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Old 05-19-10, 06:51 PM
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Originally Posted by 4play4dr
so people use the hubcentric RINGS for the wheels AND hubcentric spacers? i just thought it was, u either had one or the other..never knew u could/should use both
I have the hubcentric spacers; along with the rings ontop of the spacers mounted firmly on my wheel....They were roadforce balanced by the peeps at Status; no vibrations here.
Old 05-19-10, 09:41 PM
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im wondering if anyone else has had this issue..ill look into getting some rings for the wheels..any recommended places to get em? or should ebay be fine? also..how do i find out the hub ring size is on my works?

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Old 05-19-10, 10:50 PM
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Should say the bore on the tag?
You're in SD right? Freddie @ Autofashion could help you out
Old 05-20-10, 02:24 PM
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I got my rings from B2Designs. They are a vendor on here. If you can get them locally then that'll be cool. Here are two pics I snapped with the camera phone of the spacer with & without the hub ring. Those dark smudges on the spacer is dried up anti-seize that I later cleaned off.
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Old 05-20-10, 06:46 PM
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so off the top of anyones head who may have rings on the work wheels..anyone kno what size they are?..i would assume theyre all the same..i couldnt find anything on the sticker on the wheels..jus says offset and width
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i just read somewhere on here that all works are 73mm bore
Old 05-23-10, 02:45 AM
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Originally Posted by 4play4dr
i just read somewhere on here that all works are 73mm bore
I believe thats correct....get the 73.1mm to 60.1mm hub rings.
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^^ exactly what i ordered off ebay..hopefully that works out
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forgot to update this thread...so i got the hubcentric rings and they fit nice and perfect..but i still get that wobble..could my wheels/tires be off-balanced? they dont vibrate or anything without the spacers and rings

what else should i look for?
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bump for some help
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^thanks for the info..any other suggestions i should look in to..im going to clean the surface rust on my hub and give it another shot
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Thats actually pretty strange. Since you didn't have hub rings originally, the wheels should have had vibrations with or without the spacers. Getting hub-centric spacers is great because they are hub-centric to the car but if they are not hub-centric to the wheels then its kind of pointless. Since the hub rings didn't solve the problem I would recommend having the wheels re-balanced. While it's on the balancer might as well check for any bends. Also if you are installing them to your own vehicle make to you do not under/over torque you wheels as that may also cause vibrations. Torque the wheels to 80lbs with a torque wrench as a air gun may over torque them.

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Old 07-11-10, 03:45 PM
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yea i needa check the balancing of the wheels..it jus throws it off because it runs fine without the spacers
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Just my thought. When you first posted this topic you mentioned you could spin the front wheels and see a noticeable wobble. Too me that says you have bad hub spacers. I mean, to actually see a wobble is very bad. Normally without hub rings things look perfect but vibrate at speed. If your wheels are visibly rolling like clown wheels just by spinning them by hand you have a serious problem. Since your wheels are okay its the spacers.


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