hubcentric adapter question quattro Digest, Vol 39, Issue 74

[LL - NY]

Didn't we just go here?

On 1/26/07, SuffolkD at aol.com <SuffolkD at aol.com> wrote:
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> YMMV
> -Scott by BOSTON
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