On Fri, Jun 20, 2008 at 1:32 PM, Jeff Lincoln <magikvw@gmail.com> wrote: > Ok, this might seem a dumb question but I have to know. > > I won a pair of VW alloys at the Buses by the Beach Benefit back in May. > I'd > like to put them on but I'm comfused about the lugs/studs. > > It appears that the alloys require lugs with a cone like shape where the > lugs meets the wheel and most of the ones I received with it are rounder. > So > I guess my question with this is does it really matter? Can I use the > rounder shapeed lugs. > > My next question is that some of the hardware are just lug nuts and others > are lugs with a threaded stud on them. What's with that? Do I need both for > some reason? > > Again I know this may seem a dumb question but it is Friday :)
Jeff, The 60° conical seat lugnuts and lugbolts are specified by VW so that they can offer alloy wheels w/o having to install longer studs. Keep in mind that factory alloy wheels have a thicker mounting pad than your stock steel wheels. If you use your stock ballseat hardware, you might find that only 2-3 threads are engaged to hold your wheels on. IIRC, VW specifies 7.5 turns of threads engaged. Besides that, think about the ballseat lugnuts like a baseball on a table. Only the very edge is touching. Although that might be a huge problem on a steel wheel, I would be very uncomfortable about having only the edge of that hard steel ball held against the much softer seat of the alloy wheels. You can get the 60° seat 14mm 1.5 lugnuts at your FLAPS. I have some SA factory lugbolts if you are interested. Better yet, just get some used hardware from someone with stock alloys. I have some of these tall lugnuts too: http://hometown.aol.com/realsf/images/allnutsside.jpg http://hometown.aol.com/realsf/images/allnutstop.jpg Where's what ballseat lugnuts look like: http://hometown.aol.com/realsf/images/cadnuts1.jpg Compare the conical seat bolts to your shorty steel lugnuts: http://hometown.aol.com/realsf/images/lugbolt1.jpg
BenT ps: syncros use lugnuts in front as well. |
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