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Re: [T3] lug nuts/bolts for mags


On 3 Sep 2002, at 21:48, Keith Park wrote:

> FLAT!.... Im FLOORED! I cant imagine anyone making something this way...
> wouldnt they chock around on the studs??  how do they stay tight?? 

I think the tapered bolts are the better design, but the taper exerts much 
higher stresses on the metal of the wheel and I suspect that a tapered bolt 
would just stretch out the hole in most alum rims.

If you're wondering about centering the wheel, the best way is for the wheel 
to have a small center hole that fits the hub closely, like our fronts do on the 
replacement rotors.

BTW, Mercedes refers to these bolts as "spherical collar bolts." Nice term.

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Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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