Thing rear spring plates

[Kustom41]

I am going to raise back up my Thing ( ) and I notched the rear spring plates and need to know if they are Thing only spring plates or the same as Beetle ones so I can put some non-notched ones back on.

thanks for the help,
J.D.

[uberautowerks]

Interchangeable for the '73 and later Beetle units. Although the Thing plates are a bit thicker.
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Try calling you're local VW shops for these!!
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Eric
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--- The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at and repair.
- Douglas Adams -
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'74 Thing (White)
'71 Single cab (White too)
'70 Weekender (White three)
'05 Evolution VIII (White also!!!)
'68 F-250 (White over black)

[Kustom41]

[kubelmann]

I have a number of these OE Thing parts available.

[Bruce]

[uberautowerks]

I thought the early IRS had the "double" spring plates?!
_________________
--- The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at and repair.
- Douglas Adams -
---
'74 Thing (White)
'71 Single cab (White too)
'70 Weekender (White three)
'05 Evolution VIII (White also!!!)
'68 F-250 (White over black)

[kubelmann]

IRS Things have their own Spring Plates
pn 181 511 205 (lft) and 181 511 206 (rt)

MAny Bug parts will (fit) on a Thing and vice versa. That does not mean they are the same part. Thing has loads of 68-71 T-2 parts but they can be replace with lighter duty stock beetle parts. There is a huge difference between will they fit and are they the same quality/strength...

[Bruce]