Swing Axle Rear Air Ride Kit | 1949-1968 Classic VW Type 1 Beetle Ghia

Name: Swing Axle Rear Air Ride Kit | 1949-1968 Classic VW Type 1 Beetle Ghia
SKU: 111 000 006
Price: 1001.15 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 5 (9 reviews)

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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ - "Take control of your ride height anytime, anywhere. Our premium Air Ride Kit turns your Classic VW into the perfect blend of style, comfort, and adjustability." - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The Bes…

SKU: 111 000 006

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Weight: 47.50 LBS

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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ - "Take control of your ride height anytime, anywhere. Our premium Air Ride Kit turns your Classic VW into the perfect blend of style, comfort, and adjustability." - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

The Best way to Air Ride a Classic Volkswagen Type 1 with swing axle rear suspension (1949 through 1968) is with a Rear Air Ride Kit from Airkewld. It converts the Rear from torsion-sprung suspension to air-ride suspension.

Key Benefits

Soft Ride
Converts the rough torsion sprung ride to floating on a pillow type ride
Your Classic VW is instantly cooler with this kit on it

What's Included

Complete Rear Kit

Swing Axle Bracket Kit
2500lb Air Bags
Short Shocks
Hardware Pack
Printed Instructions

Compatibility

If you are utilizing a pre-59 transaxle with straight shock mounts, you will need to update the mounts to a late model set found here or update to a late model transaxle, like this.

How To

Rear Install Guide - Link
Packing Lists

FAQ

Q: Is welding required for this kit? A: Yes. The rear kits require welding

Q: Does the body need to come off to install the air ride? A: To do it right, yes. If you have a pit or lift, it can make it easier but the PRO's recommend to remove the body, it should only take 1-2 hours to make that happen and the ease of installation triples.

Q: Can the heaters still work with the air ride kit installed? A: Simple answer, No. If you are fabrication friendly, you can make it work.

Q: What kind of time would it take to install this on my VW? A: 8 hours.

Q: Can I use an electronic air management kit with your air ride? A: You can, but we will be unable to tech support any issue as we don't have the ability to recreate any issues or problems with every vendors AMK and their updates.

Q: Do you offer a bolt on solution? A: No sorry.

Q: Is there anything else I will need with this kit? A: No. But check the PRO's recommendations above for specific call-outs.

Warranty Information

The Airkewld Promise

When you buy an Airkewld product, you’re getting craftsmanship and quality you can count on. Each part is built with care to fit and perform better than the rest.

90-Day Satisfaction Guarantee – Try it risk-free. If you’re not completely satisfied within 90 days, return it for a refund.
Lifetime Warranty – Your purchase is protected for as long as you own it. If something goes wrong, send the part back to us (you cover the shipping to Airkewld). We’ll repair or replace it, then ship it back to you at no cost. (Expedited shipping and installation labor are not included.)
Shipping Guarantee – Every order is packed in custom boxes or crates to make sure it arrives safe and sound.

Extra Peace of Mind

We’ve Got Your Back – If anything fails, we’ll stand behind it.
Lifetime Email Support – Reach out anytime by email for as long as you own your product.
Phone Support – Available for the first 3 years after your purchase.

Customer reviews (9)

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Rear Bags 5

Posted by Allen on Aug 14th 2025

The only thing that could be better with this kit is if the metal pieces were powder coated (cosmetic is all). Other than that. Top notch.
Well sorted kit 5

Posted by Billy S. on Aug 14th 2025

I purchased my rear air ride kit from the pros at Airkewld because after spending months searching I couldnt find a nicer better sorted kit anywhere. There are a few kit from bolt on to weld on out in the world. But this kit from Airkewld was the most complete for the money that I could find. Once I received my kit I made a simple unboxing video to show the kit as you receive it. I must say that the kit is very well packaged and all the components look great. I was expecting the gauge of the steel on the mounts to be thicker, but give the H beam design after you weld the three parts together that would be overkill. Everything in this kit looks awesome and well designed. Sadly I am a few weeks away from staring the install process but I believe that this kit will work awesome. I am very pleased with the quality of the components in this kit and will recommend it to anyone.
68 Ghia 5

Posted by Terry Osheim on Aug 14th 2025

I got my parts today. Everything looks awesome... can't wait for the installation.
air bag setup swing axle 5

Posted by Jerome Chung on Aug 14th 2025

Great product and will buy more kits again. Thankyou.
Rear air ride 59 beetle. 5

Posted by michael jaggers on Aug 14th 2025

Great customer service, spoke with a man name Mike a few times and was very helpful. The kit arrived sooner then expected and is nice components! Cannot wait to get it all installed and hitting the streets.
Great quality product! 4

Posted by Sam Donohoo on Aug 14th 2025

got the kit in a few short weeks, great quality metal and hardware. only down side was the instructions included, very difficult to understand with little pictures. I suggest downloading the pdf file so you can see the pictures in color. Brackets did need some notching and fabricating because all bodies are different and it is required. all in all great product, bug officially lays frame and easily goes up around 6 inches in travel.
Rear Air Ride kit 5

Posted by Robert Hohlt on Aug 14th 2025

Everything was fine, thanks!
rear air ride kit 5

Posted by FREDERICK L WILLIAMS on Aug 14th 2025

everything looks great as always. I am a ways away from installing this but you can see the quality and care put into making it. thanks guys.
Definitely 5 Stars 5

Posted by Uriah Cole on Aug 14th 2025

Customer Service was awesome!!!!!!! I called left a message and Pete called me back the next morning. I told him what all I had and what I was wanted to do. Lo and behold Whamy!!! He made it so easy to gather up the rest of the parts I was looking for I would recommend anyone and will buy from them again.