[T3] Wheel issues

[James Lingenfelter]

Cancel this request; I found out what the problem was. Some of the  
bolt holes on these old wheels were marred inside, and not allowing  
the "back" of the lugnut to fit inside the wheel. Thank goodness  
that's all it was, I was starting to think I had gone crazy.

On May 21, 2011, at 3:36 PM, James Lingenfelter wrote:

>  I have a set of old Superior Volksmag "turtleback" wheels that  
> have been sitting in my garage for years; I just put new tires on  
> them and was planning on putting them on my '68 squareback. I was  
> told I could NOT use the lug bolts from the original steels wheels,  
> and that I needed to convert to studs and nuts with washers, which  
> I have done. However, now I have absolutely no clue how to mount  
> the wheel properly. The bolt holes in these wheels are flat around  
> the edges, no concave shape or cupping. The studs are SO much  
> smaller than the bolt holes, how in the world are you supposed to  
> get the wheel properly centered on the studs????? I've put alloy  
> wheels on these cars a million times, and it seems like I always  
> used regular VW lug bolts, possibly longer than original. Now  
> suddenly everyone is telling me that's "dangerous". Please help, my  
> car is sitting in the driveway with no wheels, and I am totally  
> clueless.
>   Thanks,
>   Jimmy
>
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