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re: Compatibility between '68 and '71 Squareback


>From: wcollins@sbnsw.com.au

>Don't know whether '67 Beetle wheels will fit, but five stud Type 3s will on 
>the back.  A friend of mine was bored one day so he decided to see if he could 
>put a five stud '67 Fastback wheel (or was it a '66) on a '73 Squareback (or 
>was it a '72) rear end.  He showed me the result and it looked Ok.  All he did 
>was take the two hex screws off the drums on each and swap them over and then 
>just bolt the wheels up after tightening the screws. 

I think this MIGHT work if you also used the narrower beatle brake shoes, 
but why would you want to do this?

Jim
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