mine to get at the dimples and left it.
     
  11. Zed

    Zed Gradually getting grumpier

    If you can tell me the length of the arms I could work it out.
     
  12. OK thanks will get some numbers and let you know just would like to take a little hight out on my crossover suspension thanks zed
     
  13. Zed

    Zed Gradually getting grumpier

    I'll sketch out the centres on AutoCad and measure. If you want degrees - easy. If you want to know how far to move say the pinchbolt around the axle outer dia, I'll need the diameter as well. Save me crawling under. ;)
     
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  14. Stagger Lee, the JK lowering king in the early days had all the info on how much to twist..

    From experience I would go 10 mil....
     
  15. 77 Westy

    77 Westy Supporter

    10 mil or 10mm? One is 0.010” the other a lot more.:);)
     
  16. PSG

    PSG

    Yeah thinking about it I suppose adjuster are useful for setting up but once set up they would effectively stay put wouldn't they. Not sure a cut and turn would be that easy in situ but I guess there's Only one way to find out.
     

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