Paulanddal
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hi I brought a set of secondhand davenport alloys my van just has normal steel wheels.Will I need different wheels nut and will they just fit straight on thanks for any advice
Wheel bolts - different type if alloy or steel?
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Shush @Paulanddal , don't call steels normal 
I have my original VW bolts on my steels and they fit perfectly.
What you moving too? Banded 19's 18's 17's 16's?????
Hi Tourer
got 18 inch sportlines on but want to have a tyre that is a bit more cross like a latitude sport or grabber3. Going for standard steel 17s going to get them coated semi matt black . First I need to buy a set of steels if you know of any going anytwhere
There's always lots of sets on eBay. I've seen the bare wheels for around £150 a set.
Excellent information, just what I was looking for. Considering some steels for my winter wheels options
You need to look at the shape of the seating surface for the bolts on the wheels you have and the wheels you are getting.
I changed from alloys to steels last month and the alloys needed conical seat bolts while the steels had radius (rounded) seat bolts.
You also need to consider the thickness of the centre part of the wheel, alloy's generally have thicker castings so the bolts need to be longer to allow the bolt threads to get enough distance to go through the brake disc thickness and into the threaded part of the hub on the van.
Changing from alloys to steels, even if the shape of the seat is the same, if you use the bolts off the alloys, you may find that they are so long they come out of the back of the hub and catch something behind them (or fail to get all the way through the hub because the threads stop short of the back face and never tighten the wheel to the disc face)
I changed from alloys to steels last month and the alloys needed conical seat bolts while the steels had radius (rounded) seat bolts.
You also need to consider the thickness of the centre part of the wheel, alloy's generally have thicker castings so the bolts need to be longer to allow the bolt threads to get enough distance to go through the brake disc thickness and into the threaded part of the hub on the van.
Changing from alloys to steels, even if the shape of the seat is the same, if you use the bolts off the alloys, you may find that they are so long they come out of the back of the hub and catch something behind them (or fail to get all the way through the hub because the threads stop short of the back face and never tighten the wheel to the disc face)
Jshack1978
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Next job to get rid of those startline bumpers!!
Thanks
James
Jshack1978
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That’s great. Thanks.
changed Clayton's to some BBSs, which use 17mm bolts.
Need to keep some spare 19mm
What spec bolts do I need to fit the spare steel?
https://www.amazon.co.uk/febi-bilst...IN+Wheel+Bolt&qid=1564477187&s=gateway&sr=8-5
Need to keep some spare 19mm
What spec bolts do I need to fit the spare steel?
https://www.amazon.co.uk/febi-bilst...IN+Wheel+Bolt&qid=1564477187&s=gateway&sr=8-5
