Date: Sat, 3 Aug 2002 08:01:33 -0500
Reply-To: Harmon Seaver <hseaver@CYBERSHAMANIX.COM>
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From: Harmon Seaver <hseaver@CYBERSHAMANIX.COM>
Subject: Re: lugs and studs for alloy
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So what did you do for the lugbolts in the front, which screw in to the hub?
On Sat, Aug 03, 2002 at 09:48:13AM -0400, Helen Fahy wrote:
> 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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Harmon Seaver
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