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• Re: Rear stud swap... 88 studs into 79 bus?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 20 Mar 2005 13:09:28 -0500
  ...studs from a 1988 Vanagon GL fit into a 1979 > Bus? Two of the studs on the westfakia's D/S rear wheel have...
• Re: studded snow tires: 2 or 4?
  Historical mailing list - Loren A. Busch
  Mon, 28 Jul 2003 15:18:15 -0700
  Most good tire installers will only install studded tires on all four wheels: you don't want very different adhesion/traction characteristics front to...
• Re: studs and lugs vs. bolts
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 29 Aug 2012 11:24:49 -0500
  ...One would buy studs and nuts, and simply screw in the > > studs, using nuts to secure the wheels. > > > > Any downside? VW engineers obviously liked...
• Re: Longer Rear Wheel Studs
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Wed, 29 Aug 2001 08:32:29 EDT
  ...Anyone have experience drilling out the rear hubs for such studs? >> Totally unnecessary. Correct shoulder studs are available from my supplier at $2 each...
• Re: Studs & lug nuts
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Fri, 12 Jul 2013 19:09:09 -0700
  ...Need help locating the appropriate size/length of studs and nuts for these wheels as the ones I use with the stock steelies aren...
• Re: Syncro Update: The Perfect Sleeper, Better Tires, & Stud ?
  Historical mailing list - Cory Zumbrennen
  Mon, 3 Feb 1997 21:13:30 -0700 (MST)
  ...However BBS makes replacement studs for the vanagon that are long enough for alloy wheels, well the carat wheels at least. Sorry I don...
• Re: Who is interest in getting Front wheel pull through studs made for 2wd vanagons?
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Wed, 21 Nov 2001 00:37:01 EST
  Robert, I have looked at all their available studs in person and spent a considerable amount of time with owner/operator Fred Goeske. The...
• Re: Longer studs for S A alloys?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Tue, 4 Aug 2009 10:04:36 -0800
  ...Is this normal or did vans that came with steel wheels have shorter studs than those that came with alloy wheels? I have noticed...
• Re: Wheel Studs
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 3 Jun 2008 18:22:00 -0700
  ...Wheel Studs Does anyone know where to find rear wheel studs for a 1985 vanagon?  I called the local vw dealership and found...
• Re: [Syncro] Longer studs for 15" Wheels*** Addendum to my reply
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Sat, 11 Jan 2003 07:32:30 EST
  VW factory alloy wheels DO NOT require a stud change for normal usage as long as you use conical seat hardware to attach them...
• Removing rear drums: review
  Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
  Wed, 17 Mar 2004 23:24:32 -0500
  ...They studs moved inward! Nothing else moved though, and the studs pulled themselves back out when I put the wheel back on. If I...
• Re: Putting on tires: three hands
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Tue, 28 Aug 2012 22:54:39 -0600
  ...One would buy studs and nuts, and simply screw in the > studs, using nuts to secure the wheels. > > Any downside? VW engineers obviously liked...
• Re: Studs/Spacers for Audi 15" Alloys
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Mon, 27 Aug 2001 15:19:40 EDT
  ...that I need longer studs all round and 1/8" spacers in the front to mount Audi 5000 wheels on my '85.>> That would...
• Ronal R9 wheels for VW T3: info
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 21 Jul 2001 12:08:37 +1200
  ...change the studs on the rear brake >drum against longer studs as the original studs are to short to fix the >wheel. > >We hope...
• Re: Wheels for Vanagon Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Sun, 30 Dec 2012 00:41:54 -0800
  ...As you probably > already discovered, adding spacers lets you fit the wheels without enlarging > the centerbore. The challenge comes in making sure your studs...
• Re: Source for longer wheel bolts & studs?
  Historical mailing list - Jay lefstein
  Thu, 15 Jul 2010 20:34:33 -0700
  ...The design of the wheel allows 2 threads of the rear nuts to show, > so about 5-10mm longer studs are needed. At the...
• Re: Putting on tires: three hands
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 28 Aug 2012 19:09:53 -0500
  ...One would buy studs and nuts, and simply screw in the studs, using nuts to secure the wheels. > > Any downside? VW engineers obviously liked...
• Re: rhein rims
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 2 Jun 2009 11:28:18 -0400
  ...wheels is that, since the alloy wheel is > thicker > than the stock steel wheel, and evidently they wanted to avoid needing > longer studs to...
• Re: Rear Wheel Stud
  Historical mailing list - George Thorburn
  Tue, 16 Sep 2003 22:04:56 -0600
  The stock rear studs that I removed from my '85 Westfalia are 33.6mm from the lower face of the "cap" to the end...
• Carat/Wolfsburg Alloy Wheel Studs and Nuts For Sale
  Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
  Sun, 1 Oct 2000 00:18:12 -0500
  I have just obtained a set of five used 14" Vanagon OE alloy wheels with an incomplete set of wheel nuts and studs. I...
• Re: Factory Alloy Wheels
  Historical mailing list - Turner,Ronald L.
  06 Feb 97 15:29:28 EST
  > And now I am hearing the studs may need replaced by >longer Studs? WRONG. People, listen here - I have no Idea why Cory said...
• Re: removing studs from new heads
  Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
  Tue, 1 May 2012 18:57:29 -0700
  ...even hex shaped (removed with a Dremel cutoff > wheel and cold chisel), but the studs were in perfect shape, no > corrosion at all. I...
• Re: [syncro.org] Wheel offset
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 6 Mar 2005 12:38:33 -0800
  ...Then you need longer studs and/or lug bolts so you have enough threads left using the spacers. I have run Audi wheels on...
• dumb tire question..Studless snows..
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 13 Oct 2010 21:25:08 -0700
  Seems I came into a good deal on some Hakkas that have the holes in them for studs but don't have the studs...
• Re: My wheel nuts are frozen!!!
  Historical mailing list - Philip Menchions
  Fri, 28 Feb 1997 07:25:25 -0330 (NST)
  Try heating them up with a blowtorch. This way you're less likely to crack off any wheel studs. Phil '89 Westy
• Re: lugs and studs for alloy
  Historical mailing list - Helen Fahy
  Sat, 3 Aug 2002 09:48:13 -0400
  ...These studs are VW wheel studs manufactured by Sway-Away. There was no additional drilling or reaming necessary to install these studs into a...
• Re: Audi 5000T wheels on a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 21 Apr 2001 11:13:51 EDT
  ...use audi lugbolts up front, longer studs on rear (porsche 911 studs or the like) use thin spacer up front. chris [text/html]
• Re: rhein rims
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 31 May 2009 21:06:56 -0400
  The same length studs on the rear only work with Vanagon alloy wheels due to the cone shaped lug nuts and the lug seats...
• Re: Wheel stud problem
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Mon, 30 Oct 2006 14:57:05 -0800
  ...Vice grips, Cold > chisels, heat, drilling, blah-blah butcher-butcher > curse-curse. > > Can wheel studs be replaced without removing hub? > > I really don't...
• Re: Will these wheels fit?
  Historical mailing list - Todd Francis
  Sat, 25 Oct 2003 17:44:06 -0700
  ...Check the mounting pad thickness as that will dictate wheter or not > you will need longer studs or bolts. Forged wheels are generally thickner...
• Re: dumb tire question..Studless snows..
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 14 Oct 2010 07:40:56 -0700
  ...The tapered hold down "washer" is meant for a much smaller round hole in the wheel. I also balance my own wheels, after watching...
• Wheel Studs
  Historical mailing list - Ron Toby
  Tue, 3 Jun 2008 15:08:23 -0700
  Does anyone know where to find rear wheel studs for a 1985 vanagon?  I called the local vw dealership and found them at...
• Re: Audi Turbo wheels
  Historical mailing list - John Cleveland
  Thu, 7 Mar 2002 23:03:51 -0500
  I need a good cheap source for studs for the rear wheels. Am told that 911 porche is the way to go.Also,will...
• Re: Wheel stud supplier in Vancouver BC
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Wed, 1 Nov 2006 14:41:50 -0800
  ...It's possible that Dorman, a major US manufacturer of wheel studs for the aftermarket *may* list this, but I don't remember ever...
• Re: Syncro-rear wheels
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Tue, 3 Sep 2002 16:12:28 EDT
  ...If you can get the castellated Axle Nut off of both vans why not swap the wheel hubs and leave the studs in 'em...
• Rear stud swap... 88 studs into 79 bus?
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Sun, 20 Mar 2005 09:08:30 -0500
  ...studs from a 1988 Vanagon GL fit into a 1979 Bus? Two of the studs on the westfakia's D/S rear wheel have...
• Re: FS: SA 15" Alloys w/ Michelins UPDATE
  Historical mailing list - Karl M.
  Sat, 2 Dec 2000 16:53:07 -0500
  Ben, I have a set on my Syncro, which originally came with steel wheels, and the stock length studs are fine. Plenty of threads...
• Re: Mercedes 16 inch wheels
  Historical mailing list - Michael J. Sullivan
  Tue, 17 Aug 1999 11:08:50 -0400
  ...You need longer >studs to mount the wheels on your van. Porsche 911 studs seem to be >compatible. Sound like the perfect wheels! I...
• Re: Wheel Lugs - Questions
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Thu, 11 May 2006 09:10:21 -0700
  ...VW went to conical seat lugnuts so that they did not have to switch to longer studs to install alloy wheels which have thicker...
• Re: Mercedes Rim lug hole size
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Tue, 24 Feb 2009 00:22:58 -0900
  ...otherwise you may end up > with an off-center wheel and/or break studs. > > The BenT One told me that wheels drilled for 14mm...
• Re: Larger Wheels...
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 16 May 2006 13:21:37 -0700
  ...Most will want so much money that buying proper fitting wheels to start with is cheaper than paying for modifications and new studs/lugs...
• Re: more choices in custom wheels.
  Historical mailing list - No Name Available
  Thu, 2 Jun 2005 09:16:14 EDT
  ...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: Wheel stud supplier in Vancouver BC
  Historical mailing list - joel walker
  Wed, 1 Nov 2006 21:50:22 -0600
  ----- Original Message ----- > I need new rear wheel studs/nuts for stock wheel > setup. > Is there a suitable substitue (for different make) > available at a...
• Re: Rear wheel studs
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Thu, 13 Mar 2014 05:11:37 -0700
  ...Have yet to size up wheel on the rear yet, the wheels came with new bolts and nuts. >> >> Velma 82 1.9L AAZ TD...
• Re: Rear stud swap... 88 studs into 79 bus?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 20 Mar 2005 09:32:31 -0500
  ...studs from a 1988 Vanagon GL fit into a 1979 Bus? Two of the studs on the westfakia's D/S rear wheel have...
• Wheel stud supplier in Vancouver BC
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Wed, 1 Nov 2006 16:12:45 -0500
  ...I need new rear wheel studs/nuts for stock wheel setup. Nothing at Bow Wow. Called California Imports and was advised by helpful CI...
• Re: Machining Audi wheels for use on Vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 24 Nov 1999 12:01:31 EST
  In a message dated 11/24/99 10:14:58 AM Eastern Standard Time, ehall@BTV.IBM.COM writes: << ed a friends Audi wheels...
• Re: Wheel
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 25 Aug 2001 17:30:12 +1200
  >---Does any one on the fine list no the spacing ofr the studs for the >wheel bolts for an '87 Vanagon? I have 14...
• Re: Mercedes wheels
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Fri, 3 Mar 2006 00:04:32 +1300
  ...drill the holes for the larger VW studs, if they are off a Merc with 12mm studs. -- Andrew Grebneff Dunedin New Zealand Fossil preparator...
• Re: Found on ePay... Ronal R9's
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Thu, 15 Jun 2006 13:20:10 -0700
  ...Well Casey, any non-forged type aluminum alloy wheels will have a thicker mounting pad which wil require longer studs and/or bolts on...
• Re: Thread pitch on vanagon lug bolts???
  Historical mailing list - BenT
  Thu, 11 Nov 2004 18:38:11 -0800
  ...I am assuming that you have a 2-wheel drive Vanagon with stock US spec hubs. Syncros use studs all the way around vs...
• Re: 15" audi wheels with tires Seattle CL $150
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Tue, 28 Aug 2007 07:51:00 +0800
  ...You'll need longer studs. Unless you are in love with the wheels in question or getting them for almost nothing, you might be...
• Studs & lug nuts
  Historical mailing list - Annie
  Fri, 12 Jul 2013 18:37:50 -0700
  ...Need help locating the appropriate size/length of studs and nuts for these wheels as the ones I use with the stock steelies aren...
• New longer wheel bolts for Carat &SA alloy wheels incl. Mercedes &
  Historical mailing list - George Thorburn
  Wed, 16 Oct 2002 09:33:52 -0600
  Ben Do you also have the press in studs for the rear wheels on a 2WD Vanagon in longer than stock length? If you...
• Re: Audi wheels
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 14 Jan 2003 16:40:41 -0800
  ...Audi wheels hit this ring. A spacer or center hole machining is needed. If a spacer is used longer front studs will be needed...
• Re: GoWesty longer rear wheel studs
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 15 Feb 2015 19:30:33 -0800
  ...m thinking about installing the GoWesty studs so I can put some > spacers on the rear wheels (now I've got the Terrawagen flares...
• Re: Winter wheels
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Tue, 4 Sep 2001 12:25:39 EDT
  In a message dated 9/4/01 9:38:15 AM, cseleen@TOGETHER.NET writes: << Am I right to assume that steel wheels off...
• Re: [syncro.org] Wheel offset
  Historical mailing list - Michael Knight
  Sun, 6 Mar 2005 14:44:00 -0600
  ...Then you need longer studs and/or lug >bolts so you have enough threads left using the spacers. I have run Audi >wheels on...
• FS: Longer Rear Studs
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:23:58 -0700
  ...extra longer studs for the rear. They are about 13mm longer than stock for those needing to install spacers or alloy wheels with thicker...
• Re: Mercedes Rim lug hole size
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 24 Feb 2009 21:00:43 +1200
  ...otherwise you may end up with an off-center wheel and/or break studs. The BenT One told me that wheels drilled for 14mm...