on 5/1/06 9:50 AM, BenT Syncro at syncro@GMAIL.COM wrote: > On 5/1/06, Dave Vickery <davevickery@hotmail.com> wrote: >> >> Others will probably call a safety violation on me, but I think 6 full >> turns >> just meets the minimum acceptable. I think they supposed to have about 10 >> turns, but I only have 6 turns on my rear wheels and they have been like >> that for 4 years. > > > > VW says 7.5 turns. > > > BenT In any event, better be safe than sorry, longer studs/lugnuts for the alloys are available at most of the list vendors. That's what I did when I converted to the alloys. The oem ones are way more expensive than the aftermarkets, however. FWIW, Tom-what's $60-120 more versus your wheels falling off worth to you? |
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