hubcentric adapter question quattro Digest, Vol 39, Issue 74

[Huw Powell]

You're trippin'

SuffolkD at aol.com wrote:

> Hubcentric hub means there is a "step" / or "lip" you can "hang" the rim on.  
> The lip takes all the (Sheering) forces off the bolts.
> The bolts just hold the rim to the hub.
> 
> A NON- hubcentric wheel & hub combo means the bolts hold the rim to the hub, 
> but take the entire (Sheer) forces from pot holes, curbs and bumps in the 
> road. This is because there is no lip to have the rim sit on as both surfaces are 
> parallel and smooth to each other.
> 
> On track, I watched an eventmasters car sheer its bolts off causing the wheel 
> to fly off the car.  An abrupt transition and fatigue were the likely factors 
> in this event.
> Talk was about non-hubcentric wheels.
> 
> YMMV
> -Scott by BOSTON

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Huw Powell

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