hubcentric adapter question

[thejimrose]

i thought the hub took all the weight, and the blts just held it
together, but such that there was no [minimal] shear on the bolts. no?

On 1/23/07, Huw Powell <audi at humanspeakers.com> 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
>
> http://www.humanspeakers.com/audi
>
> http://www.humanthoughts.org/
>


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