

| Subject: | Re: Putting on tires: three hands |
| From: | Rob |
| Date: | Tue, 28 Aug 2012 08:37:48 -0700 |
That can be changed. http://t3technique.com/lug-nuts-studs-and-bolts/2wd-front-conversion-studs/ I did business with him & would do so again. The studs are easier to deal with. Rob vwrobb@gmail.com At 8/28/2012 07:28 AM, Rocket J Squirrel wrote: >So yesterday I swapped out the two front tires on my van with a pair of >older ones due to excessive wear on one of the newer ones. My stepson, a >tow truck driver for ten years now, was on hand to help the old man. > >"I hate cars that use bolts instead of having studs on the wheels," he >said. > >I can see his point. With studs, you have something to hang the heavy >tire on, but with bolts, I found myself needing three hands: two to lift >and align the bolt holes and a third to start the first bolt. He >provided that third hand. I'm hoping I'll never have to do it by myself. > >-- >Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott >1984 Westfalia, auto trans, >Bend, Ore.
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