hub centric?

[sik8v@netscape.net (rhys)]

the thing is, i have felt vibrations and wobbles before, mostly at high 
speeds and low speeds. i was thinking about what might be causing this, 
and 2 main things came up. there could be others, but these 2 were the 
most prominent. The wheels not being hub-centric, and one or more of the 
wheels being out of round.

i've noticed that the vibrations have gotten better since i rotated my 
tires...hmmm. i'm going to go down to kal-tire monday and he said he 
will measure the wheels/hubs and set me up with some rings.

the wheels are also in pretty bad shape. they've been through a few 
accidents, and with the PO i wouldnt be surprised if he'd run over a few 
fire hydrants in his time. i think i'll run my wheels on the balancer at 
school to make sure.

thanks again
rhys

Ron Pieper wrote:

>"Hub centric" means that an ID on the wheel locates to some OD on the
>hub.  The lugs are just there to hold it all together. 
>
>"Lug Centric" means that the lugs do both chores - locating the wheel
>and holding it on.
>
>You *can* locate a lug-centric wheel on your car - just be careful that
>you sorta gradually tighten the lugs and wobble the wheel so that it is
>apparent that the lugs are sitting nicely in the wheel.  If you get it
>wrong, the wheel will bounce around crazily.  As if it were waaayyy out
>of balance, which it would be.  Your studs should be helping you here,
>a little bit, by making it easier to mount the wheel.  (but the studs
>don't have anything to do with lug- vs. hub- centric).
>
>If you haven't felt that, chances are the PO was doing nothing harmful.
>
>To be on the safe side, get the rings, which adapt a wheel to being
>hub-centric.
>
>HTH, 
>
>Ron
>
>  
>
>>another thing i gather is that my wheels should be contacting that 
>>flange on the middle of the hub? well they dont. i need a "hub-ring"
>>or 
>>something similar, right?
>>
>>and finally, is there any damage that could have been done by the
>>evil 
>>previous owner by running the car like this? the wheels are old, and
>>the 
>>damage would have been done a long, long time ago.
>>    
>>
>
>
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