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Ted in Tallahassee
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 21, 2007 4:58 pm    Post subject: My new drums from cip.1 are 13mm! Craaaaap . . . . Reply with quote

Here I was thinking that at least the 181- numbered rear drum from Germany was going to have 14mm holes. (Don't stock Thing drums all take 14mm bolts?) Well, the new rear drum I just got from cip.1 have 13mm holes, and so do the fronts, which I guess I should have expected since they're same as Beetle (or Ghia?)?

Here's my question--can I simply buy a complete set of 13mm bolts? (Which I suppose are Beetle or bus bolts?) Will they still fit my stock Thing wheels?

I ASSUME the Thing was originally designed with robust 14mm bolts for heavier-than-Beetle use, and now, I'll have to wimp it down . . .

Chime in fellow Thingers. Am I OK with just getting a set of 13mm bolts?

Thanks,

Ted in Tallahassee
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 21, 2007 5:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Sorry, Thing had 12mm holes just like 5 lug Beetle. 14mm were for 4 lug cars.
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 21, 2007 7:16 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yikes--it is entirely possible that I am totally cornfused.

I didn't actually measure a bolt I took off my Thing, but one of my "spares."

Hopefully maybe I have wrong sized spares?
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PostPosted: Sat Sep 22, 2007 9:16 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

it is 12 x 1.5
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PostPosted: Sat Sep 22, 2007 8:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Bolts suck~~~~~~ wheel studs rock. INHO it is the 21st century, why use 19th century ideas..... replace all wheel bolt holes with studs.
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PostPosted: Sun Sep 23, 2007 9:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

ditto on kubelwagen! Studs also make wheel changes easier...
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