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Alex P. HASD Bots
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PostSubject: Beater Ground Clearance   Beater Ground Clearance I_icon_minitimeFri Apr 08, 2011 11:02 pm

I was just wandering what a good ground clearance was for a beater
I have heard some theory the lower the better and other theory that on a beater higher is better because the possibly might throw better
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PostSubject: Re: Beater Ground Clearance   Beater Ground Clearance I_icon_minitimeFri Apr 08, 2011 11:12 pm

I can tell you 1/16" is not enough in PA's arena anymore
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PostSubject: Re: Beater Ground Clearance   Beater Ground Clearance I_icon_minitimeFri Apr 08, 2011 11:19 pm

that sounds good to me
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Don Doerfler
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PostSubject: Re: Beater Ground Clearance   Beater Ground Clearance I_icon_minitimeFri Apr 08, 2011 11:57 pm

id say 1/4 off the bottom of the fame
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Stephen
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PostSubject: Re: Beater Ground Clearance   Beater Ground Clearance I_icon_minitimeSat Apr 09, 2011 12:01 am

im running 1/8 inch off and i was fine
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Don Doerfler
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PostSubject: Re: Beater Ground Clearance   Beater Ground Clearance I_icon_minitimeSat Apr 09, 2011 12:15 am

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beaters have some slight differences with drums the thicker u go on the beater the less clearence
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PostSubject: Re: Beater Ground Clearance   Beater Ground Clearance I_icon_minitimeSat Apr 09, 2011 8:30 pm

We do less than a 1/16 Hanover better stay out of pa haha
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PostSubject: Re: Beater Ground Clearance   Beater Ground Clearance I_icon_minitimeSun Apr 10, 2011 1:07 pm

ur not going to want to leave the bar flat on the bottom or it will skip off the floor every time it turns over.


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