In a message dated 7/22/02 2:38:28 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
hseaver@CYBERSHAMANIX.COM writes:

<<    I put Mercedes 15" rims on my '73 westy with 215/65/15R yokohama LT
 tires. However, there is one problem with putting alloys on vans and buses
 (besides making sure the offset is right) and that is the studs and/or bolts
are
 too short. My biggest hassle was finding the right sized studs and
corresponding
 nuts to work with the alloys. >>

I never have trouble finding the right size studs and lugnuts. It's price
that's a problem. I ended up arranging a multiple group purchases which ran
ito the thousnads of individual lugnuts, bolts, and studs.

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