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Old 08-03-2012, 09:43 PM   #26
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Originally Posted by Phaedrus29 View Post
Looks great. It's a bit hard to tell...do the fronts poke a little? The +42 looks pretty perfect on the 8" wheel.

Ok for a wheel newb can you explain the need for hub centric rings...and can you not use both rings and center caps?
The fronts don't poke, the fender overhangs the tire by a very small amount.

Hubcentric rings fit between the wheel and a raised lip around the center of the hub. Using a hubcentric wheel or rings directs forces acting on the wheel to be transferred directly to the hub rather than the lugs. It a stronger way to mount the wheel than just the lugs.

As for using rings and caps together, normally you can. But from what I understand, these particular wheels are milled in such a way that it is one or the other, but not both.
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