VW Shock Absorber - Oil - Front Link Pin Type 1 thru 1965 - Rear All Type 1 & Type 3

EMPI's stock height shocks for Type 1 models with link pin front ends and are sold individually. This oil-filled shock is 10 1/2" long in the fully closed position and 16 1/4" at full open. The shock fits 1954 to 1965 Standard Beetle and 1956 to 1965 Karmann Ghia models as a front shock(with link pin front end) and all Type 1 & 3 models as a rear shock. Stock height shocks also fit vehicles with drop spindles, but perform poorly with any more than a 2-3" drop.

The eyelets at the upper and lower ends of the shock have a 12mm (just under 1/2") inner diameter sleeve. The mount on the trailing arm should measure about 11.9mm (just over 7/16").If the hole is "too small" to fit on the lower mount, then the old shock sleeve has rusted in place and must be removed. Sometimes a pair of vice grips is all it takes, sometimes heat, a chisel or even a cut off wheel have been needed.

Shock Absorber Fitment:

Front
Stock Height - Stock Shock
Lowered with Drop Spindles - Stock Shock
Lowered more than 3 inches with Adjustable Beam - Lowered Shock

Rear
The stock length rear shock absorber will work for nearly all lowered rear applications.