Questions about bending/drop beams (again)
Posted: February 14, 2012, 9:50 pm
I know this has been covered again and again & I have spent the past couple days going over a ton of threads on this topic (including ones from the 'other' sites but alot of the threads (and alot of opinions!)I have seen are a few years old & alot can change & be discovered in a few years.
So here is my scenario, my slick is a low buck summertime daily cruiser, nothing special, but I would like to lower it a little. I have read alot of bad reviews on DJM dream beams, but then also came across a few good ones as well! Same with AIM, (but alot better reviews.) After reading about all the drop beams, (and of course the IFS swaps which would be nice but definitely not an option for me for the next long while) I have also run across a few threads from a few guys that have lowered to a max of 3" by cutting coils and bending beams, I just want to check if even 2" is doable/safe, acceptable,realistic? I dont want it in the weeds by any means, but I am just curious what the average is for cutting coils/bending beams. Or if I should just go with some dropped beams.
So here is my scenario, my slick is a low buck summertime daily cruiser, nothing special, but I would like to lower it a little. I have read alot of bad reviews on DJM dream beams, but then also came across a few good ones as well! Same with AIM, (but alot better reviews.) After reading about all the drop beams, (and of course the IFS swaps which would be nice but definitely not an option for me for the next long while) I have also run across a few threads from a few guys that have lowered to a max of 3" by cutting coils and bending beams, I just want to check if even 2" is doable/safe, acceptable,realistic? I dont want it in the weeds by any means, but I am just curious what the average is for cutting coils/bending beams. Or if I should just go with some dropped beams.
