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HUBCENTRIC???

Discussion in 'Wheels & Tires' started by Benson X, Feb 19, 2011.

  1. Feb 19, 2011 at 3:13 AM
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    Benson X

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    If you don't draw blood, you're doing it wrong!
    I have a '11 Tacoma DC/LB TRD Sport w/ stock 17"s. Which one do I choose??? They will be mounted on these TIRES (5272). Please excuse my ignorance on this particular topic, but thanks for the help :thumbsup:.

    HUBCENTRIC

    -OR-

    NOT HUBCENTRIC
     
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    Just get them balanced. After the first spin..... have the guy rotate the wheels on the machine 180 degrees and spin them again.

    I've personally never had to deal with any of that Hub/Lug stuff before.
     
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    If available I would buy hubcentric if the cost isn't much more. This will assure the wheel is a snug fit and obviously centered.
    As long as the non hubcentric wheel is properly aligned and torqued there really shouldn't be any problems with that either.
     
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    Or you could buy some Hub Centric Rings from
     
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    I bought hub centric and if you plan on offroading you might want to as well..
     
  6. Feb 19, 2011 at 3:36 PM
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    Thanks for the input guys, it sounds like it really doesn't matter as long as they're mounted/balanced/torqued correctly. I might call ProComp and see if they now how big the hub-hole is, if it won't fit the 108mm, then I'm pretty much SOL.
     
  7. Feb 19, 2011 at 4:19 PM
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    Some stuff. Not a lot, just some.
    Hub centric vs. Non-hub centric has nothing to do with wheeling. Typically a steel wheel is non-hub centric and an non steel alloy wheel is hub centric. Reason being.............the lug nuts.


    Hub centric lug

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    Non hub centric lug

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  8. Feb 19, 2011 at 11:45 PM
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    If you don't draw blood, you're doing it wrong!
    I don't consider myself an expert on this subject (hence the thread), but I don't quite understand your theory. If you're talking about the wheel material, these are alloy wheels, yet one is hub and one is lug. I don't see how the lugnuts play into this either. Basically, unless the hubcentric wheels are exactly the same diameter as my stock wheel hub, I would have to get it bored out or get rings. Or I could go for the lug wheels, and torque 'em right.
     
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    Get the hub-centric. Its one less thing that could cause problems
     
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    The problem with this is (see bold) that if the studs are not concentric with the spindle, it will always vibrate. And the Toyota hub should be 108mm
    That's because they are after market wheels and as PSU has said, the manufacturer is offering them as "vehicle specific" in a sense.

    Look at it this way. Tacomas come with both steel wheels and alloy wheels. The alloys are hub centric and the steels are not. So does it really matter if the after market wheels are hub centric or not?

    If you put an acorn style lug nut on an non-steel alloy wheel, it will come lose and the wheel will fall off.
     
  11. Feb 21, 2011 at 5:19 PM
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    If you don't draw blood, you're doing it wrong!
    Got it, thanks for the clarification. I will still email/call ProComp to see if they know the hub bore diameter on the hubcentric. It's roughly $40 more per wheel to get hub centric, and the b/s is slightly different between the 2 (if you click the hyperlink in the original post, you can note the differences)
     
  12. Feb 22, 2011 at 8:31 PM
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    If you don't draw blood, you're doing it wrong!
    Called ProComp today and got some good info. The hubcentric wheels are for Chevy/GM hubs, and the lug centric has a bore of 108mm. He recommended test fitting and balancing w/o the hub rings since it's such a small difference, and using standard 60° conical lugs. I will try to get them balanced with a Roadforce balancer and the Haweka adapter.
     

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