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Date:         Thu, 26 Aug 2004 19:34:42 -0400
Reply-To:     Tim Demarest <tim.demarest@POBOX.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Tim Demarest <tim.demarest@POBOX.COM>
Subject:      Re: lug bolts
Comments: To: Ron Komoroski <motresyklman@LYNCHBURG.NET>
In-Reply-To:  <03ae01c48bbc$06170160$0efb923f@o3y0r1>
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HALT!

The alloy wheels are thicker, so you'll need longer bolts for the front. Using the bolts from the steel wheels can gall and strip the threads in your rotors. My local (and now avoided) tire shop did that for me about a year ago... I told them about the correct bolts, and left them right on top of hte alloys, so they really couldn't have missed them. :-/

At 06:28 PM 8/26/2004 -0400, Ron Komoroski wrote: >Hey Y'all, >I just jacked up the '87 Westy, pumped to mount my new (to me) factory alloy >wheels when I had a horrible thought-do the stock 14" steel & alloy wheels >use the same lug bolts?? I don't want to take a chance on screwing something >up if the head taper or something is different. >I'm waiting for a HALT or GO AHEAD! from the immense wisdom of the list. >Thanks, >Ron Komoroski


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