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It isn't a Z bar mount- as Greg said, they were first on '67 Beetles, were on the '68's and dropped in the U.S. with the introduction of irs in 1969.  We got Z bars here in Canada until '73 or '74, as bugs had swingaxles until then.  When shimmed (you took most of the freeplay out of them) so they were more effective they acted like a camber compensator.  For those old enough to remember- maybe VW's response to Ralph Nader's witch hunt on the Corvair? For whatever reason Ralph never went after any of VW's swingaxle cars.  I've never seen spring plates like that; and the anti-sway bar mount is (as far as i know) unique as well.

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I think it is a rear end  from a super beetle 1303 mid seventies  ( it had Mc Pherson front suspension ).

The anti rollbar mounts are optional. There are parts from Porshe 924 and 944 that will straight bolt in.

The z bar was used in later swingaxle beetles .

And the nice corvair story back in the days ...It could be saved with a compensator for a few bucks to the rear springs  to prevent it from tipping over.

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