rear IRS experts please help. Camber issues

[Tim MacDonald]

I recently picked up this 74 project. the drivers side have bad camber. I pulled stuff apart today hoping it was bad bearings but I did not get so lucky. The passenger side is good so I pulled it apart as well and put an angle finder on it. You can see the difference. the red arrow is the good side. Where do I go from here?

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61 so34 flip seat
78 automatic champagne Westfalia
84 mint original paint westfalia
57 oval project barn find
88 cabriolet

[kenj06]

Not an expert but looks like a bent trailing arm to me.

[Tim MacDonald]

any idea if the thing trailing arms only fit thing or do beetle or ghia ones fit?
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61 so34 flip seat
78 automatic champagne Westfalia
84 mint original paint westfalia
57 oval project barn find
88 cabriolet

[kenj06]

Looks like the shock mount is different.
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=494247

[Tim MacDonald]

Bent trailing arm for the win. Took it off and it has a good dent and crinkle right by where the axle goes through
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61 so34 flip seat
78 automatic champagne Westfalia
84 mint original paint westfalia
57 oval project barn find
88 cabriolet

[kenj06]

Glad you found the issue. May as well put bushing on both sides and go through the rest of the rear suspension, bearings, brakes... while you're in there.

[Tim MacDonald]

That’s the plan. It has not been on the road since 1984. I will be replacing everything
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61 so34 flip seat
78 automatic champagne Westfalia
84 mint original paint westfalia
57 oval project barn find
88 cabriolet

[74 Thing]

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