Re: Hub RINGs needed!!!

["Chris DeLong" <green536@hotmail.com>]

Stock BMW lugbolts will provide this taper and the size is the same.

>
>>From: SCIROCCO2@t-online.de (Dirk Schneider)
>>
>>Hello Rob,
>>
>>I'm sorry to hear that you have problems with your rims !
>>I didn't need hub-rings for them Could it be that our Sciroccos have
>>different hub sizes ???
>
>>From: "Speed Racer" <speed_racer84@hotmail.com>
>
>>    Ok, I bought the nice 16" wheels from this cool guy right.
>>But they are not hub centric. I cannot drive faster than 45 mph  because
>>the shaking they cause.
>
>I have non-hub centric wheels on my 85 and have no trouble with them. But
>before I got the "acorn" seat lug bolts for them (as opposed to the 
>standard
>VW "ball" seat) they would vibrate at speeds above 65mph. I also have found
>that the way I tighten the bolts really matters. If I crank one of them 
>down
>really tight first, and then the rest, it will vibrate. I need to seat them
>one by one so that the wheel gets centered, and then incrementally tighten
>them down. (This is the way you are supposed to do it BTW)
>
>If you are using the original VW bolts, and the wheel has the conical seat
>then consider getting the proper bolts.
>
>HTH
>
>Jonas
>85 Scirocco 2.0
>78 Scirocco 1.8
>For direct reply: jonas@metabolex.com
>http://www.geocities.com/scirocco2l8v
>
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