Does .1mm matter for hub centric rings? 65.1mm to 56.1mm vs 65mm to 56.1mm

[churchx]

I highly suspect that all 56.1mm are same as 56 (omitting slight extra clearance for easy putting on), just depending on whim of seller how he posts that diameter.

[vladniko86]

Originally Posted by 86MLR

Until you need to remove it, or put on a spare, especially if it is on the hub, and your trying to fit a spare.

Hammering it to make it fit is lazy and shows poor mechanical aptitude.

Just take a flat head and pry it up lmao

[Ernest72]

Have to agree with everyone just get ones that fit. But if you want to hammer it on it would likely work for normal driving. Some people don’t even uses hub centric rings and it works. That said for 20 bucks get the right thing.

[Yoshoobaroo]

Originally Posted by vladniko86

Just take a flat head and pry it up lmao

You won't pry a 4/1000ths press fit off with a flathead lololol

[Infinity]

Originally Posted by churchx

I highly suspect that all 56.1mm are same as 56 (omitting slight extra clearance for easy putting on), just depending on whim of seller how he posts that diameter.

This is what I am thinking. They are plastic anyways, so they might have a tiny bit of give. When I get them I will test fit them and see how it goes.


If they are not visible anyways I will probably just get some metal ones.

[Vital]

Originally Posted by Infinity

If they are not visible anyways I will probably just get some metal ones.

They wont be visible. Can you explain why you think they'd be visible?

[Infinity]

Originally Posted by Vital

They wont be visible. Can you explain why you think they'd be visible?

Because I will not be running center caps. I believe the hub centric rings fit around the edge of the hole where the center caps would be.

In these pics, it appears you can see the hub centric rings to me. Maybe I am mistaken?

[Yoshoobaroo]

You can always paint them

[JD001]

Originally Posted by Yoshoobaroo

You can always paint them

What's the accepted tolerance for such things?

[Yoshoobaroo]

Originally Posted by JD001

What's the accepted tolerance for such things?

I painted my spacers black on my BMW, and nobody ever notices.

[Vital]

Originally Posted by Infinity

Because I will not be running center caps. I believe the hub centric rings fit around the edge of the hole where the center caps would be.

In these pics, it appears you can see the hub centric rings to me. Maybe I am mistaken?

Yes you are right on the placement of the hub rings they will go behind the wheel hub.

Looking at those pics i cant even tell for sure if those have hub rings or not. Theres no way to tell for sure besides looking behind the wheel itself.

[Joon525]

Originally Posted by Vital

Yes you are right on the placement of the hub rings they will go behind the wheel hub.

Looking at those pics i cant even tell for sure if those have hub rings or not. Theres no way to tell for sure besides looking behind the wheel itself.

On most wheels you can indeed tell as long as there are no center caps on them. In the picture below the owner was using orange rings.

I've owned the following wheels and on every single one I was able to see the rings without the center cap installed.
SSR Integral
Volk GT-N
Racing Hart Type-C5
Volk LE28N
Enkei RPF1
Enkei NT03

I have yet to run into a wheel where you can't see them. Does such a thing exist? Maybe! But I've not seen it yet.

In the picture that @Infinity posted the black ring is obviously there to me.

[Icecreamtruk]

Originally Posted by Yoshoobaroo

Not necessarily true ...

If it wasn’t necessary for the wheels to be hubcentric, trust me, OEMs would not bother with it.

I dont have a single source (and im not using time to check it out) to point out why OEMs use or not hubcentric but I doubt it has anything to do with it being necessary and more to do with most OEMs not using conical lugnuts (those and acorn style, which our OEMs wheel use). It may also be for marketing reasons? How are they going to sell you those sweet 3k optional wheels? By pushing bullshit like "being hubcentric" and all the rubish a car dealer salesman will push your way.

Im not trying to be an asshole but in current cars while using lugcentric wheels and lugnuts, using hubrings is not necessary at all. Thats not to say there is something wrong with it, by all means if you have the proper ones and want to, go ahead. But what OP wants to do (grind away .1mm of diameter by hand) is 100x worse than not using hubrings at all, always take posts in context.

Lastly, 4 holes? I havent seen my car since winter started but im pretty sure there are 5.

[soundman98]

most oem's make their wheels hubcentric by design