Use hub centric rings or not.
05-11-2010, 11:28 PM
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St. Jude Donor '09
Use hub centric rings or not.
Sorry searched but confused.
Took my Iforged Monoblock wheels in today for tires. TPS were a direct fit by the way. My question is......
The wheels came with hub centric plastic rings. I assumed they were for an import car having never seen such a part for a wheel. I did not tell the tire installer to balance a special way. I get home and research the rings and find out the purpose. Sounds like you have to balance with an adapter if you plan on using the rings.
Should I go back and have them balance the wheels for the rings or just leave the wheels the way they are? I mounted the wheels and drove the car tonight, no problems but I never hit the highway. GM does not use the rings and I never have on any wheels for 20plus years so I dont relly care to try them. What do you recomend? Thanks for any help.
Steve
Took my Iforged Monoblock wheels in today for tires. TPS were a direct fit by the way. My question is......
The wheels came with hub centric plastic rings. I assumed they were for an import car having never seen such a part for a wheel. I did not tell the tire installer to balance a special way. I get home and research the rings and find out the purpose. Sounds like you have to balance with an adapter if you plan on using the rings.
Should I go back and have them balance the wheels for the rings or just leave the wheels the way they are? I mounted the wheels and drove the car tonight, no problems but I never hit the highway. GM does not use the rings and I never have on any wheels for 20plus years so I dont relly care to try them. What do you recomend? Thanks for any help.
Steve
05-12-2010, 08:12 AM
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the rings reduce the size of the center hole in the wheel to match the center hub on the car. They make the wheel hub-centric as opposed to lug-centric. There is no need for 'special' balancing adapter though.
