Coil over rear suspension options

[Wally]

Originally posted by Shad Laws
Hello-

Now, we may desire to change this for three reasons:

Take care,

Hi Shad,
Acually you forgot reason number four, which would be my only reason for the change although I'am still not sure if this reason would apply:

- making room for the nose cone section of a 915 gearbox'in my 1303. Since the 915 install might imply that I need to remove (some of) the center section of the inner mountings of the torsion bars, I would than need an alternative suspension system.

I strive to have the bell housing of the 915 gearbox in the same spot as the original beetle gearbox was. Don't know what can be shaved of the torsion housing untill critical strength is reached...Also don't know what can safely be shaved of the 915 nose section without it becoming critical either.

I know you did the 923 install in your Fastback recently, but the front clearence is a lot different on a type 3 than on the 1303.
Well, we shall see in a few months when I go install the box. No reason to have the gearbox fitted if the engine still misses its (porky) heads :-) (just teasing)

Greetings,
Walter