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• Re: Syncros. Positractions, Peloquins, and One Wheel Drives
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss )
  Mon, 3 Feb 2014 21:50:02 -0800
  ...packed snow and ice ..sure studs help some. for people that have not tried really good Studless Winter tires .. you really should. When I...
• Re: Audi wheels
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 14 Jan 2003 16:00:38 EST
  ...also of course youll need the longer audi 5000 lugbolts up front or if yours is the syncro, longer studs (porsche 911 will work...
• Audi turbo 15" alloy wheels on a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 7 Mar 1999 20:19:26 EST
  ...front lug bolts too, FWIW) i got elongated rear studs for the back wheels, from a local Porsche shop. i took off those stupid...
• Re: FS: Mercedes CLK forged alloy wheels
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sat, 18 Dec 2010 14:14:40 -0800
  ...are the wheels which only need the lugholes enlarged to work on the Syncro or 2wd. They do not require longer studs. Some have...
• Re: You wheel fit Gurus...can you give an opinion here, please..
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 18 Aug 2013 22:57:23 -0400
  ...That wheel is the wrong offset and the center bore is too small especially for the front. Ideally you will need 20mm of spacer...
• Re: Will the wheel fall off?
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Mon, 1 May 2006 07:26:25 -0700
  ...On a bus with OEM alloys; are the rear studs longer than a bus that had factory steel wheels? I am converting to alloys...
• Re: 87 Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Tim
  Tue, 30 Oct 2001 23:56:36 -0800
  Have the studs replaced with the longer and correct studs. I have never changed them on a VW but if they are like a...
• Re: [NVC] Possibly the most useful camping gadget ever
  Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
  Fri, 22 Jun 2007 13:03:06 -0500
  ...replace short wheel studs or lug bolts with longer studs. Screw a lug nut down over the stud to hold the wheel on, then...
• Re: Secret $15 steel wheel source
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Tue, 23 Dec 2008 18:14:46 -0500
  ...wrote: >Sometimes the bolt holes in the wheels, even though made for 12 mm wheel >studs or bolts, are large enough so a 14mm...
• Re: Vitrifrigo installation w/ storage
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Thu, 31 Jul 2008 21:12:50 -0400
  ...this could be an entire Fryeday thread? Magazines, baby fud, extra wheel studs, fuses, or light bulbs? copies of tire pressure/oil/ or other...
• Re: ML 320 benz wheels on a vanagon..
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sat, 12 Sep 2009 08:01:39 -0400
  ...of regular Ebay wheel vendors. > >Did I mention the centercaps fit fine and that you don't need longer >studs with the aformentioned adapter...
• Re: Found on ePay... Ronal R9's
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Thu, 15 Jun 2006 12:32:40 -0700
  ...Some of the wheel inserts I have seen used on MB > wheels have a stepped seat wth a flat bottom. Not ideal for a...
• FS: Porsche Alloys and adapters
  Historical mailing list - Rennie Wible
  Sun, 5 Nov 2000 17:52:07 -0800
  ...These don't have studs in them, but they are standard tire and wheel store finds. $25 pair Prices are obo and do not...
• Re: Audi 5000 alloy wheels any comments?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Sat, 1 Jun 2002 23:35:42 EDT
  ...Second, after adding longer studs to the rear axles, the machining costs, clean-up and painting, I could only justify the Ronals because I...
• Wheels/Tires-My Story
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Thu, 31 Aug 2000 09:16:53 -0400
  ...My oem nuts and studs (had original alloys before), fit the seats in the wheels perfectly. They are a bit short though, and I...
• Re: Cleaning/Checking Cylinder Head Question Follow Up
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 5 Feb 2014 17:23:53 -0800
  ...thin grinding wheel to carefully grind off one area of the nuts so that they can be broken off the studs without stud damage...
• Re: Putting on tires: three hands
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 28 Aug 2012 11:50:28 -0500
  ...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: PDX Machine Shop Recommendation?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 1 Feb 2010 21:38:00 -0500
  ...Using Audi wheels you may need spacers and longer studs/bolts. Also keep in mind that on the Audi the center bore is used...
• Re: how to remove driver's side "engine tin" pushrod cover
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Sat, 23 Jul 2005 06:55:49 -0700
  ...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: Repainting Emblems
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Mon, 3 Jul 2006 10:46:17 -0400
  ...Then I used silver steel wheel paint from a paint shop (in a spray can)and sprayed a small paint roller. I rolled the...
• Re: PDX Machine Shop Recommendation?
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Mon, 1 Feb 2010 16:33:04 -0500
  ...and please have long enough wheel studs or wheel mounting bolts, and the right ball face to match the wheel. it's more fun...
• Re: Audi Rims...
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Mon, 29 Mar 1999 17:46:45 -0700
  ...Take the wheels to a machine shop and have them bored out to 2-5/8". It shouldn't cost much more than $10...
• Re: fastener seats - was Will these wheels fit?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 28 Oct 2003 19:46:53 -0800
  ...These wheels will be going on my Tri-Star when it arrives in December, just need some longer wheel studs installed on it before...
• Re: What lugs do Carat Alloys need?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 6 Jan 2013 14:17:35 -0500
  ...just made the same wheel swap. I need to clean a thread. What is the die size on the studs? Thanks, Jim On Jan...
• Re: torque for front wheel caliper bolts?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Kasper
  Tue, 13 Nov 2001 11:35:06 -0800
  ...i am going to take off my rotors to replace the wheel studs, >> and will need to undo/redo these. and i can borrow...
• Re: vanagon in snow/ice
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Mon, 14 Jan 2008 12:35:22 -0800
  ...the studs most of the time, the snow tread and compound of the tire is wonderful. Getting going, with the rear wheel drive and...
• Re: Size for the clam shell bolt
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Mon, 24 Jul 2017 16:19:21 -0400
  ...15:35 BenT <syncro@gmail.com> napisał(a): > Wheels bolts from some other cars, maybe. Most Japanese cars use a 12mm 1.5 bolt...
• Re: Wheel suggestion.
  Historical mailing list - Jack R
  Tue, 31 Dec 2019 18:06:12 -0500
  ...With spacers you should use longer studs/bolts. Dennis https://www.amazon.com/Ultra-402S-�ustom-Wheel-pattern/dp/B07TDQC6Y7/ref=sr_ 1_20...
• Re: Winter wheels
  Historical mailing list - Lloyd McClelland
  Tue, 4 Sep 2001 08:16:03 -0700
  ...Winter wheels Am I right to assume that steel wheels off an 84 Vanagon GL will fit my 91 Vanagon GL. I intend to...
• Re: lug nut torque?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Sat, 9 Jul 2005 05:39:02 -0500
  ...George>> Why is it folks refuse to " A Little dab will do Ya" as far as applying anti seize to the lug nuts / studs...
• Re: Wheel alternatives...
  Historical mailing list - David Vickery
  Sun, 13 Sep 2009 07:18:32 -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...
• Re: Center Bore Machining.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 7 May 2010 15:34:13 -0700
  ...too-thick spacers with nice long wheel mounting studs ... not too bothered about that. for steel wheels....there does not seem to be enough...
• Re: few things you want to tell the tire changing monkeys at the local tire s...
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sun, 24 Dec 2006 12:12:45 -0500
  ...I didn't notice it until I started hearing the click click click of the wheel shifting on the studs. After Christmas I figure...
• Re: Go Westy's 16" wheel offset ?
  Historical mailing list - rsf
  Sat, 4 Feb 2006 02:15:31 -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: Audi Wheels?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 28 Feb 2006 21:53:46 -0800
  ...You will need to have a machinist enlarge the center holes to fit over 2wd hubs, and you will need to change studs and...
• Re: 16x7" MB CLK Alloys W/ No Drilling from Tire Rack $88/each!!
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Sat, 1 Aug 2009 10:45:03 -0800
  ...Using the >>wheels with incorrect ball seat can be disastrous! The rear studs may also >>be a problem if in fact the wheels are...
• Re: Syncros. Positractions, Peloquins, and One Wheel Drives
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss )
  Tue, 4 Feb 2014 20:04:47 -0800
  ...Positractions, Peloquins, and One Wheel Drives >> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >> >> Depends on what you're driving on. >> Studs don't help in soft...
• Re: Converting Vanagon to Audi 15" Rims
  Historical mailing list - Mark A Kippert
  Fri, 5 Feb 2010 16:25:20 -0500
  ...need longer studs in the rears. If you use > spacers up front, I have access to Wolfsburg billet caps for those wheels. > Pmail me...
• Re: Converting Vanagon to Audi 15" Rims
  Historical mailing list - Erik Lundberg
  Thu, 4 Feb 2010 21:08:38 -0800
  ...need longer studs in the rears. If you use > spacers up front, I have access to Wolfsburg billet caps for those wheels. > Pmail me...
• Re: Best winter tires for 2wd ?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Sun, 21 Sep 2003 21:38:28 -0800
  ...Adding weight over or just forward of the drive wheels will work nicely, especially with the Nokian's. The local VW dealer uses a...
• Fwd: [WetWesties] $200 Set of 4 Nokian Hakka C2 185R14 8PR "Eco Stud 2" Tires, stock wheels/covers
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Mon, 16 Jan 2012 17:20:44 -0800
  ...Vanagon wheel > covers included. Bought them second hand last winter and haven't > used them. Tires show very little use, studs still pretty sharp...
• Re: Wheel Spacers
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Wed, 12 Sep 2001 11:56:08 -0700
  ...I'd also like to buy > a set of longer wheel studs for the rear. > > Thanks, > > Jim Huskins >
• Re: Cleaning/Checking Cylinder Head Question Follow Up
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Wed, 5 Feb 2014 20:03:10 -0500
  ...thin grinding wheel to carefully grind off one area of the nuts so that they can be broken off the studs without stud damage...
• Re: 16x7 ET35 Mille Miglia Fabula rims 5x112mm
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 31 Jan 2014 20:17:27 -0500
  The weight limit is usually stamped inside the wheel. Tire diameter and max inflation pressure are also factors. The thickness of the lug pads...
• Re: ET 45 alloys
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Sun, 25 Dec 2005 09:33:08 -0800
  ...I found nice long studs for the rear, and redrilled the wheel hubs to accept the larger splining. But the rear did not need...
• Re: 16" Mercedes wheels
  Historical mailing list - Michael J. Sullivan
  Tue, 28 Mar 2000 16:05:14 -0500
  ...Would I have to put in longer studs front and rear? Probably >5. Spacers? Definitely if ET40, possibly with ET35 if the rim width...
• Re: Long life Coolant & alloy wheel questions
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Mon, 30 Apr 2012 20:46:49 -0400
  ...Also, I got a set of 14" VW alloy wheels along with this rig, but no studs/nuts or center caps. Any ideas where...
• Re: corrado speedline wheels on a vw?
  Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
  Thu, 13 May 2004 18:39:51 +0000
  ...corrado speedline wheels on a vw? >Date: Thu, 13 May 2004 13:55:47 EDT > >In a message dated 5/13/2004 10:44...
• Re: wheel question
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 11 Apr 2000 01:53:12 EDT
  ...you will have to machine the centers to 2.5" and use spacers and longer rear studs. you can use the audi bolts up...
• Re: wheel confusion
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 16 May 2001 09:04:07 EDT
  ...machining, etc to get them to fit, buy the spacers, longer studs, and bolts, you are going to almost get to the price of...
• Audi wheel spacers
  Historical mailing list - Phil Menchions
  Mon, 22 Oct 2001 14:27:03 -0400
  ...choose from? Also would anybody know the specs on the Porsche studs that are required on the rear? These could get pricey as well...
• Differences between 81 and 82 Air Cooled?
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Tue, 7 Nov 2006 16:09:57 -0500
  ...purchase? (hey at the very least I would have lots of wheel studs --- ;^) Please and thanks, Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia. http://web...
• Re: Wheels/ How do I determine correct ET
  Historical mailing list - DaveC
  Thu, 10 Oct 2002 22:41:40 -0700
  ...They are clearanced in the center and the bolt holes > have been reamed for Vanagon lug nuts (longer studs and nuts not included). > The...
• Re: "Propane Protector" Mud Flap Removal Question
  Historical mailing list - Rubatoguy
  Sun, 18 Apr 1999 11:24:55 -0700
  ...I'd guess that there are holes drilled in the body that the studs fit into, and if the slots in the studs are...
• Re: 15" wheels with tires!! SNOW TIRES!! Not mine!!!
  Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
  Fri, 7 Jan 2005 02:42:57 +0000
  ...that alloy wheels require specific hardware. >Alloys typically have thicker mounting pads compared to steel rims. >That means longer lugbolts or studs as applicable...
• Re: Best method for remove seized exhaust nuts?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Riley
  Mon, 8 Feb 2010 19:51:23 -0500
  if you can get in with a dremel tool and a a small metal cutting wheel cut a slot in the flat and use...
• Re: [vanagon] FS: 15" and 16" alloys for the vanagon.
  Historical mailing list - Vern in Bend
  Mon, 13 Oct 2008 19:43:22 -0700
  ...I don't know, but I'm pretty sure both types of wheels were for 12mm lugs/studs (rather than 14mm), and that's...
• Re: Mercedes wheels
  Historical mailing list - Michael J. Sullivan
  Sat, 4 Mar 2000 08:51:17 -0500
  Dears Glenn, I STRONGLY suggest you forget going with EITHER Mercedes or Audi wheels unless you also go with spacers. See: http://www.hsdesign...
• removing rear axle nut
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Fri, 27 Feb 2009 13:54:03 -0900
  ...nut on my 89 Westy (2wd) to install some longer studs for a wheel upgrade. If I recall this is one of those things...
• Re: Need one 15" steel wheel
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Thu, 10 Aug 2006 20:59:57 -0400
  ...I did not remember exactly what Mark Drillock had written in the Wheels section of Vanagon.com. Yes, these are ET45 wheels and the...