Are we hub centric?

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Re: Are we hub centric?

Postby kazama » Fri Mar 07, 2014 11:46 pm

project.r.racing wrote:
kazama wrote:949 racing doesnt stock them because theyre "not needed"
say what?

referring to the 15's

"You may notice there are no hub centering rings offered and there is a reason for that. Most aftermarket wheels use a generic 67 or 73 mm bore. The reason for that is to save money on tooling and machining setup time. Bigger 5 lug wheels use the big 67/73 bore so the smaller 4x100 pattern wheels get it whether it's optimum or not. The 6UL is only 59.1 which makes it a stronger and lighter wheel. Our experience is that centering rings are not needed to properly locate the wheel concentrically. "

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Re: Are we hub centric?

Postby timk » Sat Mar 08, 2014 8:12 am

If you tighten tapered nuts in a sane sequence the wheel will be centered correctly without the hubcentric ring. I've melted a set of plastic ones on the front at a track day and haven't bothered replacing them.

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Re: Are we hub centric?

Postby project.r.racing » Sat Mar 08, 2014 10:28 am

kazama wrote:
project.r.racing wrote:
kazama wrote:949 racing doesnt stock them because theyre "not needed"
say what?

referring to the 15's

"You may notice there are no hub centering rings offered and there is a reason for that. Most aftermarket wheels use a generic 67 or 73 mm bore. The reason for that is to save money on tooling and machining setup time. Bigger 5 lug wheels use the big 67/73 bore so the smaller 4x100 pattern wheels get it whether it's optimum or not. The 6UL is only 59.1 which makes it a stronger and lighter wheel. Our experience is that centering rings are not needed to properly locate the wheel concentrically. "

That is werid since my 15" 6ULs came with 949racing blue rings.

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Re: Are we hub centric?

Postby kazama » Sat Mar 08, 2014 4:24 pm

project.r.racing wrote:That is werid since my 15" 6ULs came with 949racing blue rings.

lucky i guess :D


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