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Hey all,
I have a 1989 VN Exec V6 Sedan. I picked up a set of VT Calais International wheels for it, but upon fitting them to the car I've come to find the centre-caps wont fit on the front due to the dust-caps on the hubs. My concern is safety over the look. I already feel "unsafe" driving with these rims on knowing that I've easily halved the amount of turns the nuts have on the studs due to the offset of these wheels.
Have read over this thread which seems to offer a solution in 3" spacers, but then the argument of legality and the need to lengthen the studs.
http://forums.justcommodores.com.au/vn-vp-holden-commodore-1988-1993/71901-cant-fit-centre-caps.html
I would agree of definitely needing to lengenthen the studs (for safety more than anything as without the spacers, they have about 8 turns tops apposed to the odd 15 I'd do when having the 15" stockies on)
THEN another post suggests just simply getting VR/VS Hubs - but no explanation as to why.
Do VS hubs have longer studs than VN? Is it a straight fit or will I have to mess around with other things to do this conversion?
Will it matter if I only do this conversion to my fronts and leave the rears?
Have been doing head-miles on this so much to the point I just want to #### the Calais internationals off and stay stock.
Any and all insight would be highly appreciated!
TIA
I have a 1989 VN Exec V6 Sedan. I picked up a set of VT Calais International wheels for it, but upon fitting them to the car I've come to find the centre-caps wont fit on the front due to the dust-caps on the hubs. My concern is safety over the look. I already feel "unsafe" driving with these rims on knowing that I've easily halved the amount of turns the nuts have on the studs due to the offset of these wheels.
Have read over this thread which seems to offer a solution in 3" spacers, but then the argument of legality and the need to lengthen the studs.
http://forums.justcommodores.com.au/vn-vp-holden-commodore-1988-1993/71901-cant-fit-centre-caps.html
I would agree of definitely needing to lengenthen the studs (for safety more than anything as without the spacers, they have about 8 turns tops apposed to the odd 15 I'd do when having the 15" stockies on)
THEN another post suggests just simply getting VR/VS Hubs - but no explanation as to why.
Do VS hubs have longer studs than VN? Is it a straight fit or will I have to mess around with other things to do this conversion?
Will it matter if I only do this conversion to my fronts and leave the rears?
Have been doing head-miles on this so much to the point I just want to #### the Calais internationals off and stay stock.
Any and all insight would be highly appreciated!
TIA