[T3] Wheel issues

[James Lingenfelter]

Thanks; since these wheels have no "seat" around the bolt holes, I  
had to go with a lug nut and flat washer. It turned out the problem  
was that the "shank" (for lack of a better term) on the back end of  
the lug nuts was NOT fitting into the bolt hole like it was supposed  
to; just had to do some slight "finishing" inside some of the holes,  
then they slipped right in, and everything worked perfectly. It took  
me a while to figure out what was happening, since the lug nuts are  
pretty recessed and it's hard to see what's happening in there.

On May 21, 2011, at 2:27 PM, C. Rochambeau wrote:

> Here's a picture of the hardware I went with to mount my aftermarket
> aluminum wheels:
>
> http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y273/earthman606/VWbolts.jpg
>
> I positioned the blue tube at roughly the inside of the wheel, so the
> threads above the blue depict actual purchase. As you can see in  
> the stock
> bolt, I had been using those for a while, and the "polished" end  
> was all
> that was holding my car up. I think *that* is the source of the  
> "lug bolts
> are dangerous" sentiment. I believe I sourced the longer bolts from  
> an Audi
> in a wrecking yard. I want to say that finding flat cone bolts was  
> easier at
> the time (2005) than the rounded bolts. So finding what you need in  
> bolt
> stock may not be an insurmountable problem...
>
> I do agree that the stock bolts are not a good match to cast aluminum
> wheels, but don't forget to keep a set on hand for use with your  
> spare. If
> you remove the studs, that is..
>
> Cheers,
> Curtis
>
> On Sat, May 21, 2011 at 3:36 PM, James Lingenfelter
> <jimmyandcher at yahoo.com>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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