Ken,
I changed the studs on the back wheels only.  I like the idea of using studs
on the front wheels but have not tried to make the change.  The studs for
the back wheel press in from the back side of the rear hub, for the front I
think you need a two ended stud that will thread in from the front side of
the front hub.  I did change the length of the front lug bolts and when the
Audi rims I used were being machined the "ball seat" was changed to a
"tapered" seat to accept the bolts and nuts that the wheel shop had on hand.
I am not sure what shape the seat is on the OEM Vanagon aluminum wheels.
If anyone has experience changing the front wheels to studs and nuts I would
like to hear about it.
George
'85 Westfalia

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ken Lewis" <kdlewis_wating_time@allvantage.com>
To: "George Thorburn" <thorgk@ACCESSCOMM.CA>; <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Saturday, February 25, 2006 11:20 AM
Subject: Re: [VANAGON] Stock Vanagon Rear Wheel Stud Size

>   I am in the proccess of converting to OEM VW alloy wheels. Along with a
> large parts order from BD, I purchased one lug bolt and one (after market)
> lug nut for the alloy wheels, just to check them out.
>   The lug nut had a nice chrome finnish but the bolt had an ugly matte
> finnish and was shorter in length i.e. gross mismatch.
>   Is there any problem with using these studs to convert the front hubs to
> accept lug nuts all around?
> Ken Lewis
> http://neksiwel.20m.com/
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "George Thorburn" <thorgk@ACCESSCOMM.CA>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Saturday, February 25, 2006 9:30 AM
> Subject: Re: [VANAGON] Stock Vanagon Rear Wheel Stud Size
>
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>>>Anyone know what the length of stock rear wheel studs on a 91 Vanagon?
>
> The stock studs on our '85 were 40 mm long.  about 1.5")
> When I installed Audi 15" rims on our van I bought a set of longer studs
> from Ben T.  I think the new studs were 1/2" longer.  (I used 1/2" spacers
> on all four wheels)
> These wheels have been on the van for three years with no problems.
> George
> '85 Westfalia
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