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Post by bigfuninc on Jul 16, 2011 15:46:46 GMT -5
Has anyone done this swap?Is it difficult?
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Post by Dan MacMillan on Jul 16, 2011 17:24:16 GMT -5
Not difficult if you have all the parts, accurate tools and are a good welder. Question is why would you want to do it? There is nothing wrong with a swing.
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Post by bigfuninc on Jul 16, 2011 18:11:00 GMT -5
I prefer IRS
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Post by willyknight on Aug 5, 2011 0:10:21 GMT -5
What is the difference between the two?I have seen these mentioned but being new to VW don't know the dif.I assume my 1968 is a swing arm.
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Post by centralvalleygter on Aug 5, 2011 0:23:09 GMT -5
I think they made the switch on the Beatles in the middle of 1968, so you cannot easily be sure if it is a true 1968 without looking at the axles. The swing arm has an encasesment around the axles (you cannot see the axles spin along the length of the axle) and moves up and down in an arc around the transmission. Because the axles are supported by the encasing, swing axles are preferred by some who build high-powered buggies. The IRS axles are not encased (the axles can be seen to spin) and have pivots on both ends (against the transmission and at the wheel) allowing the wheels to move vertically rather than in an arc. The IRS is better for hard cornering, the swing-axle is better for straight line accelleration.
Hope this helps...warmest regards
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Post by jspbtown on Aug 5, 2011 9:28:12 GMT -5
Another easy way is to see how many flexible boots per side.
1 flexible boot per side near the tranny = swingaxle
2 flexible boots per side (1 near the tranny and 1 near the wheel) = IRS
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Post by stevevw on Aug 5, 2011 14:50:24 GMT -5
Irs was started in 1969 in the type 1 or beetle 4 speed manual cars . And in 1968 on the automatic stick shift cars . Then if you live in Canada they list the manufacture year as the model year . So an early 69 :Sept thru Dec 68 manufacture date car would be called a 68. Only in Canada do you find 72 things  |
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Post by Wyn on Aug 5, 2011 22:58:20 GMT -5
What is the difference between the two?I have seen these mentioned but being new to VW don't know the dif.I assume my 1968 is a swing arm. Swing  IRS  Wyn |
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Post by willyknight on Aug 11, 2011 1:30:00 GMT -5
Thanks for the help.Mine is a swing.I am kind of hard on vehicles and tend to run them kind of hard.I am racing something (drag car,circle track car,go-cart)(Oh and I just tore the trans out of my 56 Chevy last weekend doing a smoky burnout contest at a car show)almost every week end and want to have everything as strong as I can get within reason.
So is this swing arm very strong?
I have always been told that the van transaxles were the ones to get.Are they hard to find?Are they worth the trouble?How do you identify a heavy transaxle. And will they fit in the Bradley?
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Post by smyrnaguy on Aug 11, 2011 6:38:36 GMT -5
You can put a bus tranny in there but it will take some modification. Unless you are going to use a monster engine there is no advantage. FWIW I've had more bus transmissions fail than type 1s over the years. If you have a lead foot and can't help yourself from using it you might think about spending the big bucks to get a Berg 5 speed.
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Post by roughly on Aug 11, 2011 13:14:16 GMT -5
you have a IRS the other pic above is a swing arm -- does that help ?
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Post by Wyn on Aug 11, 2011 14:11:15 GMT -5
I had removed my last post and opened a new thread with it. Wyn |
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