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T3 Technique adapters, studs and lugs
Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
Sat, 28 Feb 2009 06:50:34 -0800
...http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=656981 When mounting Porsche and Mercedes Benz wheels on a Vanagon you will be presented...
How to not install Toureg alloy wheels on a Vanagon and why I am not driving a Syncro Doka to SdM
Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
Sat, 6 May 2006 01:15:36 -0700
...Adapters go on followed by the wheels. Hmmmm.... that's odd. The studs look so short. I only got 6 turns on when I...
Re: vanagon Digest - 24 Oct 2003 (#2003-1038)
Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
Sat, 25 Oct 2003 09:27:02 -0500
Try these folks http://www.prestigewheel.com/ you can order spacers, lug bolts, lug nuts and studs in a whole bunch of different combinations...
Re: more choices in custom wheels.
Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
Thu, 2 Jun 2005 07:53:08 -0700
...The wheels you are looking at will fit after a few modifications. Fist the CLK's used 12mm bolts. Your Vanagon uses 14mm studs...
Re: Tool choice and source
Historical mailing list - SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss )
Tue, 11 Mar 2014 20:35:12 -0700
I'm suprised more members have not cut up a steel wheel .. like around the middle... then weld a solid, fat, even box section...
Re: Go Westy's 16" wheel offset ?
Historical mailing list - rsf
Sat, 4 Feb 2006 01:44:59 -0500
...Go Westy's 16" wheel offset ? I believe it is ET23. By the time you go the cheap route and buy rims, take them...
Re: 16" Wheels?
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Tue, 22 Jul 2003 06:50:34 -0700
...Mark "John C..." wrote: > > Hi All, > Has anyone installed 16" wheels on their two wheel drive? > If so, what problems did you encounter, > and...
Re: steering feedback
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Mon, 27 Sep 2004 00:54:48 +1200
...loose wheelnuts loose studs loose/worn wheelbearing warped disc BenT wheel out-of-balance wheel or tire damaged tire camber or caster (maladjustment wouldn...
Re: 8-hole alloy wheels from GoWesty?
Historical mailing list - Bob Allen
Mon, 15 Apr 2002 23:26:19 -0400
...8-hole alloy wheels from GoWesty? > Anyone know anything about these wheels from GoWesty: > > GVW-8525 (Enter this p/n in the search box...
Re: was SNOW CALL, now Sears LT4-XC discontinued
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Sat, 26 Jan 2008 21:39:41 -0700
...I use w/o studs). Noise is noticeable but AFAIC not loud or ridiculous. They are a "tready" tire, work super in snow and...
Re: Center cap Audi rims
Historical mailing list - Phil Menchions
Tue, 20 Nov 2001 17:22:05 -0500
...Someone suggested using generic spacers with oval shaped holes to fit over the studs/lugs. Wouldn't this compromise the wheel balancing? > You cna...
Re: WHEELS FOR 1984 WESTY
Historical mailing list - Harmon Seaver
Mon, 22 Jul 2002 15:39:58 -0500
...However, there is one problem with putting alloys on vans and buses (besides making sure the offset is right) and that is the studs...
Re: how to remove driver's side "engine tin" pushrod cover
Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
Sat, 23 Jul 2005 08:21:50 -0500
...Prior to replacing the head studs and exhaust fastener's with new stainless nuts, studs and bolts, I cleaned out all of the head...
Re: What lugs do Carat Alloys need?
Historical mailing list - James Felder
Sun, 6 Jan 2013 13:00:32 -0600
I just made the same wheel swap. I need to clean a thread. What is the die size on the studs? Thanks, Jim On...
rear axle nut removal (x-post)
Historical mailing list - il cikaspers
Sat, 17 Nov 2001 17:21:26 -0800
i am putting benT's long studs onto my van's wheels. i started with the back, figuring i'd have a chance to...
Re: Wheel suggestion.
Historical mailing list - David M
Tue, 31 Dec 2019 17:51:43 +0000
...With spacers you should use longer studs/bolts. Dennis https://www.amazon.com/Ultra-402S-Сustom-Wheel-pattern/dp/B07TDQC6Y7/ref=sr_1_20...
OE Tri-Star Wheel Arch Install
Historical mailing list - Joe Pilot
Tue, 27 Apr 2004 23:15:52 +0000
...wheel arches? Is there a VW service instruction that has the dimensions for the holes that have to be drilled? There are molded studs...
Re: Ford wheels on a Vanagon!
Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
Wed, 9 Aug 2000 00:58:10 EDT
...They have the correct pattern and offset but you will need longer studs and/or longer lugbolts as applicable. Also the wheel covers do...
Re: lug nuts torque-
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Fri, 25 Jun 2010 20:47:17 -0700
...year of disc brakes, and > normal wheels ) .. > so if old Buses with that large bolt pattern had studs sticking out of the > drums .. > we...
Re: 16" Mercedes wheels
Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
Wed, 29 Mar 2000 23:15:48 EST
...Would I have to put in longer studs front and rear? No 5. Spacers? No, Ronal R9's are the same with no mods...
Drilling 14mm holes in alloy rims?
Historical mailing list - Agent99
Thu, 22 Dec 2005 01:26:08 -0500
Would anyone care to share their experiences in enlarging 12 mm holes to 14 mm for lug bolts/studs in aluminum rims. Is this...
Re: rear brake adjusting
Historical mailing list
Mon, 8 Oct 2001 12:20:05 EDT
...Now use a large hammer and hit with a good deal of force between the studs (becareful not to hit the studs themselves as...
Re: Mercedes wheels
Historical mailing list - Ben T
Sat, 2 Nov 2002 02:07:02 -0500
...Also have two longer than stock rear studs. Each and every application is different. So pmail me with your ET and I will try...
Wheel stud problem
Historical mailing list - neil
Mon, 30 Oct 2006 17:31:24 -0500
...Can wheel studs be replaced without removing hub? I really don't want to be taking off "the big nut". At the rate I...
Re: WTB: Vanagon 14'' alloys
Historical mailing list - Matt Drew
Fri, 31 Oct 2008 10:23:55 -0700
I may have some for you . . . :( 6 Total, with the 2 snow studs. On Fri, Oct 31, 2008 at 10:06 AM, Chris S...
Re: will these rims fit one of my vanagons?
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Tue, 28 Mar 2006 16:14:45 -0800
...if you try to omit the spacer. > > > The wheels will need longer bolts and studs in either use. > > > > > Jake, > > I believe Evan is mistaken...
Re: Audi Alloys
Historical mailing list - Ben T
Thu, 3 Jan 2002 21:26:46 EST
...Inexpensive plastic lug nut covers jazz 'em up. >> Christopher, The stock lugbolts will fit but the studs are usually too short for safe mounting...
Re: Wheel alternatives...
Historical mailing list - David Vickery
Sat, 12 Sep 2009 21:44:48 -0700
...I learned a lot in the process and had checked into wheel adapters and longer studs before deciding to ream out the holes to...
Wheels/ How do I determine correct ET
Historical mailing list - Ken Hougard
Fri, 11 Oct 2002 00:52:47 EDT
I found a set of 14X6 alloy wheels at a shop in Phoenix that the owner says came off of a 90 Carat. They...
Re: Of spare tires and broken wires...
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Mon, 26 Jun 2000 21:15:25 +1300
...The wheel nuts on my 57, 66 & 75 vans were all prone to seize; once I bent the brace 180 degrees loosening one. And...
Re: NVC - Venting over messages
Historical mailing list - James T.
Sun, 25 Feb 2001 13:09:13 +0000
...Just picked up a pair of Vredstein transport snows with studs and on vanagon wheels for $40. Like new condition. there are good deals...
Re: removing frozen lug nuts / bolts ?
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Sat, 17 Dec 2005 07:09:26 -0500
<snip> Properly torqued they will be as they should, staying in place keeping your wheels on the your van. <snip> Good morning, Frank. Dennis...
Re: stud kits
Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
Sat, 1 Jan 2005 20:25:27 -0800
I got mine and all new conical seat lugnuts from Prestige Wheel http://www.prestigewheel.com/mainStuds.asp They also have washers that allow...
Re: Wheel spacers
Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
Mon, 21 May 2001 07:12:02 -0400
...Wheel spacers > Is a wheel spacer just there to push the tire / rim out further, or is it > like an adapter, so that rims...
Merkur Scorpio alloys & other wheels which can fit Vanagons
Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
Mon, 19 Jan 2009 11:05:30 -0800
...with the Merkur Scorpio wheels which he bought from a friend of mine. Bill used 8mm spacers and longer studs. The rest was a...
Re: 15" wheels
Historical mailing list
Sat, 20 Sep 2003 00:24:08 EDT
...the audi wheels right on. you dont need any spacers on the rears. in fact you dont really need any longer studs either.. the...
Re: Who needs hub caps?
Historical mailing list - CHRIS STANN
Tue, 30 Jan 2001 20:21:17 -0600
...wheels look better without the > hubs caps, question I wanted to clean mine up a bit also any ideas? > plus the chrome studs sound...
Re: Audi Wweels On Vanagon Weekender
Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
Fri, 24 Dec 2010 18:22:43 -0800
...longer studs will be required) and the fronts will have to have the centers machined a bit to fit. Rolling the stock wheel/tire...
Re: Mercedes rims ET48 - bad idea?
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sat, 26 Feb 2005 14:14:46 -0600
...Once you've factored in the cost of >spacers and longers studs or bolts, any savings on the wheels would >have evaporated. > >BenT > > >TJ...
Re: lug nuts torque-
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 25 Jun 2010 21:15:01 -0700
...year of disc brakes, >> and >> normal wheels ) .. >> so if old Buses with that large bolt pattern had studs sticking out of >> the >> drums .. >> we...
MSW Type 15 16" wheels question
Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
Mon, 19 Jul 2010 18:15:01 -0700
...We still need new, longer studs (rear) and lug bolts (front) with conical seats all around. The stock steel wheels use the spherical seats...
Re: Wheel alternatives...
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Sat, 12 Sep 2009 23:19:15 -0600
...I learned a lot in the process and had checked into wheel adapters > and longer studs before deciding to ream out the holes to...
Re: Size for the clam shell bolt
Historical mailing list - BenT
Mon, 24 Jul 2017 12:35:35 -0700
...Vanagons and newer VW's use 14mm 1.5 bolts or studs. What might be confusing you is the 19mm head on that 12mm...
Re: vanagon Digest - 4 Jan 1999 to 5 Jan 1999 - Special issue
Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
Tue, 5 Jan 1999 16:25:30 -0500
> You may use the EV 15" steel wheels 6x15 ET44, they have the needed load > capacity, too. But the offset is wrong and have...
OE Tri-Star Wheel Arch Install
Historical mailing list - Joe Pilot
Tue, 27 Apr 2004 23:16:52 +0000
...wheel arches? Is there a VW service instruction that has the dimensions for the holes that have to be drilled? There are molded studs...
fastener seats - was Will these wheels fit?
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Sun, 26 Oct 2003 09:13:28 -0800
...Mercedes wheels ( the big flat shiny ones that came on a 450SL I think) I machined the front rotors for long studs and replaced...
Re: Putting on tires: three hands
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Tue, 28 Aug 2012 08:36:11 -0700
...use bolts instead of having studs on the wheels," he said. I can see his point. With studs, you have something to hang the...
Re: 2.1L Oil pressure problem: Rods: SYMPTOM NOT CAUSE:UNBALANCED crank the ....
Historical mailing list - Steven Denis
Mon, 12 Feb 2001 11:10:54 EST
...The 8 mm head studs were constantly pulling from the case. VW came up with 10 mm studs and case savers: Bigger threads in...
Re: how to get rear brake drums off?
Historical mailing list - Miguel Calvin
Mon, 4 Jun 2001 19:44:08 -0400
...The wheel goes on those studs and the drum floats between the hub and the wheel. The 11mm bolts hold the drum onto the...
Re: Locking wheel lug nuts
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Sat, 11 Feb 2006 11:44:16 -0800
...For 2wd you can install thread-in studs up front and have all matching nuts. Mark Malcolm Stebbins wrote: >Is it possible that this...
Re: Audi wheels!![long]
Historical mailing list - jim catterson
Wed, 26 Aug 1998 11:38:50 -0700
...section of the wheel and the adjacent flat part of the hub where the studs are or where the wheel bolts thread. the reason...
Re: will these rims fit one of my vanagons?
Historical mailing list - Dave Vickery
Tue, 28 Mar 2006 20:41:58 +0000
...problems at the upper control >arm, > > if you try to omit the spacer. > > The wheels will need longer bolts and studs in either use.
Audi Wweels On Vanagon Weekender
Historical mailing list - J Stewart
Fri, 24 Dec 2010 17:13:10 +0000
...longer studs will be required) and the fronts will have to have the centers machined a bit to fit. Rolling the stock wheel/tire...
Re: will these wheels fit???
Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
Wed, 18 Feb 2004 20:14:23 -0600
Jonce, What is the diameter of the 5 bolt/stud holes? Remember that the Vanagons use 14mm studs/bolts. Most other vehicles use 12mm...
FS: $150 Mercedes 15" alloys w/ tires. Can be fitted to Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Ben T
Fri, 24 Jan 2003 03:39:17 EST
Hi gang, Last night I went to check out these tires and wheels and decided not to buy them. I thought I some of...
Re: MERCEDES WHEELS 62MM?
Historical mailing list - David Kao
Sun, 21 Dec 2008 17:22:43 -0800
...Quality wheel adapters are expensive and may not be safe still. I have got some long wheel studs taken off from some Porsche wheels...
Re: Winter tires
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Thu, 24 Nov 2016 12:10:32 -0800
...In Oregon studs or chains are often required to go over passes in winter; we carry cable chains. I recently upgraded to 16” wheels...
Re: Nuts and Braces
Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
Sun, 20 Sep 1998 21:53:26 -0500
I bought Bus wheel studs at a large NAPA Dist. center in Little Rock and they were very reasonably priced as I remember. Not...
Re: 16" alloys for the vanagon, check this out
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Thu, 24 May 2001 20:44:48 +1200
...Apparently 16x7" wheels on a nonSyncro need ET23. For an ET37 wheel (such as my MB CLK) you'd need a 14mm spacer. Andrew...
Re: ML 320 benz wheels on a vanagon..
Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
Fri, 11 Sep 2009 23:36:07 -0700
...of regular Ebay wheel vendors. Did I mention the centercaps fit fine and that you don't need longer studs with the aformentioned adapter...