[T3] Swing axle Sub Frame(suspension clip)

[Bobsnotch at aol.com]

In a message dated 5/7/2011 1:28:52 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
sawspatch at hotmail.com writes:

I went  to VW classic recycling and he didnt have the 67 anymore. but he 
did have a  suitable Subframe that will work. Although It was strangely 
different then the  one that came off of my car. I guess some came with an added 
external support  beem that spanned the length of the tube where the torsion 
bars are housed. I  saw several examples, this was also true with the I.R.S. 
models as well. Im  hoping that someone might have an explanation for this 
variance in subframes  (suspension clips).  ? ? ?  





The reinforcing tube stopped sometime in 1969. It was mostly used on  
Squarebacks, but could be found on others too. Yes, they were used on IRS models  
as well. The reason for the elimination of the extra support, was cooling.  
VW found that the AT needed more air flow under the car to help cool the 
AT, so  they eliminated that support. If you found a sub frame with that 
support,  chances are very good it came out of a Square. This means slightly 
larger  torsion bars too. It will however directly interchange with the 
Fastback,  Notch, and T-34 Ghia. I hope this helps.  

Bob 65 Notch  S with sunroof and IRS (Krusty)
71 Notch (Krunchy)
64 T-34 Ghia  (Wolfie)
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