hubcentric adapter question

[Huw Powell]

> Well, I hope your experience was good, but spacers in adn of themselves 
> are asking for trouble - they weaken the mounting, lead to more 
> eccentricities, and contribute to balance problems.  SO avoiding them 
> in the first place is the real answer.

> yes, a machine shop could turn a set
> 
> Yes, it would cost more than selling the wheels and buying something 
> that fits in the first place.

Um, he's talking about hub-centric rings, not offset spacers.  Very 
common, I suspect, in aftermarket wheels (lets one casting fit many 
slightly different hubs).  Basically a tube that fits the OD of the hub 
and ID of the wheel, usually with some sort of keeper clip mechanism to 
help you lose them slower than you would without.

What they do is let you bolt the wheel to the hub exactly centered.  The 
bolts then do all the work.

-- 
Huw Powell

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