I was following this thread with interest, because I have a '88 Westy with OEM alloys
which I want to swap over to my '90 Westy which has steel wheels. The '90, even though
it has 166K miles Vs the '88 with 53K miles, will be the long-time keeper and
long-distance hauler.

So my question is, other than looks, are there actual advantages to alloys over the
steel wheels?
Jerry

----- Original Message -----
From: "John Runberg" <jrunberg@MAC.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Saturday, March 12, 2005 9:36 PM
Subject: Re: vanagon alloys

> Thanks to everyone for the posts. Somewhere along the line my wires got crossed
(again). Alloys from my Carat are now on, using alloy nuts / bolts, and WHAT a
difference. Old tires were Michelin MTX - van turned like a cow. Alloys had new
Michelin Agilis on them and things turn much better.
>
> BTW, if anyone needs anything off the Carat (or wants the whole thing) p-mail me for
details. Runs, drives, decent condition, missing now it's alloys and bumpers.
Everything else is there (although the p-windows have ben gone awhile now).
>
> john
>
> > Maybe I'm missing something here, but if these are OEM 14" wheels, why would
> > you need longer studs? If they're the stock factory alloys, just use the
> > special lug nuts/bolts designed for this. The studs are the same.