Date:         Thu, 13 May 1999 11:45:28 GMT
Reply-To:     Malcolm White <malcolm@WHITE.IE>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Malcolm White <malcolm@WHITE.IE>
Organization: Images in Flight Limited
Subject:      Re: Intro!
Comments: To: Per Lindgren <lindgre@ONLINE.NO>
In-Reply-To:  <373AB052.62EF811B@online.no>
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This sounds like an incredibly dangerous practise to me. If the PCD is not
*exactly* correct then the studs (or nuts) will not seat correctly. Most alloys
have a 60 degree taper fitting. If the PCD is 2mm larger, the nuts will not be
sitting squarely in the taper and there will be a greatly reduced surface area
in contact.

Don't do it!!!!!

Malcolm

On Thu, 13 May 1999 12:58:26 +0200, you wrote:

>JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote:
>
>> BTW, the Lexus - was it a ES300?  did you know those wheels will fit on a
>> Vanagon?  My dad has a '93 ES300, and the 15" will fit the vanagon bolt
>> pattern...
>
>They will fit, but its not a perfect match! The bolt pattern on the Vanagon is
>112-5, the pattern on the Lexus is 114,3-5 (4,5"-5). This makes each bolt hole
>1 mm off opposed to the stud, and I am not sure if I would drive with that
>over a longer period. I saw a MB (also with 112-5 pattern) that had Volvo
>steel wheels... The Volvo wheels are 108-5. I never thought they'd fit!
>
>PerL
>88 Syncro

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