Just wondering if fitting the removable type 3 rear suspension assembly under a type one would be an easy way of getting good rear ground clearance without mucking up suspension geometry?
Seems it wouldn't be too hard to fit up the type 3 torsion tube underneath the existing beetle floor pan and tube.
Anyone done this before?

What would be better is if you just modded a type three pan to go under a beetle. you instantly get bigger brakes and suspension, and you'd reregister it as a type three with a different body ala kitcar. the type three also weighs more than a beetle meaning you can put a monster motor in it. from memory a late type three weighs 950kg, so that means with N/A motor 2850cc (put that in ya pipe JakJones) or turbo 2375cc.

I don;t know whether the front beam in them is as good as a beetle one but you could swap fram heads at the same time if not. I seriously though about doing this in my buggy, wish I had now, it would have been really mental.

woulod you get any better ground clearance though?

ummm, how do you mean?

I figure it would be about the same. The IRS components are same dimensions from type 3 to beetle, not sure about the front beam but I assume it would be about the same, but maybe thicker torsion bars.

The original idea was to fit the type 3 torsion tube directly under the beetle torsion tube, immediately lifting the car probably about 3 or 4 inches. The idea was to lift the car without mucking up the suspension geometry.

wouldnt it be easier to adjust the rear suspension to give you more ground clearence ??

yeah but you can only do it to a point until it messes up the geometry. I'm not planning on doing this, just throwing ideas around.