hubcentric adapter question

[Grant Lenahan]

Oh!  Yes, I have those on my RONALs.
Sorry for the confusion.

Grant
On Jan 23, 2007, at 9:04 PM, Huw Powell wrote:

>
>> 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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