Wondering if hubcentric rings are recommended or not necessary? Getting ready to install 8 lug Hutchinsons on some Prorocks. I know the lug nuts will somewhat center everything up, but will it be enough alone to not exaggerate any balance issues with the heavy tire/wheel combo?
the lugs will help keep it centered but for my own OCD I use hub rings to put some of the weight (not sure if it actually does) on the axle and if I have any lug nuts loosen, to keep the wheel centered.
I can get some plastic ones custom made for like $130. Metal ones will corrode to either the wheel or hub up here in New England.Maybe not needed but I'd buy them too if I knew what or where to get them
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Maybe not needed but I'd buy them too if I knew what or where to get them
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I can get some plastic ones custom made for like $130. Metal ones will corrode to either the wheel or hub up here in New England.
Definitely fit hubcentric rings. Wheel studs are only designed to tension the wheel not support the weight of the vehicle. Plenty of people get away without them but people get away with doing stupid shit all the time.
You should be able to get some plastic ones for cheap from your local tyre shop.
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Hub centric spacers are not needed. The studs paired with the lug nuts properly torqued to spec will be plenty to support the weight of the Jeep. Lots of vehicle mfg don't even make the wheels hub centric, they are lug centric so all the weight is supported by the lug and stud.
I have never seen a vehicle where the wheels weren't hubcentric. That may be because it's illegal here. Can you name a few that aren't?
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Can't give you specific make, model, and year but a few older fords I have worked on, VW, an older Benz, and a chevy recently.
You've got me thinking about the older VW's and Merc's I've worked on now. Obviously they're slightly different using bolts rather than studs but I still thought they were hubcentric.
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