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Date:         Sat, 3 Aug 2002 09:48:13 -0400
Reply-To:     72510.1173@COMPUSERVE.COM
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Helen Fahy <72510.1173@COMPUSERVE.COM>
Subject:      Re: lugs and studs for alloy
Comments: To: BenTbtstr8@aol.com
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The website does say: "Installation requires a hole drilled and reamed to .562 diameter. " This is meant to describe what is required for the stud to fit into a previously undrilled hub, as you might have if you were building a custom sand rail. These studs are VW wheel studs manufactured by Sway-Away.

There was no additional drilling or reaming necessary to install these studs into a vanagon hub. They pressed into the hub with the correct interference fit of 0.3-0.4mm(~0.012-0.016in).

I used the 52mm long studs which are $3.00ea, the postage was more than the studs as I wanted them fast.

Helen & Joe Fahy '87 Westy

----- Original Message ----- From: <BenTbtstr8@aol.com> To: <72510.1173@compuserve.com>; <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Saturday, August 03, 2002 5:32 AM Subject: Re: lugs and studs for alloy

> > In a message dated 8/2/02 5:44:16 PM Pacific Daylight Time, > 72510.1173@COMPUSERVE.COM writes: > > << Here is where I picked mine up: > > http://www.bugsandbuggies.com/Parts.asp?CN=914&SN=102&GN=13&Subgroup=Wheel+A > dapters%2C+Mounting+and+Covers&RefPage=Sway-A-Way > > They were real good about shipping them out fast. >> > > Helen & Joe, et al. > > The one objection I have to these units is you have to ream (make the bigger) > the holes in your hub to fit them per the instructions on the webpage you > noted above. There are aftermarket and factory studs available which do not > require you to alter your hubs. Not to mention cheaper than these guys. You > can also get Porsche studs which work w/o modifications but much pricier. > > At any rate, if anyone desperately needs longer rear studs, I can offer some > assistance as long as the number of requesters do not get overwhelming as > they did in the past. > > BenT

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