Chassis Beetle
Platform frame with tunnel shaped center
member; engine/transmission
unit
bolted to
rear frame fork. Front axle bolted to frame
head.
Independent wheel suspension, trailing arms
and diagonal links at rear.
Torsion arms with stabilizer
al
front.
Springing: torsion bars at
rear,
telescopic
shock absorbers both front and
rear Torsion
bars at front.
Steering
(energy
absorbing)
with
maintenance
free tie rods. Roller steering with hydraulic
steering damper.
Hydraulic dual circuit foot brakes with drums
at front and rear; mechanical parking brake
effective on rear
wheels.
Wheelbase
94.5 in. (2400 mm)
Turning circle,
curb
to curb 34.4 ft (10.5 m)
Track at front 51.5 in. (1308 mm)
Track at rear 53 1 in (1349 mm)
Wheels
4Va
J x
15
safety rim wheels
Tires,
tubeless Bias Ply Tires
Tire size and
pressures.
. . Tire size and
VW-recommended
cold tire inflation pressures are
listed on a sticker on the inside of the glove compartment door.
Convertible
Platform frame with tunnel shaped center
member; engine/transmission unit bolted to
rear
frame
fork. Frame head for front suspen-
sion attachment.
Independent wheel suspension, trailing arms
and diagonal links at rear.
Suspension struts at
front
attached to frame
head by track control arms and stabilizer.
Springing: torsion bars at rear, telescopic
shock absorbers both front and rear. Coil
springs at front.
Steering
(energyabsorbing)
with maintenance
free tie rods. Rack and pinion steering.
Hydraulic dual-circuit foot brakes with drums
at front and rear; mechanical parking brake
effective on rear wheels.
95.3 in. (2420 mm)
29.5 ft. (9 m)
54.9
in.
(1394 mm)
53.1 in. (1349 mm
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