Hubcentric Rings
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Originally Posted by RHAP1CD2,Feb 26 2007, 12:17 AM
What are the functions of hubcentric rings and what happends if you don't have them? any help would be great...thanks
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It has nothing to do what what wheel or what vehicle you have.
If you bolt your wheels on correctly (which means making sure all the lugs are tight before you lower your car back onto the ground), there's absolutely no reason that nonhubcentric wheels would be any more dangerous than a hubcentric wheel. The only thing a hubcentric wheel is good for is if you have a German car (BMW, Audi, VW, etc) that uses lug bolts instead of wheel studs and you've lost your wheel centering tool, because holding the wheel in place while trying to thread lug bolts is nearly impossible.
If you bolt your wheels on correctly (which means making sure all the lugs are tight before you lower your car back onto the ground), there's absolutely no reason that nonhubcentric wheels would be any more dangerous than a hubcentric wheel. The only thing a hubcentric wheel is good for is if you have a German car (BMW, Audi, VW, etc) that uses lug bolts instead of wheel studs and you've lost your wheel centering tool, because holding the wheel in place while trying to thread lug bolts is nearly impossible.
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Originally Posted by stealthx32,Feb 26 2007, 08:38 AM
It has nothing to do what what wheel or what vehicle you have.
If you bolt your wheels on correctly (which means making sure all the lugs are tight before you lower your car back onto the ground), there's absolutely no reason that nonhubcentric wheels would be any more dangerous than a hubcentric wheel. The only thing a hubcentric wheel is good for is if you have a German car (BMW, Audi, VW, etc) that uses lug bolts instead of wheel studs and you've lost your wheel centering tool, because holding the wheel in place while trying to thread lug bolts is nearly impossible.
If you bolt your wheels on correctly (which means making sure all the lugs are tight before you lower your car back onto the ground), there's absolutely no reason that nonhubcentric wheels would be any more dangerous than a hubcentric wheel. The only thing a hubcentric wheel is good for is if you have a German car (BMW, Audi, VW, etc) that uses lug bolts instead of wheel studs and you've lost your wheel centering tool, because holding the wheel in place while trying to thread lug bolts is nearly impossible.
The rings are offered/included for a reason; to make it easier to mount the wheels properly for your application.
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Originally Posted by raymo19,Feb 26 2007, 06:28 PM
It does matter. The more divergence in size between the hubs and the centerbore of the wheels the more the possibilty for error if you're not careful in mounting the wheels. If you tighten the lug nuts in the proper pattern with the wheel off the ground you probably won't have a problem.
The rings are offered/included for a reason; to make it easier to mount the wheels properly for your application.
The rings are offered/included for a reason; to make it easier to mount the wheels properly for your application.
Perhaps its easier, but it not any less safe. Its user error that makes it unsafe.
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Originally Posted by stealthx32,Feb 26 2007, 09:22 PM
The lugs and lug seats are tapered specifically so the wheels will self center.
Perhaps its easier, but it not any less safe. Its user error that makes it unsafe.
Perhaps its easier, but it not any less safe. Its user error that makes it unsafe.
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You can not center a wheel perfectly with 5 holes. The centering rings center the wheel on the hub and that is all they do. If the wheels are drilled larger than stock hub size you should use them. There really isn't a saftey issue but I don't like vibration when I drive my car.
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Some rims are lug centric, meaning that the holes / lugs are slightly tapered... so they will center that way. If you have those, you shouldnt need hub rings. I dont have hub rings, but my rims are lug centric, and i take them off atleast once a week, and i have no vibrations.
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