hubcentric adapter question

[Grant Lenahan]

I thought that too - once I realized what you were talking about .....

If its the bolts, then I refer to my original tirade.

Grant
On Jan 24, 2007, at 2:40 AM, thejimrose wrote:

> 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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