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WILL? 5 stud swing axel drum brake assemblies fit a 4 stud IRS rear?

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bajachris88 The international telephone dialing code for Antarctica is 6

6,661 posts · joined Apr 2005 ·

#540633
ay 😀

I got a nice pair of phat BiG offrioad wheels, prob is, they are 5 stud... however i have a contact with a set of 5 stud rear drum assemblies whose willin' to sell me them. I got a 4 stud, iRS setup at the moment (the stock setup to my 69).

Will the swing axel assemblies fit appropriately? rekon they would be compliant at rego time? (especially to have mixed stud patterns)
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69' baja: kombi box, thing spindles, irs, disc front, type 3 rear drums, 2 inch lift kit, 31x10 rears. 👍
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Joel Now containing 100\% E-Wang

9,368 posts · joined Feb 2006 ·

#540642
u'll have to get the snout machined down on the 5 stud drums to get the nut on

-Joel

bajachris88 The international telephone dialing code for Antarctica is 6

6,661 posts · joined Apr 2005 ·

#540645
GAHHH!!!

ah well... thanx anyways for the help. might be easier and cheaper to do a wtb for some big ass 4 stud rims...

cheers mate.
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69' baja: kombi box, thing spindles, irs, disc front, type 3 rear drums, 2 inch lift kit, 31x10 rears. 👍
New engine in process: 94mm p&bs, 74mm C/w chomol Crank, 35.5x39 SP heads, turbo. Wierd combo, hopeful torque monsta!

Joel Now containing 100\% E-Wang

9,368 posts · joined Feb 2006 ·

#540649
no probs,
or u could do what i saw on an old pair of drums at a mates place

4 stud drums with wide 5 tapped into the very outta edge
probably perfectly legal in qld too LOL

im just kidding dont do this very bad idea
drum is paper thin out that far

-Joel

64vwmark Fahrvergnugen

930 posts · joined Dec 2004 ·

#540696
DUB74L wrote:u'll have to get the snout machined down on the 5 stud drums to get the nut on

-Joel
I want to do the same conversion. I have Type 3 wagon drums that I would like to fit to a IRS beetle rear end. How much has to be machined off?


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Menangler Custom Title Time!

1,991 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#540707
Wide 5 type 3 drums and backing plates will fit the IRS rear end without any modifications, just bolt them on :thumb
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bajachris88 The international telephone dialing code for Antarctica is 6

6,661 posts · joined Apr 2005 ·

#540712
any type 3?

cheers buddy, there is hope! 😀
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69' baja: kombi box, thing spindles, irs, disc front, type 3 rear drums, 2 inch lift kit, 31x10 rears. 👍
New engine in process: 94mm p&bs, 74mm C/w chomol Crank, 35.5x39 SP heads, turbo. Wierd combo, hopeful torque monsta!

1303Steve Scirocco Rare

8,650 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#540739
Hi

Early bug wide 5 drums and backing plates will bolt on to a 1500 beetle or IRS axle, the only problem is that the snout on the drum will be to far away from the axle nut, an old grease seal runner is the perfect thickness for a spacer though.

Steve

64vwmark Fahrvergnugen

930 posts · joined Dec 2004 ·

#540755
Menangler wrote:Wide 5 type 3 drums and backing plates will fit the IRS rear end without any modifications, just bolt them on :thumb
Nice:thumb

That sounds good to me:beer


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pete wood 23 Windows of Awesome

6,828 posts · joined Jan 2004 ·

#540760
64vwmark wrote:
DUB74L wrote:u'll have to get the snout machined down on the 5 stud drums to get the nut on

-Joel
I want to do the same conversion. I have Type 3 wagon drums that I would like to fit to a IRS beetle rear end. How much has to be machined off?
none, they bolt straight up. i have exactly that setup on my buggy. it's only if you're trying to fit type 3 drums to the earlier swingaxle stubs that you have dramas.
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