[TPR] Wheel hub centric rings

[Asa Jay Laughton]

I should add, these new wheels are lug-centric, which means they use a  
tapered lug nut (my Campy lug nuts work fine) and if mounted correctly  
and torqued to spec, they -should- be centered by the five lug nuts.   
Many cars run with wheels like this.

I've been advised by others however, it would be "better" to be  
hub-centric as it helps eliminate any high speed vibrations due to  
slight imbalance due to the wheel being off-center.  If I don't find a  
good hub-centric ring to use, I may simply skip it and see how it  
feels at 100+.  If there is vibration, I may have to re-think that.


Asa Jay


Quoting 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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