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• Re: Anyone have Audi 5000 lugbolts?
  Historical mailing list - Phil Menchions
  Sun, 6 Jan 2002 20:23:12 -0500
  > I just got finished fitting the longer rear studs (Thanks Ben!) to mount > my Audi rims, and all I need now are the replacement...
• Re: 16" Tire recommendations
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Wed, 11 Mar 2009 11:06:03 -0400
  ...I am happy with the handling and would use them, in little larger size on 16'' wheels on my Vanagon. On 3/10/09...
• Re: Tires and wheels!
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sat, 15 Jan 2011 15:09:37 -0600
  ...bore like other wheels, No tire rubbing, and Samba Loogie fixed me up with the right nuts and front studs(44mm I think) so...
• Re: Porshe Alloy Wheels on a Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Sun, 27 Feb 2000 22:11:55 EST
  ...Then the wheels are bolted on using Porsche lug bolts. It's pretty hefty set-up. I had a similar arrangement years ago in...
• Re: wheels
  Historical mailing list - Bill Kasper
  Tue, 10 Jul 2001 14:57:02 -0700
  on 7/10/01 5:19 PM, Rob Le Duc at vze2qww6@VERIZON.NET wrote: > i remember reading about putting merkur scorpio wheels on...
• Re: FS: 15" SA vanagon steelie(was: Now alloy lug nuts
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Fri, 5 Mar 2010 20:36:50 -0500
  . ....that's funny, most stock Porsche 911's have steel studs with aluminum alloy lugnuts! ----- Original Message ----- From: Don Hanson To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON...
• Re: Steal Wheels?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 10 Feb 2004 08:59:30 -0800
  ...30mm thick which means a spacer with studs. If you are serious about running 16" steel wheels, in mid March I have a DoKa...
• Re: Eurovan Wheels FIT Perfectly!!!
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Tue, 11 Dec 2001 11:24:54 -0500
  ...Do these wheels come with nuts and/or studs or do they have to be purchased separately at extra cost? Listmembers wishing to reuse...
• Re: vanagon in snow/ice
  Historical mailing list - Tom Sinclair
  Mon, 14 Jan 2008 11:22:28 -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: rear axle nut removal (x-post)
  Historical mailing list - George Wietor
  Sat, 17 Nov 2001 17:59:29 -0800
  ...George --- il cikaspers <cikasper@MAIL.CRUZIO.COM> wrote: > i am putting benT's long studs onto my van's wheels. > i started with the...
• Re: Mercedes Rim lug hole size
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 24 Feb 2009 13:14:24 -0800
  ...I see some of the Benz's use 14 mm wheel mounting bolts or studs......so no problem there. it's the ET that...
• Removal Instructions for the black fender extensions on a Syncro was: Just Kampers mud flaps arrived
  Historical mailing list - John-Reed Maffeo
  Fri, 20 Nov 1998 16:27:28 -0700
  ...My van already has black plastic fender > extensions on the trailing edge of the wheelwells that interferes with > mounting the mud flaps. Anyone know...
• Re: Winter tires
  Historical mailing list - Rolf Lockwood
  Thu, 24 Nov 2016 16:35:51 -0500
  ...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: Stripped CV Bolt HELP!
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Mon, 8 Oct 2001 09:21:11 EDT
  ...I VERY carefully cleaned and heated the remaining studs and removed them all...... So, please, any suggestions as to hor to deal with those...
• Re: 15" Wheels
  Historical mailing list - Michael McSwain
  Sat, 27 Dec 2014 18:28:20 -0500
  ...think the only alloy Mercedes wheel that fits without requiring longer > lug bolts\studs is the CLK 16" wheel from about '98-'02, and...
• Re: 15" VS. 16' WHEELS
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:49:52 -0400
  ...I think that with some >>>> 16" >>>> wheel/tire configurations there may be interference problems that can't >>>> be >>>> solved with different spacers/lugs/studs...
• Re: 15" VS. 16' WHEELS
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 15 Mar 2010 22:50:03 -0700
  ...I think that with some >>>> 16" >>>> wheel/tire configurations there may be interference problems that can't >>>> be >>>> solved with different spacers/lugs/studs...
• Re: Spare tire location
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Sat, 3 Apr 2021 08:42:38 -0700
  ...the steel. > > > > My new alloy wheels came with new nuts and I converted the fronts from > > bolts to studs that take the nuts (came...
• Re: 1991 Subie Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 14 Sep 2019 00:15:19 +0000
  ...A feature that some don't realize with most of these options is the change to front wheel studs and the service ease of...
• Re: Wheels upgrade
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 4 Jun 2011 13:59:35 -0400
  ...studs and spacers could correct if down the road I want to go with larger tires? Or should I consider a different wheel. Or...
• Re: 15" Wheels
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 28 Dec 2014 10:27:28 -0500
  ...lugnuts all round, two its so much easier fitting a wheel onto studs than to try and line holes up and get bolts through...
• Re: 14" tires, report...
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 4 Nov 2016 09:44:15 -0700
  ...Check out the tirerack.com tests and see how studs compare to ice tires, Blizzak, Nokian... Studs also wear down very quickly on non...
• Re: Exaust system replacement
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Tue, 4 Jun 2013 05:32:17 -0700
  All good advice. �I did this a couple of years ago and wound up breaking off two studs, both uppers. �One on the driver...
• Re: 15" WHEELS AND TIRES?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 5 Aug 2008 15:23:35 -0700
  ...longer bolts or studs for thicker wheels.............don't mind that, but prefer to avoid things like spacers or adapters. Costs more to do...
• Re: Wheel alternatives...
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 13 Sep 2009 14:56:08 -0700
  ...describe making other > brand wheels fit and work properly on a Vanagon, but some of the > modifications (drilling, different studs, spacers, machine work) sounds...
• Rear Brake drums, adjusting brakes
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Wed, 14 Nov 2001 22:23:35 -0500
  ...I put the lug nuts back on the studs to protect the threads, and that was a good idea because I hit them a...
• Re: some sort of clunking - rear end
  Historical mailing list - brett rueff
  Fri, 13 May 2011 17:34:48 +0000
  ...On the rear drivers side wheel I jacked it up and I managed to find some play. If I grab the wheel on each...
• Re: Differences between 81 and 82 Air Cooled?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Rouby
  Tue, 7 Nov 2006 13:44:25 -0800
  ...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: Mercedes 16 inch wheels for Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 23 Aug 2015 21:37:56 -0400
  ...to fit over the protrusions like the Audi wheels do.. I bought the longer studs form T3 in case I did need spacers up...
• Re: Spare tire location
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Sat, 3 Apr 2021 07:55:55 -0700
  ...the steel. > > > > My new alloy wheels came with new nuts and I converted the fronts from > > bolts to studs that take the nuts (came...
• Re: Solenoid Type Battery Isolator. Insulate Posts? PIC
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Sun, 17 Mar 2013 20:44:34 -0700
  ...Or, maybe > easy to overlook? Then "zap". > > Are these cut pieces of heater hose on the studs a bad idea? Retain > moisture? > > Please and...
• Re: Jaguar vs. Passat brakes on Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 3 Feb 2012 22:11:14 -0500
  ...rotors which do not utilize press-in studs. The pressure of lug bolts holds the wheel and rotors in place. Perhaps the hub material...
• Re: rear discs
  Historical mailing list - Dan Stevens
  Sat, 22 Jul 2000 12:28:54 -0400
  ...the van rear hubs needed to be turned, the audi 5000T rotors fit over the studs (same 5X112mm) need longer studs pressed in. I...
• Re: Removing head nut
  Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
  Fri, 25 Jun 1999 01:35:23 -0700
  You do NOT want to break one of the head mounting studs. If one breaks at the inner end you will be doing a...
• Re: "Propane Protector" Mud Flap Removal Question
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Sun, 18 Apr 1999 22:23:00 -0500
  ...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: A Little Help with Rims
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 18 May 2011 23:54:54 -0700
  ...The Rims are $109.00 each plus the hardware, spacers, Longer Wheel Studs etc will run around $300.00. When you add in the...
• Re: Spare tire location
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Sat, 3 Apr 2021 07:57:25 -0700
  ...the steel. > > > > My new alloy wheels came with new nuts and I converted the fronts from > > bolts to studs that take the nuts (came...
• Re: Wheel alternatives...
  Historical mailing list - Roland
  Sun, 13 Sep 2009 09:59:21 -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...
• Nokian Tires
  Historical mailing list - Mark C
  Tue, 27 Dec 2005 01:39:31 -0800
  Hi, are you running these tires year round?? They have studs from what I read.., you do have the C2.., I'm looking at...
• Re: 14" tires, report...
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Seurynck
  Fri, 4 Nov 2016 10:02:50 -0600
  ...Check out the tirerack.com tests and see how studs compare to ice tires, Blizzak, Nokian... Studs also wear down very quickly on non...
• Syncro GL: keep your eye on that wheel!
  Historical mailing list - Chris and Alina
  Wed, 24 Feb 1999 00:22:18 -0900
  ...The secessionist wheel's lug holes were enlarged, so I went for the spare. You know the plastic ring that you pull to release...
• Re: Nokian Tires
  Historical mailing list - Mark C
  Thu, 29 Dec 2005 10:56:27 -0800
  ...Nokian Tires > They have no problem running in snow and ice without studs. If you're running on ice and snow all the time...
• Re: Centre bores Syncro Wheel option
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Thu, 1 Apr 2021 12:30:24 -0700
  ...RWC, Vision, and ION > wheels all have > wheels that look to work - the ION 103 in particular looks nice > to me but > is not...
• Re: You wheel fit Gurus...can you give an opinion here, please..
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Mon, 19 Aug 2013 04:47:56 -0500
  ...Drilled out the stud holes to 9/16" and added longer studs to the front discs. forget the offset, but it was within the...
• Re: Audi 5000 alloy wheels any comments?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 1 Jun 2002 21:01:40 -0700
  ...No rubbibg that I can find. > > Second, after adding longer studs to the rear axles, the machining costs, > clean-up and painting, I could...
• Re: Wheels upgrade
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Sat, 4 Jun 2011 14:44:35 -0700
  ...studs and spacers could correct if down the road I want to go with larger tires? Or should I consider a different wheel. Or...
• Re: Spare Tire Gas Tank
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Wed, 27 Mar 2002 07:26:21 -0500
  ...I still need to aquire studs, lugs, and tires to mount my Rheins. But I am going with Michelin Agilis 51 or Pirelli P6000...
• winter driving tips
  Historical mailing list - Vanman
  Tue, 27 Oct 1998 17:52:39 -0800
  ...I drive an 85 GL, and I do have traction retreads with studs for all four wheels, and chains for the rear tires, but...
• Re: Center Bore size for Vanagon Wheels
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 23 Sep 2012 12:22:12 -0400
  ...Thanks Jonce >By the time you are done with spacers, longer wheel bolts front, studs >rear etc. why not get wheels that fit? > >If...
• Re: Wheel suggestion. Did I send the wrong link? Sorry!
  Historical mailing list - David M
  Tue, 31 Dec 2019 18:57:11 +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...
• Re: 15" Wheels
  Historical mailing list - Mike B
  Sat, 27 Dec 2014 19:02:19 -0500
  ...think the only alloy Mercedes wheel that fits without requiring longer >> lug bolts\studs is the CLK 16" wheel from about '98-'02, and...
• Re: WANTED: winter tires
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Tue, 23 Sep 2003 07:23:34 -0700
  ...on many > > different tires with & w/o studs in the last 25yrs here. While a rear wheel > > drive can get by with snow tires...
• Re: Flogging way-dead horses
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 9 Apr 1999 19:44:06 EDT
  ...passat wheel IS an audi wheel. (same as audi A series) e) does the Passat steel wheel neccessitate spacers/longer rear studs? not the...
• Supplier praise
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hemrick
  Tue, 11 Mar 2014 22:37:14 -0400
  ...I needed wheels studs and they were perfect. Priced very nicely and super fast shipping. Smoking fast to be exact. I also got their...
• Re: Pulsating Brake Pedal (Need Solution)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 26 Mar 2009 17:28:56 -0400
  ...Hub (part with the wheel studs) is bent Ditto > 3. Something wrong with wheel bearings Ditto > 4. Something wrong with proportioning valve to rear...
• Re: Rear Brake Drum Removal Suggestions?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:23:11 -0700
  ...I made my current one out of the center of a mercedes benz steel wheel, with a fat 18 inch long flat welded to...
• Re: [vanagon] Mercedes C220 Wheels
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 11 Jun 2007 13:59:26 -0700
  ...em to the wheels. Else you can't get > them to stay centered.) > Front bolts: 45mm shank > Rear press-in studs 54mm long > > Sources...
• Re: Wheel tightening technique
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 8 Jan 2013 00:52:38 -0500
  ...Wheel tightening technique It's amazing how much chatter lugnuts can stir up. ;-) So I have another question, regarding proper wheel tightening technique. I...
• Re: Jaguar vs. Passat brakes on Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sat, 4 Feb 2012 13:50:55 -0700
  ...rotors which do not > utilize press-in studs. The pressure of lug bolts holds the wheel > and rotors in place. Perhaps the hub material...
• Re: A Little Help with Rims
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 19 May 2011 05:50:00 -0400
  ...The Rims are $109.00 each plus the hardware, spacers, Longer Wheel Studs etc will run around $300.00. When you add in the...