<VV> LM bolt pattern

[Roger Gault]

Many folks have done this with no problems both inside and outside the
Corvair community, but it does make the engineer in me nervous.  If I was
going to use these, I'd make an adaptor/spacer to push the wheel out a1/4"
or so and fix the centering hole mismatch.  The additional 1/4" would allow
plenty of length to "bend" the studs without stressing them.

Roger
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <JVHRoberts at aol.com>
To: <chaz at ProperProPer.com>; <TimogensTurbo at aol.com>
Cc: <VirtualVairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Saturday, May 19, 2007 4:46 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> LM bolt pattern


>
> DEFINITELY NOT A GOOD IDEA!! You wind up with one hell of a bending load
on
> the studs, and you lose the centering of the wheel, since the BMW wheels
have
> a  larger center hole. Given the mismatch of bolt circles, any chance of
> decent  concentricity is lost. Someone here listed an outfit that'll
remachine the
> wheels to correct the bolt pattern for fairly cheap.
>
>
> In a message dated 5/19/2007 2:13:48 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> chaz at ProperProPer.com writes:
>
> So BMW 5  bolt rims are only 1/40 " (.025591 mm) off from 4 3/4 GM 5 bolts
?
>
> The  beveled lug nuts should take up that slack, right ?
>
> Has anyone done  this ?
>
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