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Hub Centric Rings

Discussion in '3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)' started by Dan2731, May 5, 2023.

  1. Mar 25, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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    Sungod

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    Road force is an absolutely a joke. The idea of pressing a drum against an assembly and getting any meaningful data is a farce. Is it not a real world representation of the forces encountered while driving. With that said, the dynamic balancing functions of the balancer are good, but not any better than any of the other balancers out on the market. You can get the same feedback for Coates, Snap-On, etc. This is why road force is simply not necessary.

    Now the challenge with the large hub opening are not related to the challenge with trying to use a lug centric wheel. This is where the fucktard gadget got confused years ago when he put together his website with flawed information that seems to have encouraged the confusion in the Toyota truck world. separate from the large center hole on the wheel making it difficult to center on a balancer shaft, a lug centric wheel has to center on the hub using the lug nuts. This is very difficult with the excessive weight of a large truck tire. This is where the hub centric rings help. They center on the hub which makes it more likely as you torque the lug nuts individually that they will center on the lug holes. Toyota achieves this with OE wheels being hub centric and then using a shank type lug nut which further ensures the wheel is centered. If the tire is properly balanced and the wheel centers on the hub, you won't have a vibration at 60. It seems pretty simple, but requires a high degree of accuracy.
     

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