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Old 11-30-2009, 12:10 AM
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Re: Thought I had nail in my tire...

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Originally Posted by Jazz View Post
Hub-centric rings to center those aftermarket rims on the hubs.
You see, aftermarket rim makers will make the clearance in the rim nice and loose so it will fit a wide variety of vehicles (Especially on those rims that have dual bolt patterns)

Obviously, if your rims are not centered perfectly on the hubs, you will get an eccentric effect and vibration at speed.

Take a look at this listing and the pictures, it will be clear:
http://cgi.ebay.ca/NEW-HUB-CENTRIC-R...item56370c8ba5
Exactly what he said!

This shows a proper hub ring on my RX8 wheels to make them the correct centerbore for my SVX.

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