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Subject:Re: Found on ePay... Ronal R9's
From:BenT Syncro
Date:Thu, 15 Jun 2006 13:20:10 -0700

On 6/15/06, Zeitgeist <gruengeist@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I just went home for lunch and checked out the rims again.  They're indeed
> 7", but don't have any steel inserts like those on my bundts.   They also
> require longer lug bolts than the bundts, which means I'd probably have to
> not only drill out the holes, but also purchase some special 14mm lugbolts
> and studs.  Considerably less appealing than before.

Well Casey, any non-forged type aluminum alloy wheels will have a thicker
mounting pad which wil require longer studs and/or bolts on a Vanagon
presently equipped with steel wheels. You can get around it if the wheels
have 60� conical lugnuts seats.

BenT