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Torsion Bar Size
aussie260z - May 11th, 2011 at 10:06 PM

Wondering if anyone would know this..............

I have a 1974 Std Beetle, has a Swing Axle Rear end.

It would therefor have (21 3/4) torsion bars right?

Aussie Dubbin - May 11th, 2011 at 11:00 PM

What makes you say 74 is a swinger? Im pretty sure all Aus 74s are irs... diff bars

Craig Torrens - May 11th, 2011 at 11:34 PM

74 is a swinger..........they were 1300twin port with balljoint front with drum brakes:tu:

matberry - May 12th, 2011 at 07:50 AM

74 STANDARD is swing and I believe would have the bars mentioned 21.xx mm.

aussie260z - May 12th, 2011 at 09:28 PM

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What makes you say 74 is a swinger? Im pretty sure all Aus 74s are irs... diff bars


Compliance plate saying 9/1974 and the swing's axles out back :-)!

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74 is a swinger..........they were 1300twin port with balljoint front with drum brakes:tu:


Yep - got all the best stuff :-)!

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74 STANDARD is swing and I believe would have the bars mentioned 21.xx mm.


Sweet, did some checking as well - just like having that sort of stuff confirmed by as many people as possible - don't want to buy the wrong part and it is not exactly easy to check before hand!

aussie260z - May 12th, 2011 at 09:31 PM

On a midly related topic.

Someone has installed (I am assuming it is aftermarket) Sway-Away type front Beam adjusters on the top and bottom beam.

Just so I know that the Beam is a stock width - What is the lWidth of a stock beam? Where I am taking the measurement from?