Date:         Sat, 25 Feb 2006 12:20:41 -0500
Reply-To:     Ken Lewis <kdlewis_wating_time@ALLVANTAGE.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Ken Lewis <kdlewis_wating_time@ALLVANTAGE.COM>
Subject:      Re: Stock Vanagon Rear Wheel Stud Size
Comments: To: George Thorburn <thorgk@ACCESSCOMM.CA>
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   I am in the proccess of converting to OEM VW alloy wheels. Along with a
large parts order from BD, I purchased one lug bolt and one (after market)
lug nut for the alloy wheels, just to check them out.
   The lug nut had a nice chrome finnish but the bolt had an ugly matte
finnish and was shorter in length i.e. gross mismatch.
   Is there any problem with using these studs to convert the front hubs to
accept lug nuts all around?
Ken Lewis
http://neksiwel.20m.com/
----- Original Message -----
From: "George Thorburn" <thorgk@ACCESSCOMM.CA>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Saturday, February 25, 2006 9:30 AM
Subject: Re: [VANAGON] Stock Vanagon Rear Wheel Stud Size


>>Anyone know what the length of stock rear wheel studs on a 91 Vanagon?

The stock studs on our '85 were 40 mm long.  about 1.5")
When I installed Audi 15" rims on our van I bought a set of longer studs
from Ben T.  I think the new studs were 1/2" longer.  (I used 1/2" spacers
on all four wheels)
These wheels have been on the van for three years with no problems.
George
'85 Westfalia