Important! : WestCoast Rear Beam

11th March 2009, 13:19

Hi Guys need some info ASAP PLEASE!

Story....
Driving to fast around a corner the back end slid out and slammed into a kirb! The wheel is now nicely pointing away from the car like //
Long story short

Solution...
My mate has a VTR beam which has disc's on the back with it being a vtr beam and he has said i can have it for a nice price considering it has been lowered and had up-rated dampers on it.

Problem...
Spoke to the garage they are going to charge me £120 to fit the beam but ive just spoke to another member at the garage and he has said that...
"The handbreak cable be different lengths,
The master cylinder might not produce enough pressure!
The pipes might be fatter"

All sorts of different complications!
Is the anyone that has had to do this or knows if it would still be a bolt off bolt on job or will it be really complex????

Thanks Brad.

13th March 2009, 08:38

thanks for the quick reply!!!

13th March 2009, 10:08

Easy.......
Garage should be able to sort it no problem lol

New handbrake cables £12 as they are different, brake lines are the same.
The master cylinder size's are different, but not by much, will be able to cope no bother at all.

Furio/West Coast Master Cylinder Size 19.0mm
VTR master Cylinder Size 20.6mm

Be fine though, if your that fussed i have one for sale that you can buy.
Once again this will be a piss easy job for them to change, they can even follow my guide i did on here

Beam swaps straight over.
bolt brake lines together, fill brake fluid res, bleed the brakes.
Fit new hand brake cables.

Done.

Should take him 3 hours max.