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• Re: cheap studs for the vanagon
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Thu, 14 Mar 2002 21:27:55 -0500
  ...cheap studs for the vanagon >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > >Wagner part number BD61433-TXE26.........$1.79 each > >got this info from a guy...
• Re: Wheel stud supplier in Vancouver BC
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Wed, 1 Nov 2006 18:45:49 -0500
  ...of wheel studs for the > aftermarket *may* list this, but I don't remember > ever seeing it in their > catalogs. The wheel nuts (N0201121...
• 2wd front stud conversion
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Sun, 7 Jun 2009 06:48:57 -0700
  Anyone converted the front wheels of a 2wd van over to studs? Where did you get them in the US? dylan
• longer wheel studs
  Historical mailing list - Brian T.
  Tue, 26 Oct 2004 09:11:58 -0700
  http://www.fastforward.ca/SyncroSuspension/default.htm David Marshal has'em I bought a set from him for around thirty bucks. Brian
• Re: Putting on tires: three hands
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Tue, 28 Aug 2012 08:37:48 -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...
• Wheel
  Historical mailing list - C. Chris Snyder
  Fri, 24 Aug 2001 09:51:42 -0500
  ---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: Few interesting things....
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Sun, 28 Mar 1999 23:03:32 +0200
  ...these new wheels? I have learnt just recently from the German VW Bus Forum, that most MBs uses M12 (12 mm) studs, while the...
• Re: Learned something today.... (wheel studs)
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Mon, 6 Nov 2006 18:04:39 -0800
  ...buy the part from VW (or other reputable vendor) > > Bought "EMPI 70-2810-0 WHL STUD, SET OF 5 CHINA" wheel > studs from CPI...
• Re: more choices in custom wheels.
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Wed, 1 Jun 2005 19:56:56 -0700
  ...Secondly, you need longer studs in back and longer bolts up front (unless you have a big brakes kit). The CLK wheels you are...
• ball joint issues
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Mon, 25 Nov 2002 21:49:57 -0800
  ...but are'nt connected the inside wheel. has anyone ever heard of the ball joint hex studs bending so bad you can't remove...
• Re: [Syncro] Longer studs for 15" Wheels*** Addendum to my reply
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Sun, 12 Jan 2003 04:22:56 EST
  ...The studs I referenced are not VW products. I just specify a size from my vendor and he delivers them. Probably easily obtainable from...
• Putting on tires: three hands
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Tue, 28 Aug 2012 09:17:39 -0800
  Rocket: <<I hate cars that use bolts instead of having studs on the wheels," he said.<< You could always install some studs on those...
• Re: Learned something today.... (wheel studs)
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Mon, 6 Nov 2006 22:02:17 -0800
  ...buy the part from VW (or other reputable vendor) > > Bought "EMPI 70-2810-0 WHL STUD, SET OF 5 CHINA" wheel > studs from CPI...
• Re: Anyone running - Audi 5000 quatro turbo 6-spoke rims (ET-45)
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Sun, 21 Jan 2007 06:15:50 -0800
  ...on the rear wheels? Do you need to spacer the rears to have the caps work? That would mean longer studs as well, eh...
• FS Mercedes 14" Alloys, drilled, correct offset
  Historical mailing list - Dan Snow
  Wed, 2 Jan 2002 11:46:45 -0800
  ...The rear studs are long enough to fit the wheels already, so no need to mess with them. The wheels come with the Mercedes...
• Re: steel/alloy wheels
  Historical mailing list - Markus Mumper
  Fri, 27 Aug 2004 11:46:26 -0700
  ...orginal wheels with the 15" GoWest wheels - at least in my case I did not have to change out the rear studs. Zoran Mladen...
• Re: wheels
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 11 Jul 2001 18:23:55 EDT
  ...scorpio wheels on a vanagon was > this a bolt on with no modification .... ??????? > > its same bolt pattern but you need longer studs/nuts [text...
• Re: WANTED: winter tires
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Mon, 22 Sep 2003 20:14:22 -0800
  ...It whas therefore recommended (in some places mandated) that front wheel dirve cars that ran STUDS had to have studs on all 4 wheels...
• 16 and 17 inch wheels.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 28 Dec 2014 11:26:35 -0500
  Here are links to the AR96T wheels. These prices include free shipping. Note these wheels are direct bolt on. Longer studs are not needed...
• Re: Alloy Wheel Question
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Tue, 20 Mar 2007 09:00:37 -0700
  ...Are they a direct bolt on to > Vanagons that had stock steel wheels or do I need longer studs (rear)? > Thanks, Jeff >
• 15" VS. 16' WHEELS
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:29:04 -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: GoWesty longer rear wheel studs
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 16 Feb 2015 00:01:07 -0500
  ...GoWesty longer rear wheel studs So I'm thinking about installing the GoWesty studs so I can put some spacers on the rear wheels...
• Re: ALL GONE @ this time FS: longer wheel studs
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Thu, 5 Apr 2001 16:34:24 EDT
  All 200 of the longer studs are currently spoken for. Pmail me if you want some just in case there are any cancellations. Perhaps...
• studs/lugbolts for alloy wheels
  Historical mailing list - Bill Kasper
  Thu, 10 May 2001 10:17:24 -0700
  ...i seem to recall that the studs/bolts used for the alloys are 14mm in diameter. is that correct? he'd like to get...
• Re: hubcentric question
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 27 Jan 2006 21:12:41 -0800
  ...being beared on the studs. > > any comments from those in the know? > > i know there is 1001 comments on wheels/rims but i have...
• Re: Fitting Mercedes wheels
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Wed, 13 Jan 2021 16:54:13 -0800
  ...E320 15” wheels. I put studs on the front for convenience. (You’ll want to do this. Trust me.) You’ll need small ball...
• Re: lugs and studs for alloy
  Historical mailing list - Helen Fahy
  Fri, 2 Aug 2002 20:43:42 -0400
  ...lugs and studs for alloy > > Who carrys the longer lugs and studs (or is it just longer lugs and nuts?) for > vanagon alloys? > > > -- > Harmon...
• Audi wheels again :<) was: Re: 16x7" et35 5x112mm wheels! (long)
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 14 Dec 1999 03:44:38 EST
  ...for 4wd: -no machining of the wheels is necessary. - longer studs need to be used if using ALLOYS. steels dont need longer studs. - im...
• Lug studs or bolts?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 2 Jan 1996 12:02:39 -0500
  ...I took the remnants of my studs into one VW place and they were able to match them up with studs from their parts...
• Re: MERCEDES WHEELS 62MM?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Gates
  Fri, 19 Dec 2008 10:35:24 -0800
  ...wheels that are bolt up to the vanagon syncro with 225/70/16 tires. They do not need mods, no spacers, no longer studs...
• Re: Audi Turbo wheels
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 7 Mar 2002 23:35:26 EST
  ...PS ken wilford (kenwilfy@aol.com, aka Vanagain man) has another source for cheaper elongated rear studs.. chris
• RE: Eurovan wheels on a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
  Thu, 09 Feb 1995 16:08:41 EST
  ...wheel designs so you have to solve that and the 2 wheels = studs, 2 wheels = bolts problem. I always look at the tire/wheel...
• Re: 15" audi wheels with tires Seattle CL $150
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Mon, 27 Aug 2007 22:09:39 -0700
  You are absolutely right that after adding up the cost for lug bolts, wheel studs, spacers and cost of machining the center holes it...
• Winter wheels
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Seleen
  Tue, 4 Sep 2001 09:33:45 -0400
  Am I right to assume that steel wheels off an 84 Vanagon GL will fit my 91 Vanagon GL. I intend to mount Nokia...
• Re: Audi wheels question
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Fri, 8 Sep 2000 22:55:43 -0600
  JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote: > > drill out the centers to 2" ID , longer studs on rears, spacers on fronts, > and use audi lug bolts Actually...
• Re: lugs and studs for alloy
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Sat, 3 Aug 2002 05:32:59 EDT
  ...You can also get Porsche studs which work w/o modifications but much pricier. At any rate, if anyone desperately needs longer rear studs...
• Audi wheels question
  Historical mailing list - Robert Zezoff
  Fri, 8 Sep 2000 16:22:44 -0700
  ...I know the studs are too short, what else do I have to do to make them fit/ THANKS!!
• Re: Mercedes Wheels, BTDT ?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Moon
  Tue, 21 Feb 2006 00:59:37 -0500
  ...I had to get longer studs for the rear wheels. Very happy with the result. I have some photos at: http://vanagonproject.page.us...
• 15" Mercedes Steel wheels anyone?
  Historical mailing list - Harry Rosenblum
  Sat, 24 May 2008 23:52:03 -0400
  ...Is anyone running these? do I need longer studs/bolts to fit 5mm spacers with steel wheels? All the references I see are to...
• Factory Alloy Wheels
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 06 Feb 1997 14:39:12 EST
  ...Studs? Does anyone know of an after-market source (or any cheaper source of factory parts)? And will the lugs from the steel wheels...
• Re: Audi Alloys
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 3 Jan 2002 17:38:34 EST
  ...i used audi lugbolts on the fronts and 911 studs on the rears (2wd van) used the carat wheel lug caps on the rears...
• Re: Wheel alternatives...
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 13 Sep 2009 17:29:36 -0700
  ...I paid less than $400 for my used MB C230 17" wheels and tires, > bought the twenty studs for about $50, two drill bits...
• Re: Fwd: whos 15" steel rim is GW re-selling ?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Sat, 29 Sep 2007 13:14:09 -0400
  ...No hub boring, no spacers, > no special wheel nuts, no special long studs.
• Re: Lugs Or Nuts (Cont'd)
  Historical mailing list - J. Walker
  Thu, 29 Sep 94 20:07:45 CDT
  ...front wheels - lug bolts. rear wheels - studs and lug nuts. i thought that was the way ALL the vanagons were, from 1980 onward. now...
• Re: Lug Nuts for Audi 5000 Turbo Wheels
  Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
  Sun, 26 Oct 2003 04:35:03 +0000
  ...This is of course directly pertaining to stock OEM wheels. On the scary side :) I did not lengthen my rear studs for the A4...
• Audi wheel conversion- need info
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Wed, 8 Jul 1998 23:02:31 -0600
  Hi guys! Got my 15" Audi turbo six spoke wheels ('85) and getting ready to mount them up, but have run into a coupe...
• Re: Alloy Wheels ?
  Historical mailing list - Turner,Ronald L.
  25 Jan 97 20:47:49 EST
  ...If anyone's interested, I have a complete set of 15" Audi turbo wheels for sale already machined, and come with the elongated studs...
• Re: Stock Alloy wheels ????
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 23 Mar 1997 01:54:34 -0500 (EST)
  ...But you can use wheels off an Audi 5000 TURBO. they're 15" alloys, and have the same bolt pattern as the '71-'91...
• Re: removing studs from new heads
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Mon, 30 Apr 2012 20:22:38 -0400
  ...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: Who needs hub caps?
  Historical mailing list - Keith Adams
  Mon, 29 Jan 2001 16:14:32 -0700
  ...Big black wheels mean business. Anyone know where I can get chrome wheel studs? That's what I say - who needs hubcaps? (is it...
• Re: Syncro-rear wheels
  Historical mailing list - Bill Kasper
  Tue, 3 Sep 2002 11:25:12 -0700
  bob, the rear studs are in the hub, not the drum. you take off the drum, and then pound out the studs. i replaced...
• still have alloy wheels for sale $50 each
  Historical mailing list - Chris Turner
  Sun, 19 Oct 1997 13:08:24 -0400
  ...centers on fronts (about 10 dollars a wheel) come w/ elongated lug bolts. need elongated studs for rears, and need to run @5/16...
• Fitting Mercedes wheels
  Historical mailing list - David M
  Wed, 13 Jan 2021 18:15:11 +0000
  ...I need new studs or spacers? I'm thinking I'll fit 205/65-16 XL tires to the new wheels. My van currently...
• Wheel studs, Passat wheels.
  Historical mailing list - Mike Ray
  Mon, 23 Aug 1999 11:06:17 -0400
  ...10 Audi 5000 lug bolts for the front wheels Supplied by a fellow list member a few moths ago (thanks!) 5.. 10 Porsche studs...
• Re: More counter-intuition re traction (some token VW content)
  Historical mailing list - John P. Flaherty
  Tue, 28 Dec 1999 22:35:32 -0500
  ...Never had a rear wheel drive car with studs on all four, so I can't say if they handle better, and never had...
• Re: Passat Wheels a possibility
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Mon, 11 May 2009 19:34:27 -0600
  I have a set of four of these FS, including centercaps and longer studs (five per wheel, total 20) for 350.00. I am...
• Re: Found: alternative longer lugbolts
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Wed, 23 Aug 2000 12:49:53 EDT
  ...bilenky.com writes: << What about a cheaper source for studs? Also, my MB wheels had pressed in steel washers that came out nicely for...
• Re: Learned something today.... (wheel studs)
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Tue, 7 Nov 2006 00:16:27 -0500
  ...buy the part from VW (or other reputable > vendor) > > > > Bought "EMPI 70-2810-0 WHL STUD, SET OF 5 CHINA" > wheel > > studs from CPI...
• Audi 5000 Turbo Wheels, Which Tires Don't Rub?
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin E. Beasley
  Thu, 23 Oct 2003 07:20:56 -0400
  Hello all, I know there is some degree of disdain associated with discussions of using Audi 5000 Turbo wheels on the Vanagon / Syncro. I...
• Re: Wheel Offsets
  Historical mailing list - Brent Weide's Yahoo Account
  Mon, 21 Mar 2005 23:44:03 -0800
  ...Empi was the manufacturer of the studs. I remember having to be careful about the front wheels and the need for a larger than...