I use the tapered (cone shaped) lug nuts with my Rheins. Never had a
problem except when the state inspector failed to tighten them after
an inspection.....

On Jun 1, 2009, at 10:46 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote:

> I forget ......what kind of lug nut or bolt do the Rheins
> use ? .......ball
> face  ( lik esteel 145 inc vangaon wheel use ) or 'tapered
> face' ......like
> the stock 14 alloy wheel nuts ??
> And ....I put Rheins on an SVX sycnro Westy I built for a
> customer.....
> and I *know* I wouldn't mount hundreds of dollars of wheels and
> tires only
> 4 threads.
> It's been about 4 years since the, but I think I just used the 14
> inch alloy
> taped wheel nuts on that sycnro..
> and it was perfect.
> And ......people realize of course.........the whole idea of that
> tapered
> lug nut on 14 inch alloy wheels is that, since the alloy wheel is
> thicker
> than the stock steel wheel, and evidently they wanted to avoid needing
> longer studs to fit the thicker alloy wheels.....the made a nut
> design that
> 'reaches in further' ........
> the taperd alloy nut 'reaches into' the wheel,  maybe 3/16's of an
> inch
> further than a ball seat lug nut will.
>  I kept the stock length studs on that syncro an it was just fine,
> super
> fine.
> scott
> www.turbovans.com
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Doug Noganav" <vanagon@ASTOUND.NET>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Saturday, May 30, 2009 11:06 PM
> Subject: Re: rhein rims
>
>
>> Right, they are TOO SHORT on both the syncro and 2wd vanagons for the
>> Reins.
>> You will only get about 4 threads IIRC
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Kim Brennan" <kimbrennan@MAC.COM>
>> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>> Sent: Saturday, May 30, 2009 9:03 PM
>> Subject: Re: rhein rims
>>
>>
>>> I'm a syncro guy not a 2wd guy. I believe that the studs on the rear
>>> are the same length in 2wd as they are in Syncro land, so you should
>>> be okay.
>>>
>>>
>>> On May 30, 2009, at 9:52 PM, Bob Mac wrote:
>>>
>>> > A question for the guys with the rhein rims. I just purchased a
>>> set
>>> > of rims. I ordered the lug bolts for the front and noticed they
>>> are
>>> > longer than the original bolts. I did not order the longer studs
>>> for
>>> > the rear. Are these safe to drive with the shorter studs in the
>>> rear
>>> > or are they a must have. Thanks