nono the center of the hub is smaller on the rear. which means a rear wheel wont fit over the the hub in the front. You could use spacers to move the wheel out so that it clears the center.

I am also making the assumption that the CE28N's fit correctly over our rear hubs. Maybe they're bigger and will fit.

I do agree they made the hubs different size for the same reason you mentioned.

Front fits on rear, rear does not fit on front.

 

He is refering to the centering hole in the center of the stock wheel. The rear wheels have a 1.5" hole the fronts have a 1.75" hole. The hubs have a corrospondingly big part that fits into the center of each wheel. If you attempt to put a stock rear wheel on the front it wont sit flush to the hub.

 

The CE28Ns use rings to match the diameter of the hole in the wheel to the centering portion of the hub. That would allow you to try the rear wheel on the front. I'm not sure how the offsets would work out and i never tried it with my own set of CE28Ns when i had them.

 

I think we should try and test fit them.

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by krazik
[B]nono the center of the hub is smaller on the rear.

 

Keeney did this at the SOW last December. He ran 255's in front on the "rear" Volks and 285's in the rear on his big 18" Circle Racing rims. It works, and works well, I know this because he beat me! You need a spacer and correspondingly longer studs, and lose a little steering range.

Running the spare on the rear won't destroy things if you don't go too far or too fast. I had to once, drove 15-20 miles no problem, most of it on the freeway. Car has 67k+ miles, lots of track and autocross time, and dozens of hard launches, all on the original diff.

 

The centering rings are really not that necessary. I run without them and they're fine. They serve no structural purpose and in some cases they are made out of plastic. They are just there to help locate the rim on the hub until you get the lugnuts on.

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by slick rick
[B]The centering rings are really not that necessary.

 

Unless someone can confirm this, I would disagree.


Some wheels have plastic centering rings, like I mentioned before. How in the world would they be structural?
So, by process of deduction if they are not structural on one wheel, they shouldn't be structural on any wheel. This leads me to believe that it's the studs' responsibility to carry the load.....

What do I know, I didn't even have my car at the last trackday....

 

The CCW wheels are machined and fit exactly over the centering ring.

Not sure what you gain runing the 17 on the front? They cost the same as the CCW's.

I guess you might be able to run the 1 17" sized yoko on the front. But if you're gonna buy 2 CCW wheels sell your CE28N's and buy 4.

The sub $2k price includes shipping.