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Subject:Re: Changing from steel wheels to alloys
Date:Wed, 2 Feb 2000 12:19:15 EST

In a message dated 2/2/00 3:44:56 AM Eastern Standard Time, FONGBALL@AOL.COM
writes:

<< 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.
  >>

buy 10 more alloy wheel nuts.  no need to do anything w/ studs.
fwiw, you can get the alloy nuts aftermarket, too...

chris