At 07:21 AM 1/9/2011, J Stewart wrote...
>Interesting, Dennis, thanks for the info. I've heard of lots of Audi
>wheels put on Vanagons, so I figured this was fairly common. Maybe I
>need to reconsider using these wheels!

Modern Audi/VW vehicles use hub centric wheels, but the Vanagon uses
the bolts to center them. That's one reason the wheel bolt torque is
~50% higher (~130 lb-ft vs ~90 lb-ft) on a Vanagon, it's the bolts and
the clamping force which hold the wheel in its proper place.

There's no reason not to use the wheels you have on a Vanagon. The
issue is clearancing the bores by hand. When you go to get them
balanced, the machine depends on a concentric bore to center the wheel.
You can only get that on a lathe. Your "by hand" bore is going to be
off center by some amount, so the wheel isn't going to balance
properly.