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Date:         Tue, 2 Jun 2009 11:28:18 -0400
Reply-To:     Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@MAC.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@MAC.COM>
Subject:      Re: rhein rims
Comments: To: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <00b801c9e32c$511274c0$6801a8c0@PROSPERITY>
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I use the tapered (cone shaped) lug nuts with my Rheins. Never had a problem except when the state inspector failed to tighten them after an inspection.....

On Jun 1, 2009, at 10:46 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote:

> I forget ......what kind of lug nut or bolt do the Rheins > use ? .......ball > face ( lik esteel 145 inc vangaon wheel use ) or 'tapered > face' ......like > the stock 14 alloy wheel nuts ?? > And ....I put Rheins on an SVX sycnro Westy I built for a > customer..... > and I *know* I wouldn't mount hundreds of dollars of wheels and > tires only > 4 threads. > It's been about 4 years since the, but I think I just used the 14 > inch alloy > taped wheel nuts on that sycnro.. > and it was perfect. > And ......people realize of course.........the whole idea of that > tapered > lug nut on 14 inch alloy wheels is that, since the alloy wheel is > thicker > than the stock steel wheel, and evidently they wanted to avoid needing > longer studs to fit the thicker alloy wheels.....the made a nut > design that > 'reaches in further' ........ > the taperd alloy nut 'reaches into' the wheel, maybe 3/16's of an > inch > further than a ball seat lug nut will. > I kept the stock length studs on that syncro an it was just fine, > super > fine. > scott > www.turbovans.com > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Doug Noganav" <vanagon@ASTOUND.NET> > To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> > Sent: Saturday, May 30, 2009 11:06 PM > Subject: Re: rhein rims > > >> Right, they are TOO SHORT on both the syncro and 2wd vanagons for the >> Reins. >> You will only get about 4 threads IIRC >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Kim Brennan" <kimbrennan@MAC.COM> >> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> >> Sent: Saturday, May 30, 2009 9:03 PM >> Subject: Re: rhein rims >> >> >>> I'm a syncro guy not a 2wd guy. I believe that the studs on the rear >>> are the same length in 2wd as they are in Syncro land, so you should >>> be okay. >>> >>> >>> On May 30, 2009, at 9:52 PM, Bob Mac wrote: >>> >>> > A question for the guys with the rhein rims. I just purchased a >>> set >>> > of rims. I ordered the lug bolts for the front and noticed they >>> are >>> > longer than the original bolts. I did not order the longer studs >>> for >>> > the rear. Are these safe to drive with the shorter studs in the >>> rear >>> > or are they a must have. Thanks


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