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On 31 Aug 2006 at 9:38, type3weezer@comcast.net wrote: > >Whatever you > >buy, don't use anything from earlier than mid-'68, because after that > >the axle stubs got larger and stronger. They take different inner > >wheel bearings, though. > > > >Note also that squares came with a slightly heavier sway bar than the > >other body styles. > Jim, do you mean don't buy anything earlier than 68? The words "after > that " are throwing me off. Sorry, clumsy wording. Right, buy front axle parts from cars made after mid-68. > My 65 doesn't have sway bars so this will be a little different for me. Ah, but yours DOES; you just need to study your Bentley manual a bit more. ;-) This is a common misconception, based on the assumption that the type 3 front suspension is the same as the inferior beetle suspension. -- ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~