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oodub61
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 20, 2015 2:22 pm    Post subject: Volksrod wheel adapters Reply with quote

Hello.Looking for some help finding wheel adapters.Wide 5 VW to ford 5x5.5. I have a set of 35 ford wire wheels I would like to run and can't seem to find any adapters out there.Any help would be greatly appreciated.Thanks and have a goood one
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 20, 2015 5:59 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Place a want ad..
They were once made but not any more... Im sure there are some used ones out there.
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PostPosted: Fri Feb 06, 2015 6:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

are they the wires with the step in the hub? IIRC the standard ford adapters don't tighten down properly.

There was a guy in oregon (?)that was custom machining a proper adapter a few years back. Search on Volksrods.com
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