Hello all!

I've recently found out the aftermarket (eagle alloy) wheels that are on my truck are lug centric, not hub centric. I don't have any vibrations or shaking but I figured it would still be beneficial to add hub centric rings just to transfer some of the load to the hubs rather than it all being on the wheel studs. The trouble I'm running into is finding the size ring I need and what companies sell them. Has anyone else bought a set or have any helpful hints/suggestions? Anything will be much appreciated.

-Clay

Edit: When I searched on here I found virtually nothing, unfortunately

 

Have you tried contacting Eagle Alloy to see if the make a set for those wheels. I used to work for a tire shop back home but i cant remember where we got our hub rings.

 

I haven't yet but it's on the to-do list for tomorrow. I just started looking around this afternoon. Thanks for the suggestion

 

Not a problem and if i remember tomorrow i will give my friend a call back home and ask him about it. The wheels are on your F250 right?

 

Yep. They are the ones in the pictures. Here's a link to the AE site showing a better picture:

Eagle Alloy Wheels

 

Well Eagle Alloy never responded but I did get ahold of one of their retailers. According to them I don't need to worry about adding centric rings as they usually don't add them to 3/4 pickups, especially 8 lug wheels. Only time they saw a use for them was for 22" and up wheels diameters and 5 or 6 lug wheels that experienced vibrations and/or shaking.

 

Centramatic Wheel Balancers

 

I've never seen anything like that. Interesting. I don't have have any vibration or shaking issues. I was just more concerned with distributing some of the load to the hub like the factory wheels do. After talking with the gentleman at the retail shop, he said it was really worth having the rings installed as he hasn't used them on any of his 3/4 or 1 ton trucks

 

we run what i posted on our tractor trailer...bigger of course.they are perfect..no shake and the tires last alot longer..the one i posted for you gets pinched between the wheel and the hub...thats what holds it in place..not so much the lugs...im going to get a set of them from Dennis at ITP some day for my PSD...

 

Great Link/info Ron, most people never even heard of lug centric or know what it means. My Old Toyota Tacoma had lug centric wheels and I had trouble finding a shop in town that even knew how to balance them correctly nor had the wheel spin balancer adapter that is supposed to be used when they are being spin balanced. I finally found a Discount Tire store here in town that had the lug centric adapter for the spin balancer. But I never knew they made centramatic wheel balancers that could be purchased and installed on lug centric wheels. Kudos

 

no need to balance the wheels with that set up....thats what is so nice about them...i hate the ugle wheel weight on my shiny rims..alot of places here dont have glue on weights that dont hold up any way's...glad i could help...let me know what you think of them if you get a set..im sure you will be happy...

 

Anyone know of aftermarket wheel mfg's that offer hubcentric wheels? I am looking for 20x9.5 or 20x10. Thanks

 

You can do a search for some, but you might only find one or two. Almost everything these days (especially aftermarket) is lug-centric.