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Re: Changing a VW wheel - totally nuts
« Reply #60 on: November 23, 2011, 09:18:16 pm »
Fiat uses bolts as well, but they also 2 alignment pins on the hub.
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Re: Changing a VW wheel - totally nuts
« Reply #61 on: December 05, 2011, 10:01:58 am »
Quote from: Sir Osis of Liver on November 21, 2011, 11:57:06 pm
A wheel will fracture long before the studs break, most are grade 8 or better IIRC.
You would think so, but to support Arcticsteve's point about studs breaking with non hub-centric wheels, we broke several studs on one of our Ford Windstars when using some replica BBS rims.  At least one per season would break off in my hands as I twirled off the wheel nut.  We got rid of the wheels and, voila!, the problem went away.
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Re: Changing a VW wheel - totally nuts
« Reply #62 on: December 05, 2011, 07:48:35 pm »
Quote from: Angry Chicken on December 05, 2011, 10:01:58 am
You would think so, but to support Arcticsteve's point about studs breaking with non hub-centric wheels, we broke several studs on one of our Ford Windstars when using some replica BBS rims.  At least one per season would break off in my hands as I twirled off the wheel nut.  We got rid of the wheels and, voila!, the problem went away.

Any pics of minivan with BBS replicas?

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Re: Changing a VW wheel - totally nuts
« Reply #63 on: December 05, 2011, 08:09:33 pm »
Quote from: dr_spock on December 05, 2011, 07:48:35 pm
Quote from: Angry Chicken on December 05, 2011, 10:01:58 am
You would think so, but to support Arcticsteve's point about studs breaking with non hub-centric wheels, we broke several studs on one of our Ford Windstars when using some replica BBS rims.  At least one per season would break off in my hands as I twirled off the wheel nut.  We got rid of the wheels and, voila!, the problem went away.

Any pics of minivan with BBS replicas?


I'll dig some out when I get home....
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