Which is better: hub centric or lug centric wheels?
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Which is better: hub centric or lug centric wheels?
Doing some wheel shopping for my car and I see both types of rims...hub centric and lug centric. Which is better and whats the difference?
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Hub centric. They hold the wheel to the center of the hub. If they're lug centric, you need tapered lug nuts to hold them in place. Tapered lug nuts + hub centric wheels or wheels with hub centric rings will keep vibrations to a minimum.
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aren't pretty much ALL lugs tapered?? I've never used any lugs that werent tapered..
When I didn't have my hubcentric rings on the srt-4 (hubcentric rims) I noticed zero difference.. same with the SRT-4 and now with the Jeep.. All used tapered lug nuts..
When I didn't have my hubcentric rings on the srt-4 (hubcentric rims) I noticed zero difference.. same with the SRT-4 and now with the Jeep.. All used tapered lug nuts..
