53 Pre A rear shock bolt upper - Length?

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E Rutherford
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53 Pre A rear shock bolt upper - Length?

#1 Post by E Rutherford »

need the length of the upper rear shock bolt for the 53 Pre A? 12mm x ? x 1.5

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Re: 53 Pre A rear shock bolt upper - Length?

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I believe it's the same as the VW part used through Sep 1952. M12 x 1.5 x 82. I have not been able to verify this on my own car though.

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Re: 53 Pre A rear shock bolt upper - Length?

#3 Post by Daryl Bertram »

Here's one of the rear top shock bolts from pre-A cab 60441. It's an early '54 build but a '53 body.
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Re: 53 Pre A rear shock bolt upper - Length?

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thanks guys. 80s & 90s are readily available.
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Re: 53 Pre A rear shock bolt upper - Length?

#5 Post by Brad Ripley »

Standard bolt 12 x 1.5 x 80 DIN 960 has threads 30 mm long. Threads in your photo look to be about 18 mm in the original bolt.

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#6 Post by James Davies »

Yes, looks like its the 82mm version as I thought. Thanks Daryl.

It is VW part 111 513 475. The later "A" and "B" versions of this part are different length for post-1952 VW suspension, which was not shared by Porsche.

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#7 Post by Ignacio Vivancos »

Is there any source for this bolts? I mean the 82 mm.
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