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Wed Jul 16, 2008 9:09 pm

Is all that is involved in putting a Swing axle body (pre 68) on an IRS pan (68 on) lifting the rear inner wheel mounts by about 2 inches?
I do understand that depending on which year IRS pan I use I may need to change the Seat mounts to keep the originals.
So do all the other body/pan holes line up or is their some modifying required with that also?
And does everything like wheels within the arches, foot pedal within body, motor within engine bay, etc all line up exactly too?
Thanks

Wed Jul 16, 2008 11:19 pm

The legal title goes with the pan, and be sure to keep the original plate from the body.

Thu Jul 17, 2008 5:06 am

Everything fits except that rear body mount. On some really early cars there is a difference in how the body mounts to the beam, but its an easy bolt up.

Thu Jul 17, 2008 7:50 am

why don't you just get one of those bolt up IRS kits? I forget who has the bolt up version of the kit, could someone post a link?

Thu Jul 17, 2008 9:49 pm

Thanks for the replies, I have considered the IRS kits but as I am in Australia I have to ship the kit over and that costs a small fortune as no-one that I know of sells a kit here in Oz.

Thu Jul 17, 2008 11:46 pm

codeMechanic wrote: why don't you just get one of those bolt up IRS kits? There isn't a bolt on IRS kit for Beetles, you have to do serious cutting and welding to convert to IRS. The bolt on kit is for Busses.

Fri Jul 18, 2008 12:18 am

Bruce wrote: codeMechanic wrote: why don't you just get one of those bolt up IRS kits? There isn't a bolt on IRS kit for Beetles, you have to do serious cutting and welding to convert to IRS. The bolt on kit is for Busses.

Too true...I've just been through this...

Sat Jul 26, 2008 9:44 pm

Thanks for the posts and pics outlining the details of how involved it is to convert a swingaxle to IRS - I'm sure others appreciate it too. As I am not that skilled and dont wish to pay someone else to do it, I think I will just go with a complete pan swap and raise the mounts in the wheel arches - I'm confident in handling that, thats about my limit (I think!)

Sun Jul 27, 2008 11:58 pm

Bugger me wrote: Thanks for the posts and pics outlining the details of how involved it is to convert a swingaxle to IRS - I'm sure others appreciate it too. As I am not that skilled and dont wish to pay someone else to do it, I think I will just go with a complete pan swap and raise the mounts in the wheel arches - I'm confident in handling that, thats about my limit (I think!)

No worries. :)

I wish I had the skill...at the moment, I pay more than I help, on my bug...but I'm learning a lot, and the next car of mine that I start on, I want to do the bulk of the work.

We never got IRS in my part of the world, so my ride is something of a spectacle and it's been an interesting journey, to say the least.

I have no how idea how this thing is going to ride. :o :D

Good luck with your project!

Nic