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posted on December 4th, 2008 at 08:53 AM
Do Beetle shocks fit a 1970s Kombi?


Are Kombi shocks the same front and rear? And will Beetle shocks fit?



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posted on December 4th, 2008 at 08:59 AM



No the rears are much longer than the front.

Any shock will fit, you just have to make it.

Rear Beetle will fit kombi front.




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posted on December 4th, 2008 at 09:35 PM



well that's the front sorted...!

so what shares its rears with Kombi?
Commodore?
Skoda?




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posted on December 4th, 2008 at 11:09 PM



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well that's the front sorted...!

so what shares its rears with Kombi?
Commodore?
Skoda?


mm dunno, I have some in the shed so I will give you an eye measuremnet and a Monroe part number and you can just look it up :>




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posted on December 4th, 2008 at 11:22 PM



Once You have measurements or Monroe number
You can find them cheap on ebay usually...

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