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Date:         Thu, 15 Jun 2006 13:20:10 -0700
Reply-To:     BenT Syncro <syncro@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         BenT Syncro <syncro@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Found on ePay... Ronal R9's
Comments: To: Zeitgeist <gruengeist@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To:  <1b85fa6a0606151232q4bebf068kbc2dbb529f410b71@mail.gmail.com>
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On 6/15/06, Zeitgeist <gruengeist@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I just went home for lunch and checked out the rims again.  They're indeed
> 7", but don't have any steel inserts like those on my bundts.   They also
> require longer lug bolts than the bundts, which means I'd probably have to
> not only drill out the holes, but also purchase some special 14mm lugbolts
> and studs.  Considerably less appealing than before.






Well Casey, any non-forged type aluminum alloy wheels will have a thicker
mounting pad which wil require longer studs and/or bolts on a Vanagon
presently equipped with steel wheels. You can get around it if the wheels
have 60° conical lugnuts seats.


BenT
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