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On 30 Jul 99, at 0:23, VWMAN18@aol.com wrote: > I picked up the 2.0L wheels I was looking at earlier. I must say they are in > great condition, as were the tires on them. The 195/50/15's fit very well > underneath the fenders, with the exception of the passenger side rear. That > particular tire is the same size as the others, but of a different > manufacturer. Can that make a differencาจ6อppose that might make a small difference. If there is more difference than just a small one I would try swapping wheels L to R and see if the difference follows the wheel or stays on the same side; there could be some body repair on one side that is confusing the issue. > Also, do these alloys require a new set of > stud/lugs rather than the stock lugnuts? I test fit them earlier with the > stock lugnuts, but they seemed to have a difficult time reaching the threaded > hole. Is this normal? Alloy wheels are thicker, so a longer lug bolt is needed. If your local wheel/tire shop is no help with a good metric spherical collar bolt, then try a Porsche dealer and buy 16 of the bolts used on the 914 with the alloy wheel option. DON'T try to get by with the short bolts!!!! The correct bolts will be somewhat expensive, but you don't know what expensive means until your short bolts pull out! Jim - ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe? mailto:type3-request@vwtype3.org, Subject: unsubscribe