Am I going to kill my car if I ride around missing one hub centric ring?

[chrissurfr]

I just got my wheels....but they are missing on hub centric ring and the ones I ordered wont be here for a couple days.

The rings a 66.6 to 57.1.....seems kinda like a big gap

[dirtybrd]

no

[3ohAvant]

you're perfectly fine running w/o them. just tighten the wheels down in a star pattern.

put them on loose in a star pattern, then go hand tight in a star pattern, then torque in a star pattern.

even if you don't do all of that. the worst worst case, you get some vibrations. thats it.

[SKIDMRK]

to help minimize any vibration, do as 3ohAvant said, but torque the wheel while it is still in the air. that way they will center via the lug bolts without any weight being put on the wheel.

[A4Tuuuurbo]

Yea.. You'll be good.

If you do plan on driving over 5k miles with out it though, make sure you check the lugs.. You don't want to end up at 80 mph on the highway and lose a wheel, would be horrific. Just be careful, check them every couple of thousand miles.

[AudiA4Turbo22]

i ran mine for a few days w/o hubcentric rings, had a bit of vibration, and which benzo wheels did u buy??

[04QuattroTurbo]

Cosmetic item, so no, albeit some vibration. But you would if you ran around with only one lug nut...

[sean1.8t]

to help minimize any vibration, do as 3ohAvant said, but torque the wheel while it is still in the air. that way they will center via the lug bolts without any weight being put on the wheel.

yep, and after you're done, spin the wheel freely in the air with something(i've used a flashlight before) up against the tire(like 1mm away) and look at it to see if it's strait or not. if the tire stays the same distance away from the object then you're good to go. if it's lop-sided, then find that spot that sticks out and torque down a bit more

[AudiA4Turbo22]

^^what happened to ur straight pipe vid??

[sean1.8t]

^^what happened to ur straight pipe vid??

oh shit! you remembered haha!

what happened to your sound effects vid?


in all honesty i've been meaning to do it for some time now. i've just been so busy lately with other stuff i never even wash my car let alone work on it

and i probably won't be able to get it done til later this fall as i go in for shoulder surgery on monday

[AudiA4Turbo22]

^^what happened dude? everyone on here is getting hurt, first Plowman destroyed his hand, and he could barely use his thumb, then like other stuff, now u?

[sean1.8t]

oh i just dislocated it 2 seasons ago snowboarding. and have re-dislocated it like 75 times since then. just finally getting it fixed.

and it's my right shoulder too, so driving my car is going to be interesting. no way in hell im going to trade anyone in my family cars though