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On 11 Jul 2001, at 17:33, Tunaitis@aol.com wrote: > I have two axle beams from two different cars of unknown years. I > will be using parts from both for my Notch. I have noticed that > the shank diameters of the tie rod ends are different between the > two. No biggie, I figured one is earlier and one is later. I think the tie rod ends got bigger shanks in 67. > The confusion starts here : The spindles, brake rotors and > calipers are the same between the two. How can I easily tell if > these axle beams are equipped with the earlier or later disc > brakes? The spindles got 2mm larger under the inner wheel bearing in mid 68. The bolt spacing is wider for the late calipers. > One more thing, the upper stabilizer bars are the same > diameter. They measure ~ .545" Is this the smaller bar or the > Squareback bar? That is the larger bar. - ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ------------------------------------------------------------------- List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list or mailto:help@vwtype3.org