New tie rods. Adjustable or not

[LesPaul72]

I've been reading a lot but a lot of different info. Some say adjustable on drivers side and non on passenger side. I just néed to know which to buy so I can place order. I have a left hand drive 1973 beetle sedan. Installed new axle but need rest of parts to complete. Thanks

[runamoc]

I don't have a SB...but on my Rabbit the non-adjustable side is replaced with an adjustable one. ie. they are both alike, same part #s, and adjustable.
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[LesPaul72]

It's a standard not super. I'm just not positive what to order. I assume adjustable as well

[busman78]

Adjustable.

One word answer, that is rare for the Samba.

[LesPaul72]

Lol. I thank you. Peace

[ashman40]

[LesPaul72]

The reason I asked was when I was looking to purchase some said adjustable and others said non adjustable. I started to do some looking and got a bit confused and wanted to verify before I purchased. Relative new owner here. I did order a set of adjustable tie rods. Haven't had the need to get into the suspension and steering part of the rebuild until now. Thanks for the response and the diagram. I'll post more questions I'm sure as I move forward. Thank you. Great resource

[ashman40]

Sorry, I initially misunderstood what you were looking for. You were asking about complete tie rods (L and R) w/ ends. Most people just replace their tie rod ENDS when they go bad. The "rods" themselves don't normally wear out. Though they can get rusty or bent and need to be replaced.


Both stock STD Beetle tie rods are adjustable as mentioned above. They really shouldn't be advertised as adjustable or non-adjustable. They just are adjustable.


This is different for Super Beetles. Some of the SBs came with three tie rods. One of these was non-adjustable. The tie rod ends were an integral part of the rod itself. The adjustments were made via the other two tie rods. You can see this in the diagram below. The rod that runs between the steering box and the idler arm is non-adjustable.

But you weren't looking for SB parts, right?

Maybe you can post a link to the parts you ordered?
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[LesPaul72]

Beetle sedan part's not super. I thought about changing just the ends but figured I'd just start new. I ordered from Cip1 on their recommendation as well. Not sure why they were advertised as not adjustable. I've never run into that before.