How can I tell if these will fit my truck?
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06-14-2012, 03:18 PM
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Sorry, I hadn't intended to come across snappy. I was a little tired and irritated yesterday after work and a late night before that. Anyways no excuse to be rude. It's nice that everybody is generally polite to each other on this forum. But on any failures, Yes, I understand there is a small chance they could fail because of the grinding.
with your older trucks using non vehicle specific wheels that are lug centric is not a real big deal s long as the lug nuts fit tight and hold the wheel properly.
the big problems comes when you use lug centric wheels on a hub centric vehicle like the newer cars and trucks.
or using steel wheels that are much thinner than the alloy wheels. i have seen 2 sets of steel wheels ground larger to fit fords, and after a while the wheel fails between the lugs and hub.
the fatal accident was just that. chevy lug centric wheels ground to fit on a hub centric ford, and the wheel cracked and separated between the lug nuts and hub.
during the investigation, we noticed all the lugs were still on the truck with part of the rim under them.
when we found the wheel the center was missing, cracked between each lug nut till it finally broke off.
i have seen a couple of alloys cracked the same, but it was not bad enough to fail. just hairline cracks.
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06-14-2012, 07:41 PM
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06-14-2012, 07:52 PM
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06-14-2012, 08:06 PM
A very large portion of aftermarket wheels are lug-centric, meaning the lugs not only hold the wheel onto the truck, but also locate/center it on the spindle axis. The center hole is oversize to fit many vehicles. Using the lugs to center the wheel is absolutely acceptable.
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06-14-2012, 08:12 PM
mehhh. everyone is allowed to be a little snappy once in a while when tired.
with your older trucks using non vehicle specific wheels that are lug centric is not a real big deal s long as the lug nuts fit tight and hold the wheel properly.
the big problems comes when you use lug centric wheels on a hub centric vehicle like the newer cars and trucks.
or using steel wheels that are much thinner than the alloy wheels. i have seen 2 sets of steel wheels ground larger to fit fords, and after a while the wheel fails between the lugs and hub.
the fatal accident was just that. chevy lug centric wheels ground to fit on a hub centric ford, and the wheel cracked and separated between the lug nuts and hub.
during the investigation, we noticed all the lugs were still on the truck with part of the rim under them.
when we found the wheel the center was missing, cracked between each lug nut till it finally broke off.
i have seen a couple of alloys cracked the same, but it was not bad enough to fail. just hairline cracks.
with your older trucks using non vehicle specific wheels that are lug centric is not a real big deal s long as the lug nuts fit tight and hold the wheel properly.
the big problems comes when you use lug centric wheels on a hub centric vehicle like the newer cars and trucks.
or using steel wheels that are much thinner than the alloy wheels. i have seen 2 sets of steel wheels ground larger to fit fords, and after a while the wheel fails between the lugs and hub.
the fatal accident was just that. chevy lug centric wheels ground to fit on a hub centric ford, and the wheel cracked and separated between the lug nuts and hub.
during the investigation, we noticed all the lugs were still on the truck with part of the rim under them.
when we found the wheel the center was missing, cracked between each lug nut till it finally broke off.
i have seen a couple of alloys cracked the same, but it was not bad enough to fail. just hairline cracks.
I prefer non hub centric wheels because you dont have to get them off with a BFH after theyve been on there a while, especially with alloys.
But as noted above, lug nut taper would be something to check, as it could lead to them working loose if not the correct taper.
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