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Old 05-05-2010, 06:36 PM
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After Market Wheels - hub centric vs lug centric

Looking for opinions on loosing weight capacity with lug-centric wheels as opposed to hub centric.

Please move this if needed - couldn't find a specific forum
 
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There was a video posted by someone else here on the X board that asked a similar question.

If I remember right the X is a hub centric and that's what it was designed for and by switching to a non hub centric brought on centering issues that could lead to a total wheel failure at speed.
 
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Thanks for the response - guess I didn't have my thinking cap on yesterday - didn't think to search for "centric" - found some recent discussions on it that helps shed some opinions.
Still worried about busting a rear wheel while towing 900lb tongue weight. I've seen it happen and wondered why, until I picked up some Dick Cepek's on sale recently (not mounted yet) and then it hit me, is this ok to have no help from the hub to wheel for strength?
 
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