Date:         Sat, 9 Jul 2016 20:04:43 -0400
Reply-To:     Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM>
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From:         Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Boring steel wheels Another wheel and tire option.
Comments: To: Marc Perdue <mcperdue@GMAIL.COM>
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It means that you need to check for or get the correct hardware. Awful grammar! These use the common 60 cone seat just like the factory alloys. 19mm thick wall impact sockets won’t fit so you need thin wall impacts, chrome, or hardware with 17mm heads. I often use the spline sets. This wheel is also available in a 17 X 8 with the 32mm offset. I have not tried that combination yet. The 17 X7.5 with 25mm offset has been working well on both 2WD and Syncros.  

Dennis


-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Marc Perdue
Sent: Saturday, July 9, 2016 6:10 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Boring steel wheels Another wheel and tire option.

I like their comment about the wheels, "We would recommend purchasing a set or aftermarket lugs for these wheels to ensure the best fitment as stock lugs often do not work with aftermarket wheels." Wonder what that means?

Marc Perdue

On Sat, Jul 9, 2016 at 3:39 PM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote:
> This wheel fits and I have confirmed it is rated for 1,800 pounds.  
> Still not an LT rated wheel but 1,800 pounds is higher than many aftermarket rims.
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> https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00C6CS4BM/ref=ox_sc_sfl_title_4?ie=

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> For a super al season touring tire stating near stock diameter go with this.
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> https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0100OCAW6/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02
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> Dennis
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On 
> Behalf Of Alistair Bell
> Sent: Saturday, July 9, 2016 3:15 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Boring steel wheels
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> Good point. I think I got the hole fairly well located. Better than a 
> hole saw anyway :-)
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> Alistair
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>> On Jul 9, 2016, at 12:13 PM, Larry Alofs <lalofs@gmail.com> wrote:
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>> The reason the center hole should be reasonably accurate is that it 
>> will
> locate the wheel on the balancing machine the next time he goes to buy 

> tires.
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>> Larry A.
>>   15" aluminum Audi wheels with center holes enlarged with a hole saw 

>> and
> a hand- held drill.
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>>> On Sat, Jul 9, 2016 at 2:54 PM, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:
>>> Boring post about boring wheels.
>>>
>>> https://shufti.wordpress.com/2016/07/09/vanagon-boring-steel-wheels/
>>>
>>> Alistair
>>