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Subject:Changing from steel wheels to alloys
From:Tim Fong
Date:Wed, 2 Feb 2000 03:44:23 EST

Hi List,

I have a '87 Syncro Westy that came with steel wheels. I bought some used
alloy wheels off a Non-Syncro Westy. The alloys came with 10 acorn style lug
nuts and 10 lug bolts? My Syncro has studs at all 4 corners. The ones in the
rear look a little short and the ones in the front look just barely long
enough, about 9 full rotations of the lug nuts vs about 6 on the rear. My
question is what is the proper configuration for the changing from steel
wheels on a Syncro to alloys from a Non-Syncro? Do I replace all studs to
longer ones and buy another 10 acorn style lug nuts? Or do I pull all the
studs and buy 10 more lug bolts? Or? Thanks in advance.

Tim
'87 Syncro Westy

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