IRS beetle rear shock / damper top mounts orientation?

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split1950
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IRS beetle rear shock / damper top mounts orientation?

Post by split1950 »

OK guys a shout out for some help.
I am running 944S2 Aluminium rear trailing arms, but as I have a 1950 chassis top shock mounts don't exist.
I looked at the shock mount faces on the A arms and they appear to tilt the shock 10 degrees towards the outside of the car and twist them 10 degrees towards the inside of the car.
Rear shock top mount 10 degree 10 degree.jpeg
I just looked at a pic of an IRS bug online and the twist towards the inside looks more like 45 degrees as a guess.
Shock top mount pic from net with angle lines drawn on.png
I had assumed (!) you don't want the shock to twist so planned on emulating the 10 degrees there.
I think the vertical travel is a no brainer and must stay tilted out 10 degrees, if 10 degrees is correct....

My request:
Anyone with IRS bug & even better with 944S2 arms can you give me the angles of your OEM rear top shock mount?
I have laser cut a nice 10mm thick steel plate that goes on the old lever shock mounts but can't pull the trigger on drilling it for the top mount until I sort this out.....
Thanks in advance!!!
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