Date:         Mon, 12 Dec 2005 12:25:40 -0600
Reply-To:     Al and Sue Brase <albeeee@MCHSI.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Al and Sue Brase <albeeee@MCHSI.COM>
Subject:      Re: WTB 15" South Africa rims
Comments: To: JordanVw@AOL.COM
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Chris:
Are you suggesting that I get these STEEL wheels machined out in the
center? I realize one can machine steel, and since they are not hub
centered on the Vanagon, the job doesn't even need to be particularly
accurate.
It occurs to me that the ideal way to bore these might be to use a
motorcycle boring bar setup. It occurred to me just after I missed
getting  such a machine at a local scrap metal yard. Duh! It was a
Lempco brand, I think. At the time, I wasn't sure what it was, thought
it was a drum lathe.
Al Brase

JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote:

>In a message dated 12/9/05 12:58:09 PM Eastern Standard Time,
>albeeee@MCHSI.COM writes:
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>>I recently acquired 4 15" Studded Hakkapeliitta tires which happen to be
>>on Audi 200 rims. They fit on the rear of my 2wd 87. sort of. The lug
>>nut holes are not really big enough and the lug nuts don't go on far
>>enough. But I'd really like to get the right rims and put all 4 on.
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>save yourself some money.  forget the overpriced SA rims and just have the
>audi centers machined to 2.5 dia and run spacers on the fronts and get longer
>studs for rear and bolts for front.
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>chris
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