brake drum

[jim eckart]

can anyone tell me the difference between a 5 lug front brake drum froma 49 to 65 and a66 to 67 beetle?

[BoatCop]

Originally Posted by jim eckart

can anyone tell me the difference between a 5 lug front brake drum froma 49 to 65 and a66 to 67 beetle?

There are differences between the 53-57, 58-65, and the 66 is a one off year for 5 lug drums.

The '67 changed to the 4 lug wheels/drums.

I can't describe the minor differences between the various 5 lugs, but maybe you can glean them from these pictures:

53-57:




58-65:




66: