Others will probably call a safety violation on me, but I think 6 full turns
just meets the minimum acceptable.  I think they supposed to have about 10
turns, but I only have 6 turns on my rear wheels and they have been like
that for 4 years.

>From: Ken Lewis <kdlewis_wating_time@ALLVANTAGE.COM>
>Reply-To: Ken Lewis <kdlewis_wating_time@ALLVANTAGE.COM>
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Will the wheel fall off?
>Date: Mon, 1 May 2006 09:59:48 -0400
>
>    On a bus with OEM alloys; are the rear studs longer than a bus that had
>factory steel wheels?
>    I am converting to alloys and can only get about six turns out of the
>rear lug nuts. Which doesnt seem like enough thread to hold on the wheel.
>Ken Lewis
>http://neksiwel.20m.com/