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actually all of the mexico bugs where swing axle cars so if you order a new pan its ball joint/swing also allot of british where still swing ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Adney" <jadney@vwtype3.org> To: <type3@vwtype3.org> Sent: Friday, October 29, 2004 8:32 AM Subject: Re: [T3] wheels - IRS - Swing > On 29 Oct 2004 at 6:55, David Sanderson wrote: > > > Thanks for the responses regarding the 4-bolt rear drums. Your answer > > brought another question to mind, I'm still somewhat a novice at > > this. The IRS rear end has a different arrangement regarding the rear > > drums than the swing axle. So, did VW produce cars with both > > suspension system in overlapping year? That is, in 1968 could I have > > bought either a swing axle set up or an IRS set up? > > For the most part, and certainly for the US and Canada, '68 was the last > year > for the swing axle. However, VW continued to make swing axle MT type 3s > for > some markets. I think the swing axle has a larger load capacity and is > more > suited for rough roads. > > Automatics were only supplied with IRS. > > From '66-on, however, they all used the same brake drums, hubs, and > backing > plates. > > > -- > Jim Adney > jadney@vwtype3.org > Madison, WI 53711-3054 > USA > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > >