Kit Comes With The Following:
Rear Type 1 Beetle Torsion Bars 26Mm Diameter 21 3/4 Inches Long 1 Pair (Upgrade to 27mm or 28mm)
Painted Irs Spring Plates For 21 3/4 Inch Long Torsion Bars - 1 Pair
Chrome Torsion Covers Without Hole For 21 3/4 Torsion Bars On Irs Or Swing Axle - 1 Pair
Saco Usa Made Injection Molded Delrin Knobby 1-3/4 Inside Diameter Spring Plate Grommets
Saco Usa Made Injection Molded Delrin Knobby 1-7/8 Inside Diameter Spring Plate Grommets
Torsion Tool To Remove Or Install Spring Plates Or Torsion Bars
Install a short torsion bar in your Manx or Baja Bug for offroad tire clearance. The stock torsion bar sticks out and can interfere with larger tires. Please see individual parts of the kit below.
Rear Type 1 VW Suspension Setups:
Swing Axle
And
Irs, Rear Independent Suspension
The most obvious difference between the two is camber effect is more severe on a swing axle versus an IRS.
Torsion Bar Lengths:
21 3/4 (Torsion Bar Does Not Stick Out)
24 11/16 ( Torsion Bar Sticks Out 3 Inches)
26 9/16 ( Torsion Bar Sticks Out 5.5 Inches)
Choosing Torsion Length:
1969 And Newer is IRS and used 26 9/16 Torsion Bars
Type 1 up to 1958 is Swing Axle and used 24 11/16 Torsion Bars
1958 - 1968 bugs were all Swing Axle and used 21 3/4 Torsion Bars
VW Thing were all IRS and used 24 11/16 Torsion Bars
