Question to all Vision 19.5 wheel users
I was doing my pre-camper load up tire pressure ,check lug nuts torque etc. when I came to 2 lugs that didn't seem right. I was not able to get them to spec's. As it turned out it appears that the sho...
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billtex wrote:
Lug vs Hub is primarily about centering.
This is just one of many sources that turned up in a google search that would disputes that. They all indicate that the hub DOES bear the load and that is exactly the issue with using lug centric wheels.
I'm no wheel expert, don't even have a dog in this fight as I run OE wheels.
But this sure makes sense to me.
Good luck, be safe.
A good article by a Tire/wheel EXPERT!
Guess we all could weigh the difference about the shear strength of 8 studs and the friction of the rim to hub along with the holding strength of the taper of the lugs... V/S Hub centering. I believe that would be worthless...
1000's of the HEAVY HAULER 19.5's Vision rims out there... Not Centric, doing just fine.
Well here is an example of an OEM wheel, dually at that....Centric!
From this thread:
http://www.rv.net/forum/index.cfm/fuseaction/thread/tid/28480118/srt/pa/pging/1/page/4.cfm
Jim
