Date:         Thu, 25 Mar 1999 20:56:01 EST
Reply-To:     JordanVw@AOL.COM
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         JordanVw@AOL.COM
Subject:      Re: 15in wheels
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In a message dated 99-03-25 17:54:12 EST, dmc@CYBURBAN.COM writes:

<<  Hello all,
 > I've got a real problem on my hands. I recently purchased a set of the
 > South African Alloys from Ken W. They are very very nice, but my
 > problem is I can not find the proper lugs for the fronts and am not
 > sure about the rears. My mechanic is telling me that the Passat lugs
 > (which Ken is recommending) don't have the proper taper where the lug
 > seats on the wheel. As for the rear, I had them mounted, but did not
 > feel comfortable with the amount of thread that is actually holding
 > the wheel on. My mechanic has no answer for this either. Could anyone
 > else who has purchased these wheels please tell me what they have done
 > to overcome these problems.
 > >>

any Audi 5000 lug bolts will work on the front (free at your u-pull it local
junkyard), in place of the carat wheel lug bolts.
for the rear, to be safe, you can use elongated Porsche 911 studs, or just
leave as is.
FYI, i have put over 3000 miles on a van that had the audi turbo wheels
mounted on the rear, and had no problem with rear nuts getting loose, even
with the stock studs.
also know a listmember with a syncro w/ audi 5000 turbo wheels on his, and he
did the same thing, and has no problems, putting more miles on his van than i
have on mine..

if you have money to burn, then you can purchase a set of Carat wheel lug
nuts/bolts from VW. at around $15 apiece (or so) it adds up, but will solve
your lug problem.

chris