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Date:         Mon, 22 Jul 2002 18:05:17 EDT
Reply-To:     BenTbtstr8@AOL.COM
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Ben T <BenTbtstr8@AOL.COM>
Subject:      Re: WHEELS FOR 1984 WESTY
Comments: To: hseaver@CYBERSHAMANIX.COM
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In a message dated 7/22/02 2:38:28 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
hseaver@CYBERSHAMANIX.COM writes:


<<    I put Mercedes 15" rims on my '73 westy with 215/65/15R yokohama LT
 tires. However, there is one problem with putting alloys on vans and buses
 (besides making sure the offset is right) and that is the studs and/or bolts
are
 too short. My biggest hassle was finding the right sized studs and
corresponding
 nuts to work with the alloys. >>


I never have trouble finding the right size studs and lugnuts. It's price
that's a problem. I ended up arranging a multiple group purchases which ran
ito the thousnads of individual lugnuts, bolts, and studs.


BenT
 <A HREF="http://hometown.aol.com/bentbtstr8/myhomepage/index.html">Vanagon
Cafe</A>
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