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mancalledsunn
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 Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2012 10:58 am Post subject: 68 Bug Transaxle with 5 lugs?? |
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Hello All,
I ran across a guy that says he has a complete 68 bug transaxle for sale. But he says it's a 5 lug. I have a 64 that I am restoring and I need a better tranny to push my 1641cc. Did eary 68's have a 5 lug SwingAxle?? |
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gt1953
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| Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2012 3:55 pm Post subject: |
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68's had swing axle but only 4 lug brake drums.
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| Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2012 6:51 pm Post subject: |
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| gt1953 wrote: | | 68's had swing axle but only 4 lug brake drums. |
Unless the seller has Thing drums on it.
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| Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2012 7:42 pm Post subject: |
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| Bogey wrote: | | gt1953 wrote: | | 68's had swing axle but only 4 lug brake drums. |
Unless the seller has Thing drums on it. |
Thing drums are noticeably wider than type 1's. You'll know the difference.
I would bet they are just 5 lug type 1 drums with washers between the castle nut and drum nose.
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| Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2012 7:53 pm Post subject: |
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My early 68 swing axle came with 5 lugs. PO probably did that though. He was trying to back date it.
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| Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2012 8:49 pm Post subject: |
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Could be Type-III drums! that was A very comin up grade back in the heyday of the cal-lookers  and its A direct bolt on...
Or he could just be full of shit and has no real idea of what year the tranny is
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VeeDubDoug
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| Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2012 5:47 am Post subject: |
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| vw_hank wrote: | | Or he could just be full of shit and has no real idea of what year the tranny is |
One way to tell if it would be a 68' trans would be the z bar mount on the axle tubes.
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nikita
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| Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2012 1:24 pm Post subject: |
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| Its probably a '67 if it has the z-bar mounts and five lug drums. The gearing of the later trans would match up to a 1641 better, 4.125 vs 4.375:1. |
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