will these fit a BJ beetle?

poomwah · Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2011 9:33 pm Post subject: will these fit a BJ beetle?

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=1191642
do they interchange?
also, do they have the same bolt pattern?
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chubby53 · Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2011 10:07 pm Post subject:

yes i think they do. I don't think they varied bolt patterns between cars, just the 5 lug and 4 lug
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poomwah · Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2011 11:09 pm Post subject:

would the spindles work too?
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Mal evolent · Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2011 5:48 am Post subject:

I have a set of these on the front of my '73. The thing to know is the spindles use the old small thread tie rod ends, a little less robust than later beetle tie rod ends.
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jsturtlebuggy · Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2011 8:19 am Post subject:

Those are spindles are for a linkpin front end.
Spindles look to modified to use a ball joint spindle stub.
If you have stock ball joint spindles you are going to need a bracket or different spindle to mount caliper.
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Gary Massin-Ball · Samba Member Joined: March 10, 2004 Posts: 377

X2 on the link pin set up!

You can see where these have been cut and welded. there is a balljoint spindle mated to a link pin back so the later rotors will fit the spindle but the assembly will only fit king and link pin front suspension.

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dirtkeeper · Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2011 9:58 am Post subject:

Boy you guys got good eyes. they look like regular old ghia spindles to me . I have a ghia spindles and rotors on my bug ball joint front end and i used standard 69' ball joint type tie rod ends.

poomwah · Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2011 11:41 am Post subject:

you guys are the greatest. thanks everybody :]
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