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PRObuilt Transaxles by the PRO's at Airkewld! Don't be confused by the options, the PRO's make it easy to understand and make choices that will help you shift into the right gear! There are two directions you can go when choosing the right transaxle for your application. Cruiser or for Performance. - by Pete Skiba - PRO since 2002 | Airkewld.com | Updated on 6/3/23

  • If you are building a cruiser, small engine application, the Freeway Flyer transaxle is perfect for your application. 3.88 Ring and Pinion and an overdrive 4th, also known as an 089. Stock rebuilt transaxle, ready for your cruiser to enjoy the open road.
  • If you are building a Performance application, you get the Performance Built Transaxle. Come with the same Ring and Pinion along with the overdrive 4th, but comes with welded gears, steel shift forks, super diff and heavy duty side plate. This set up works well for most whom are building a peppy car with stroked motor application.
Your cruiser will not need the upgraded transaxle and your performance build will need MORE than the cruiser transaxle, so do not base your decision on cost, base it on experience.

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Also: If you are looking for an exact gear ratio, for a Subaru conversion, we are not the vendor for you. If you are looking for the experience in the perfect transaxle application for a set of wheels to fit, low RPM's and enjoyable shifting experience, check out the Transaxle options below.


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PRObuilt Transaxle Freeway Flyer - Short Axle - 2300 PRObuilt Transaxle Freeway Flyer - Short Axle - 2300

The BEST way to enjoy the shifting experience and low RPMs at higher speeds in 1949 through 1965 Classic Volkswagen Type 1 Beetle and Karmann Ghia is with a PRObuilt Freeway Flyer Transaxle equipped with *OEM sized Short Axle/Short Spline Axles (SASS). *(It can fit others, see the Complete Details section for more information).

This transaxle is Perfect for the Cruiser application. Key features of this transaxle are the 3.88 Ring and Pinion, overdrive 4th, new synchros, bearings, and seals in a rebuilt SASS 12-volt platform. All transaxles from the PRO's are 12 volt and do not come with OIL. The PRO's recommend
this oil from LAT or this on Amazon. You will need 3.5 quarts usually.

The PRO's offer a few different transaxles with varying lengths of the axle. This allows us to fit wheels with different offsets onto cars, whereas they wouldn't usually fit. So you should pick out your wheels first, run them by the PRO's to see what axle length makes sense, then choose a Cruiser application (Freeway Flyer) or Performance application (not racing but more aggressive driving). No Core is Needed.

Assembled in the USA | Product updated 6/24/23 by Pete

Typical time to install - 6 Hours | Install PDF Link | Install Video| Tools Needed


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Estimated 12-14 Weeks
Airkewld Army Price: $2,787.58 Each

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PRObuilt Transaxle Freeway Flyer - Long Axle - 2305 PRObuilt Transaxle Freeway Flyer - Long Axle - 2305

The BEST way to enjoy the shifting experience and low RPM's at higher speeds in a 1966 through 1968 Classic Volkswagen Type 1 Beetle and Karmann Ghia is with a PRObuilt Freeway Flyer Transaxle equipped with *OEM sized Long Axle/Short Spline Axles (LASS) or Long Axle/Long Spline Axles (LALS). *(It can fit others, see the Complete Details section for more information).

This transaxle is Perfect for the Cruiser application. Key features of this transaxle are 3.88 Ring and Pinion, overdrive 4th, along with new synchros, bearings and seals in a rebuilt SASS 12 volt platform. All transaxles that come from the PRO's are 12 volt and do not come with OIL. The PRO's recommend this oil from LAT or this on Amazon. You will need 3.5 quarts normally.

The PRO's offer a few different transaxle's with different axle lengths. This allows us to fit wheels with different offsets onto cars where as they wouldn't normally fit. So it is recommended you pick out your wheels first, run it by the PRO's to see what axle length makes sense, then choose a Cruiser application, (Freeway Flyer) or Performance application (not racing but more aggressive driving). No Core is Needed.

Assembled in the USA | Product updated 6/24/23 by Pete

Typical time to install - 6 Hours | Install PDF Link | Install Video|
Tools Needed


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Estimated 12-14 Weeks
Airkewld Army Price: $2,787.58 Each
PRObuilt Transaxle Performance - Long Axle - 2315 PRObuilt Transaxle Performance - Long Axle - 2315

The BEST way to enjoy the shifting experience at a high performance level (not racing) and low RPM's at higher speeds in a 1966 through 1968 Classic Volkswagen Type 1 Beetle and Karmann Ghia is with a PRObuilt Performance Transaxle equipped with *OEM sized Long Axle/Short Spline Axles (LASS) or Long Axle/Long Spline Axles (LALS). *(It can fit others, see the Complete Details section for more information).

This transaxle is Perfect for a Performance application. Key features of this transaxle are 3.88 Ring and Pinion, overdrive 4th, along with new synchros, bearings and seals in a rebuilt SASS 12 volt platform. It comes with welded gears, steel shift forks, super diff and heavy duty side plate. All transaxles that come from the PRO's are 12 volt and do not come with OIL. The PRO's recommend this oil from LAT or this on Amazon. You will need 3.5 quarts normally.

The PRO's offer a few different transaxle's with different axle lengths. This allows us to fit wheels with different offsets onto cars where as they wouldn't normally fit. So it is recommended you pick out your wheels first, run it by the PRO's to see what axle length makes sense, then choose a Cruiser application, (Freeway Flyer) or Performance application (not racing but more aggressive driving). No Core is Needed.

Assembled in the USA | Product updated 6/24/23 by Pete

Typical time to install - 6 Hours | Install PDF Link | Install Video|
Tools Needed


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Estimated 12-14 Weeks
Airkewld Army Price: $3,275.25 Each
PRObuilt Transaxle Performance - Short Axle - 2310 PRObuilt Transaxle Performance - Short Axle - 2310

The BEST way to enjoy the shifting experience at a high performance level (not racing) and low RPM's at higher speeds in a 1949 through 1965 Classic Volkswagen Type 1 Beetle and Karmann Ghia is with a PRObuilt Performance Transaxle equipped with *OEM sized Short Axle/Short Spline Axles (SASS). *(It can fit others, see the Complete Details section for more information).

This transaxle is Perfect for a Performance application. Key features of this transaxle are 3.88 Ring and Pinion, overdrive 4th, along with new synchros, bearings and seals in a rebuilt SASS 12 volt platform. It comes with welded gears, steel shift forks, super diff and heavy duty side plate. All transaxles that come from the PRO's are 12 volt and do not come with OIL. The PRO's recommend this oil from LAT or this on Amazon. You will need 3.5 quarts normally. No Core is Needed.

The PRO's offer a few different transaxle's with different axle lengths. This allows us to fit wheels with different offsets onto cars where as they wouldn't normally fit. So it is recommended you pick out your wheels first, run it by the PRO's to see what axle length makes sense, then choose a Cruiser application, (Freeway Flyer) or Performance application (not racing but more aggressive driving).

Assembled in the USA | Product updated 6/24/23 by Pete

Typical time to install - 6 Hours | Install PDF Link | Install Video|
Tools Needed


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Estimated 12-14 Weeks
Airkewld Army Price: $3,275.25 Each
PRObuilt Transaxle Freeway Flyer - IRS - 2320 PRObuilt Transaxle Freeway Flyer - IRS - 2320

The BEST way to enjoy the shifting experience and low RPM's at higher speeds in a 1969 through 1977 Classic Volkswagen Type 1 Beetle, Karmann Ghia, Super Beetle, Split Type 2 converted, or Type 3 is with a PRObuilt Freeway Flyer IRS Transaxle. *(It can fit others, see the Complete Details section for more information).

This transaxle is Perfect for the Cruiser application. Key features of this transaxle are 3.88 Ring and Pinion, overdrive 4th, along with new synchros, bearings and seals in a rebuilt IRS platform. All transaxles that come from the PRO's are 12 volt and do not come with OIL. The PRO's recommend this oil from LAT or this on Amazon. You will need 3.5 quarts normally.

The PRO's offer a few different transaxle's, a Cruiser application, (Freeway Flyer) or Performance application (not racing but more aggressive driving). No Core is Needed.

Assembled in the USA | Product updated 6/24/23 by Pete

Typical time to install - 6 Hours | Install PDF Link | Install Video|
Tools Needed

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Estimated 12-14 Weeks
Airkewld Army Price: $2,463.75 Each
PRObuilt Transaxle Performance - IRS - 2325 PRObuilt Transaxle Performance - IRS - 2325

The BEST way to enjoy the shifting experience at a high performance level (not racing) and low RPM's at higher speeds in a 1969 through 1977 Classic Volkswagen Type 1 Beetle, Karmann Ghia, Super Beetle, Split Type 2 converted, or Type 3 is with a PRObuilt Performance IRS Transaxle. *(It can fit others, see the Complete Details section for more information).

This transaxle is Perfect for the Performance application. Key features of this transaxle are 3.88 Ring and Pinion, overdrive 4th, along with new synchros, bearings and seals in a rebuilt IRS platform. It comes with welded gears, steel shift forks, super diff and heavy duty side plate. All transaxles that come from the PRO's are 12 volt and do not come with OIL. The PRO's recommend this oil from LAT or this on Amazon. You will need 3.5 quarts normally.

The PRO's offer a few different transaxle's, a Cruiser application, (Freeway Flyer) or Performance application (not racing but more aggressive driving). No Core is Needed.

Assembled in the USA | Product updated 6/24/23 by Pete

Typical time to install - 6 Hours | Install PDF Link | Install Video|
Tools Needed

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Estimated 12-14 Weeks
Airkewld Army Price: $2,662.50 Each
PRObuilt Transaxle Straight Axle Type 2 - Long Axle - 2316 PRObuilt Transaxle Straight Axle Type 2 - Long Axle - 2316

The BEST way to enjoy the shifting experience, low RPM's at higher speeds, and drop the rear end 4 inches or 101mm in a Classic Volkswagen Type 2 Split Bus is with a PRObuilt Straight Axle Transaxle set up.

This transaxle is Perfect for the Cruiser application. Key features of this transaxle are 3.88 Ring and Pinion, overdrive 4th, along with new synchros, bearings and seals. All transaxles that come from the PRO's are 12 volt and do not come with OIL. The PRO's recommend this oil from LAT or this on Amazon. You will need 3.5 quarts normally.

The PRO's offer a few different transaxle's with choise's, a Cruiser application, (Freeway Flyer) or Performance application (not racing but more aggressive driving)(This will require you to send in your spring plates for this transaxle to fit.)

Assembled in the USA | Product updated 6/24/23 by Pete

Typical time to install - 6 Hours | Install PDF Link | Install Video|
Tools Needed


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Estimated 12-14 Weeks
Airkewld Army Price: $3,287.58 Each
   
 

a PRO's Take | Product Advice & Recommendation

"If you are building a cruiser application, I recommend factory rubber transaxle mounts from Wolfsburg West. If you are building a performance based application, go with solid transaxle mounts. Any EMPI retailer should have them for your application or the PRO's will have theirs out by Black Friday."

Trust is earned and reputation makes decisions easy. - Airkewld CEO Pete Skiba


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