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On 28 Oct 2005 at 7:52, Scott Taylor wrote: > So, late Type 3 front shocks MIGHT work on an early car, but late rears > absolutely won't? The reason I ask is that the shock catalogs I've seen > don't list Type 3s before 1968. If I were looking for shocks for an > early 60s Type 3, would Type 1 or late Type 3 shocks be more likely to > fit? I'm thinking the rears would need to be the same as a swingaxle > Type 1, but I'm confused about the front shocks. I'm pretty sure that your first choice should be to look for type 3 shocks. Type 1 shocks will often fit, but they will have less damping since they were designed for a lighter car. I suspect that you could use late type 3 front shocks in an early type 3. For rears, you have to divide the cars into IRS and swing axle. I'm pretty sure that a '68 type 3 rear shock would work in '61-68, but IRS rears are different. It happens that swing axle type 3 rear shocks will work as front type 3 shocks. They will be a bit stiffer than the OE shocks, but some people will like that. They fit just fine. -- Jim Adney jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, WI 53711-3054 USA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~