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Date:         Wed, 24 Dec 2008 10:02:09 -0500
Reply-To:     Mike S <mikes@FLATSURFACE.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Mike S <mikes@FLATSURFACE.COM>
Subject:      Re: More on TR 16x7 steelies
Comments: To: mdrillock <mdrillock@COX.NET>
In-Reply-To:  <49524990.4000707@cox.net>
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At 09:39 AM 12/24/2008, mdrillock wrote...
>The ball seat is not quite the same as stock 14" steel Vanagon wheels.
>The diameter of the hole is the same. The diameter of the ball they
>are
>machined to fit is smaller. There is a guy on Samba selling hybrid
>nuts
>needed to properly match the diameter of the smaller ball with the
>larger diameter lug hole.


Maybe. I've seen those references on thesamba, too. But, they're not a
reference to these specific wheels, and the stock bolts seem to seat to
the same depth as on the stock wheels. In any case, it would be much
more critical for alloy wheels, where the entire seat is present, not
just a formed "lip" as on steel wheels.
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