[TPR] Wheel hub centric rings

[asajay at asajay.com]

I don't honestly know.  Though I do know I have DeTomaso Campy's  
installed on my Mach I.  But I don't know if they are hub-centric as  
it's been 10 years since I put the last set of tires on.  Goes to show  
how much I drive it.

Asa Jay
<sad>

Quoting B Hower <b.hower3400 at yahoo.com>:

> I don't believe my Magnum 500s have a centric hub. Did the Ford
factory ship cars with the 500s to the public with out centric hubs?
>  
> Bud #3400
>
>
>
> --- On Fri, 6/15/12, asajay at asajay.com <asajay at asajay.com> wrote:
>
>
> From: asajay at asajay.com <asajay at asajay.com>
> Subject: Re: [TPR] Wheel hub centric rings
> To: tpr at teampanteraracing.com
> Date: Friday, June 15, 2012, 10:45 AM
>
>
> I need to buy tires, replace the radiator, swap engines, find a
car 
> trailer to borrow, find a truck to borrow and yea... maybe I could
be 
> the fifth wheel.
> :)
>
> Asa Jay
> - and it might be nice to get a Rookie School waiver too. -
>
> Quoting Teampantera <teampantera at yahoo.com>:
>
>> They look great.
>> Does this mean you are the  5th wheel for the team at Silver
State?
>>
>> Private to you:
>> Any answers from Mike, Jack or Peace Now Larry or any of those
> other 
>> Kalifornia List ,poca pussies you challenged to beat the hell out
> of 
>> if they didn't get their pussy asses to Silver State in they're
on 
>
>> who is gonna drive their 800 hp Pantera?
>>
>> Okay wot about Lauri, Lori or Judy? IF you look behind them you
> will 
>> find the men
>>
>> I need another beer
>>
>> Mad Dawg
>> Where men are men and women are dingos
>>
>> Asa Jay Laughton <asajay at asajay.com> wrote:
>>
>>> The Pantera Research Institute, Pacific Northwest Inland Empire
>>> Extension has just completed a test fit of aftermarket Mustang
> Cobra R
>>> wheels to a 1973 DeTomaso Pantera.  Photos and details can be
seen
> here:
>>>
>
http://www.teampanteraracing.com/index.php?option=com_g2bridge&view=gallery&Itemid=57&g2_itemId=5037
>>>
>>> These are 17x9 wheels with a 6" backspace.  Clearances and
spacing
>>> appear to be good with the exception of the front flexible brake
> line
>>> which we can adjust.  However,....
>>>
>>> We found the wheels are not hub-centric, as we expected with
> aftermarket
>>> wheels.  Measuring the wheel hub and the center hole of the wheel
> we
>>> came up with the following:
>>>
>>> - hub = 61.773mm (Front)
>>> - wheel = 70.866mm
>>>
>>> That's a -lot- of space to take up, though our measurements may
be
> a bit
>>> off, one can never quite tell in these things.  So we are after a
> set of
>>> wheel hub centric rings that will take up the slack.  It would
> appear
>>> our best option might be a set of 71mm x 63.36mm like these:
>>>
>
http://www.amazon.com/Gorilla-Automotive-71-6336-Centric-63-36mm/dp/B00280CSBO/ref=sr_1_116?s=automotive&ie=UTF8&qid=1339734287&sr=1-116
>>>
>>> Before we go off and buy a set (not that they are expensive),
we'd
> like
>>> to get more feedback on what others have measured for their front
> wheel
>>> hub diameter (where the wheel fits).  If we are measuring 61.7mm,
> that's
>>> pretty close to 62mm which would give us about 1mm clearance to
> these
>>> rings (probably better a smidge loose than too darn tight).
>>>
>>> And as always, we'd appreciate any opinions out there.
>>>
>>> Thank you,
>>> Next on our list.... Tires!
>>> Asa Jay
>>> <Chief mechanic and research scientist>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired
>>> &  Shelley Marie
>>> Spokane, WA
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