In a message dated 8/27/01 5:31:48 AM Pacific Daylight Time, lostranger@MINDSPRING.COM writes: << I've been told that I need longer studs all round and 1/8" spacers in the front to mount Audi 5000 wheels on my '85.>> That would be for Syncros. 2WD uses bolts up front. Don't forget that most Audi 5000's have four lugs not five. IIRC only the turbo has five lugs. << What length studs should I use in the rear? Do the Vanagon lug nuts work?>> See the following picture to compare the difference. The longer stud is from a group purchased I arranged. They use stock Vanagon lug nuts. http://members.aol.com/realsf/images/longerstuds.jpg << What type of studs do I use in front? Does this involve drilling out the holes and using standard lug studs? What length?>> If you have a Syncro, you can just use the same as you will use in your rear. While you can install screw in stud and use Vanagon lugnuts on a 2WD van, if is much easier to just use longer lugbolts from the Audi or even a some Mercedes. << Who sells the 1/8" spacers for the front? >> Any FLAPS. Thin spacers are very easy to get. I am having mine made by a local machinist. You can avoid this issue if you have the center bores of the wheels you are using enlarged to clear the front grease cup. Doing all four wheels makes it possible to rotate tires. If you don;t have a competent machine shop nearby, then the spacers are the way to go. BenT <A HREF="http://hometown.aol.com/bentbtstr8/vanagoncafewheelspage1.html">VC wheels page 1</A> |
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