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• Re: 15" WHEELS AND TIRES?
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Tue, 5 Aug 2008 17:50:45 -0700
  ...with the wheels. > > Personally...........I want something that bolts on correctly withut > adapters or spacers. > longer bolts or studs for thicker wheels.............don't...
• Re: I rather drive the Vanagon (snow tires)
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sun, 15 Jun 2014 18:43:41 -0500
  ...in a winter climate. > > My wifes' Passat wears good studs, period. She drives faster than I do, and they have saved her in some...
• Re: sucks in snow!
  Historical mailing list - Hans Achter
  Thu, 1 Dec 2005 20:20:19 -0500
  ...hill in two wheel drive. My daily driving does not include any >> major hills so I do not have studs on the Jeep. My...
• Re: Power Steering conversion questions (my arms are tired)
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Fri, 5 May 2000 06:11:55 EDT
  ...Also, the steering wheels are different diameter. Drive Safely & Good Luck Ken Lewis <Kernersville,NC> 86 VW crewcab;60 356B Coupe -------------------------------------------------- On Thu, 4...
• Re: Locking differential..?
  Historical mailing list - Doug
  Sun, 8 Mar 2009 20:20:48 -0700
  ...I think lockers on my 2 wheel drive would get me up the hill. I'm running studs on all 4 wheels and get...
• Re: vanagon in snow/ice
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Mon, 14 Jan 2008 15:13:24 -0500
  ...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: sucks in snow!
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Thu, 1 Dec 2005 13:07:08 -0900
  ...hill in two wheel drive. My daily driving does not include any major hills so I do not have studs on the Jeep. My...
• Re: Jaguar vs. Passat brakes on Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sat, 4 Feb 2012 16:58:41 -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: need input on confusing CV joints...
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 9 Mar 2006 00:00:30 -0600
  ...the CV works against the face of the flange on the wheel stub axle. Regards, John Rodgers 88 GL driver X2 rsf wrote: >Just...
• Re: Wheel Weight
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Thu, 2 Apr 2015 11:03:17 -0700
  ...that mounts directly with just slightly longer studs? I don't do all that much "wheelin" in FL and it's not like Moab...
• Re: Nokian Tyre Recommendations
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Wed, 5 Nov 2008 09:04:32 -0800
  ...of studs per tire, are extremely noisy and do not handle well on dry > pavement. I have them mounted on steel wheels, and only...
• Re: Putting on tires: three hands
  Historical mailing list - David Bjorkman
  Tue, 28 Aug 2012 13:23:44 -0500
  ...bolts instead of having studs on the wheels," he said.<BR><BR>I can see his point. With studs, you have something to hang...
• Re: Vanagon Science Degree - list archive/FAQ => Wiki
  Historical mailing list - JD Erskine
  Tue, 28 Feb 2006 15:00:42 -0500
  ...As an example some one might post on wheel rims. Someone else might add info on studs. Someone might edit, without removing, the bit...
• Re: Brake Drum Removal
  Historical mailing list - Beth Young
  Sun, 19 Jan 1997 10:10:10 -0800 (PST)
  ...It sounds like you place the metal ring over the studs, tighten down the lug nuts, and then "lever" off the hub by slipping...
• winter running gear for my westy
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Thu, 20 Nov 2003 14:10:59 -0800
  ...i don't want to deal with changing lug studs or drilling out the centers of any wheels right now, so i want wheels...
• Re: WAS-RE: Vendor Rant
  Historical mailing list - Helen Fahy
  Tue, 6 Aug 2002 19:07:59 -0400
  ...tires/wheels & 7" headlight fittings), Derek Drew(wheels), Tirerack(tires), Bus Depot(rear brake components), Vanagain(headlights) and Bugs and Buggies(studs). Respectfully, Joe...
• Snowtire update (long)
  Historical mailing list - Ervolina, Thomas R. (Tom)
  Wed, 20 Dec 95 16:28:13 EST
  ...with studs. I was quite disappointed when, from a standstill, I could barely get up the steep section. What happened was one wheel would...
• Re: First Time Rear Brakes
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Tue, 6 Jan 2004 13:49:01 -0500
  ...On the right side of the van, the adjuster wheel is slightly *behind* the hole. Loosen brake on this side by moving the wheel...
• Re: Michelin XCA and steel wheels for sale PNW-chains
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Fri, 24 Dec 2004 07:42:15 -0700
  ...October you take'em to the tire shop and have steel studs installed, > then go to the local Sears or Flaps and buy new...
• Parting Out 87 Wolfsburg
  Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
  Tue, 19 Aug 2003 05:21:44 -0500
  ...It has the 14" OE alloy wheels, including all studs and wheel nuts. They are in very nice shape. $400 for the set of...
• Re: 16" wheel in front spare location?
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Thu, 28 Jun 2012 12:26:35 -0400
  ...idea of removing those rear wheel nuts just to remove > the hubs and change out to longer studs.) > > I know having a smaller spare...
• Re: Is there a "best way" to loosen up passenger seat 's"rotation"?
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Tue, 8 Dec 1998 09:31:55 -0800
  ...If it is still too tight you might want to try some washers on the bolts / studs between the swivel and the wheel well...
• Re: Rear wheel bearing replacement...don't do it like this..
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 14 Apr 2012 16:38:36 -0700
  ...With the rear > wheel raised and spinning in the air, it was quite 'rumbly' while the other > wheel was quiet. Also I've recently...
• Re: need engine options for '82 diesel Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Sat, 29 May 1999 14:27:01 -0600
  ...Audi turbo 15" wheels from the same yard were $20 each plus $10 each for machining and $20 for longer rear studs. A new...
• Re: A tool for removing the rear axel nut on a Vanagon.
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 23 Mar 2007 10:16:29 -0500
  ...Simply remove that bolt, then the drum will simply slide right off over the studs. In reality, it may not be quite that easy...
• Re: Harbor Freight 3/4" drive breaker bar?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 22 Jul 2011 12:31:28 -0700
  ...I have a really nice flange holder tool I made out of an old steet mercedes benz wheel.. bolts onto the flange studs, a...
• Re: Nokian Tires
  Historical mailing list - Dusty Edwards
  Tue, 27 Dec 2005 07:31:27 -0800
  ...are people running w tires on 15 inch wheels?? I know that on 14 inch wheels, 45 for the front and 55 for the...
• Re: Jaguar vs. Passat brakes on Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Fri, 3 Feb 2012 07:06:36 -0600
  ...pressed in studs instead of lug bolts. This will also allow the flange to be placed for proper disk alignment or wheel spacing. I...
• Re: Wheel suggestion. Did I send the wrong link? Sorry!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 31 Dec 2019 19:12:29 +0000
  ...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: tool source
  Historical mailing list - Tonya Pope
  Fri, 4 Jan 2002 12:05:55 -0600
  ...This tool is > also great foe wheel studs. KD Tools makes one for a reasonable price. > Go to http://www.mytoolstore.com/kd/kdspec08...
• Re: Greetings all
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 27 Jun 2003 22:14:52 -0500
  ...1/2-inch drive, takes a 19mm socket for the wheel lugs/studs, and you'll want a 2-inch extension for the socket...
• Re: '84 Vanagon, -- intermittent "Clunk" coming from under middle of van
  Historical mailing list - Pat Spragge/RFAN
  Thu, 15 Oct 2015 11:21:43 -0700
  ...I do see that one of the transmission studs that attaches it to the trans mounting bracket had stripped threads which I need to...
• Re: wheels
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Thu, 18 Oct 2001 19:35:41 -0700
  ...vze2qww6@VERIZON.NET wrote: > > > > > i remember reading about putting merkur scorpio wheels on a vanagon was this > > > a bolt on with no modification .... ??????? > > > > > > thanks...
• Re: WTB: One round headlight holdy-inny thing and screws, to '85
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 18 Nov 2012 16:17:00 -0800
  ...buckets (rounds) > Lights (exterior & interior) > Grill (round lights) > Lugnuts / bolts / studs > Steel wheels > Ashtrays > Front door handles > Spare tire pan > etc., etc., etc. > > My...
• Re: 16 inch wheels & tires
  Historical mailing list - T3 Technique
  Wed, 31 Oct 2018 08:14:00 -0700
  ...studs, and new lugs), but you get a perfect fitting wheel that is strong and reliable. You also end up with a wheel of...
• Re: mud flap
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 27 Jul 2017 13:31:50 +0000
  ...It is a very nice product and it installs with provided hardware in the existing holes and studs of every Westy ever made that...
• Re: 16 inch wheels & tires
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Wed, 31 Oct 2018 14:03:59 -0600
  ...studs, and new lugs), but you get a perfect fitting wheel that is strong and reliable. You also end up with a wheel of...
• Re: 16" wheel in front spare location?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 29 Jun 2012 01:07:10 -0400
  ...idea of removing those rear wheel nuts just to remove the hubs and change out to longer studs.) I know having a smaller spare...
• Re: Brake Help Please!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Sun, 28 Feb 1999 22:22:18 -0500
  ...wrote: > Yep, removed them both right after I removed the wheels. > > -----Original Message----- > From: EMZ <vw4x4@FYI.NET> > To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> > Date...
• Sears Disaster
  Historical mailing list - marty
  Fri, 25 May 2001 15:52:25 -0400
  ...I saw parts broken and epoxyied back on, stripped wheel studs go out the door, lug nuts impacted on so tight the owners couldn...
• Re: Tires (by one reviewer)
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 6 Sep 2007 11:32:22 +1200
  ><I believe the studs are key for driving on ice. >The noise does not bother me on dry roads! A small price to pay...
• Re: Nokian Tires
  Historical mailing list - Mark C
  Tue, 27 Dec 2005 02:29:56 -0800
  ...I use them year round. > > Mike > Houlton, Maine > > > > Mark C wrote: > > Hi, are you running these tires year round?? They have studs from what...
• Re: Snow newbie needs snow tire recommendation
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 26 Aug 2008 20:40:54 -0700
  ...Cullen Stewart <cullberly@VERMONTEL.NET> Subject:The absolute best tire I have encountered in Vermont without getting into studs are Nokia Hakkepalita RSI.
• Tire Holder?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Thu, 1 Apr 2021 21:32:19 +0000
  I will submit a contrasting opinion.  I mean, what is wrong with a standard Vanagon 14" steel wheel and tire put up into clamshell...
• Re: sucks in snow!
  Historical mailing list - dusty edwards
  Thu, 1 Dec 2005 16:28:28 -0700
  ...hill in two wheel drive. My daily driving does not include any > major hills so I do not have studs on the Jeep. My...
• Re: 16 inch wheels & tires
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Wed, 31 Oct 2018 16:06:45 -0400
  ...studs, and new lugs), but you get a perfect fitting wheel that is strong and reliable. You also end up with a wheel of...
• Re: Removing the axle shafts (was: Towing a Vanagon)
  Historical mailing list - Mark A Kippert
  Sat, 3 Jan 2009 12:31:18 -0500
  ...I use a long pry bar >> in >> between the wheel studs to prevent rotation of the shaft while >> loosening the bolts. >> >> >> On Jan 3...
• Re: 16 inch wheels & tires
  Historical mailing list - Jack R
  Wed, 31 Oct 2018 20:16:58 -0400
  ...studs, and new lugs), but you get a perfect fitting wheel that is strong and reliable. You also end up with a wheel of...
• Re: Torque Specs - Lug bolts and nuts
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 27 Sep 2011 21:33:53 -0700
  ...studs, whatever....they should often times not be taken right to the specified torque, all in one tightening. When I do alloy wheels up...
• Re: Forget the Drums, How do you get the Lug nuts OFF!
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 16 Dec 96 17:41:13 -0800
  ...However, I naively assumed it would be easy to get the > wheels off--I could not remove even one of the lug nuts. I...
• Re: 15" VS. 16' WHEELS
  Historical mailing list - Pat Patterson
  Tue, 16 Mar 2010 01:06:40 EDT
  ...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: Friday: Let it Snow......
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Mon, 26 Feb 2018 04:59:17 +0000
  ...not studs)...   I used the 2wd Vanagon trick...put on the e brake, which transferred the drive to just the front wheels which began...
• Woo Hoo got my exhaust...
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Shawley
  Thu, 6 Mar 2008 22:12:43 -0500
  ...He even threw in a crate of spares he had left with new brake shoes, wheel cylinders, rotor, cap, plugs, and coolant cap. Oh...
• Re: Friday: Let it Snow......
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 26 Feb 2018 04:51:38 +0000
  ...not studs)... I used the 2wd Vanagon trick...put on the e brake, which transferred the drive to just the front wheels which began...
• RE: Reinforced Snow Tires
  Historical mailing list - Ervolina, Thomas R. (Tom)
  Thu, 7 Dec 95 11:10:22 EST
  ...Should you get studs? Are they legal where you plan to go? Studs in front? I went for studs on all four -- what the...
• Re: 15" VS. 16' WHEELS
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:59:03 -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: Yet Another Head Pullin' Question.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 9 Feb 2014 23:54:28 -0500
  Big difference between a wheel fitment and a cylinder head. Especially a water boxer head! Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon...
• Re: 85-91 sliding door horizontal bearings
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Mon, 27 Jul 2015 09:44:08 -0600
  Hi all, Those bearings are the same size as the bearing used for skateboard and inline skates wheels. You can pick them up at...
• Re: Best winter tires for 2wd ?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 21 Sep 2003 13:07:56 -0400
  ...Same size, same load rating and the tread is "almost" the same as the C2 minus the holes for studs. I have put over...
• Re: studded snow tires: 2 or 4?
  Historical mailing list - tom ring
  Sat, 26 Jul 2003 18:05:39 -0600
  ...And skip the studs unless ice is a normal occurance. And then there's CA. Unless you have to deal with the silly CA...