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| posted on March 26th, 2004 at 05:40 PM |
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Can someone tell me how to tell the difference between an early and late bug front beam???
Post pics if possible.
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| posted on March 26th, 2004 at 07:48 PM |
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an early front beam has king pins and a late from 1968 (australian) has ball joints the early beam with the king pins has a straight shock tower with
the shocks having an eye at both ends and the ball joint front end has shock towers that curve over at the top and the shocks have a stud on the top
and an eye at the bottom.
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| posted on March 26th, 2004 at 07:49 PM |
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good description
what is it you need to know ???
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| posted on March 26th, 2004 at 08:41 PM |
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thanks i now know the difference. I picked one up with adjusters in it today, it has balljoints so it's a later model one. what year models will it
fit???
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| posted on March 26th, 2004 at 08:46 PM |
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68,69,70.......The torsion bars are differently spaced between the king/link pin and balljoint front ends....so you can't swap a late beam to an
early floorpan or vice/versa without cutting off the frame head and welding on the correct one.
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| posted on March 26th, 2004 at 08:49 PM |
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cheers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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| posted on March 26th, 2004 at 09:29 PM |
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It should also fit all the Non Super Beetles in the 70s & the 1976 last model Beetle..
There were non super Beetles with 1300cc engines made during the 70s.. they had drum brakes all round..
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| posted on March 27th, 2004 at 03:19 PM |
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here is the beam is it a late one.
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| posted on March 27th, 2004 at 11:37 PM |
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yep
It is a Ball Joint Beam and it is set to be used lowered not lifted
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| posted on March 28th, 2004 at 09:25 AM |
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Thanks Brad whats it worth?
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