So are there any good reference material that you may have (im assuming its all knowledge in your head) but say, a word doc with all the different things (stud conversion, lug nuts, ball seat/ conical, hubcentric rings, wheel locks) pros and cons, dos and donts
I think there are tons of great post/threads here, but some of them need a sort of TLDR in the FP or post under it. Some people might say oh just search it up, but its hard to search if you don't know it even exist or is a thing
Also I know that is a generic and somewhat vague question, so if there is no straight answer its cool. But as someone who has oem wheels ect, I only find the knowledge on here from what other people say since I have very little experience
Edit: so im researching stud conversion now, never heard of it, and you have to get a kit to convert if your using spacers, but only for wheels that use studs since some use just lugs i.e. the oem wheel has no studs
Is the only reason to use this so the wheel sits on way easier? like you just put it on and then the nuts and boom its done verse always putting in the lugs
There are a lot of good posts on Discount Tire's site, Tire Rack's as well:
Discount/America's Tire Tips:
https://www.americastire.com/learn
https://www.americastire.com/learn/hub-centric-vs-lug-centric
https://www.americastire.com/learn/hub-rings
https://www.americastire.com/learn/lug-nuts
Tire Rack Tech Tips
https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tiretech/tiretech.jsp?tab=All
Lug Nuts
https://www.tirerack.com/wheels/tech/techpage.jsp?techid=102
Torqueing
https://www.tirerack.com/wheels/tech/techpage.jsp?techid=107
Centerbore (hub centric info)
https://www.tirerack.com/wheels/tech/techpage.jsp?techid=91
A lot of things specific to VWs/this forum should probably be put into one post or a doc, you're right. If I have some time I might try compiling a greatest hits and host it.
I know I posted something once but I can't find it now (Found it:
https://www.golfmk7.com/forums/showpost.php?p=794119&postcount=34), stud conversions are a bit complicated unless you're familiar with all the related components.
Their Pros:
Place to hang the wheel while mounting
Ability to use spacers without needing longer bolts (I can swap between 3, 5, 10mm+ spacers now with no changes, for example)
Less wear on the hub, so if you swap wheels constantly less chance of damage to threads on a $200 hub
Studs are cheap to replace if they are damaged, same with lug nuts
Cons:
Complicated, at least to make sure you're getting all matching parts
Lug nuts to match wheels designed for ball seat lug bolts are not extremely common, but most stud conversion retailers/manufacturers have a small selection to offer.
I would say not necessary for most people, unless you know why you want to convert. If you've got factory wheels, no spacers, and only rotate your tires a few times a year, it's not going to change your life. If you've got a few sets aftermarket wheels, swap during track days, want to run funky lug nuts for style reasons, play around with spacers, etc. then you should definitely consider one.