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Old 05-06-2015, 10:29 PM   #27
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Originally Posted by DuMa View Post
it distributes stress and forces across the hub/studs and the wheel/lugs evenly on bumps and dips rather than just the lugs/studs
If this were the case, both the aluminum and plastic hub rings would wear out very quickly.. both are relatively soft. The studs take the majority of the force.
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