Hub Centric or not..?

Hi Troops,

Can someone tell me the difference between "Hub Centric" spacers and other ones?

Also has anyone used these "Bulldog" spacers before?

Land Rover Defender, Disco 1 & Range Rover Classic Hub Centric Alu wheel spacers | eBay

Many thanks,
Fraze

std spacers are centered by the the taper on the securing nuts ,id prefer steel ones seem a good few ali ones fail

jamesmartin said:

std spacers are centered by the the taper on the securing nuts ,id prefer steel ones seem a good few ali ones fail

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How does a Hub Centric one differ then mate?

I've heard ali ones are better? Not so..?

Fraze

more of a spigot fit on hub i presume ,i can only say ive seen a good few failed ali ones and no failed steel ones ,though loctite left side spacer nuts

after looking at your link ,price looks cheap so id imagine they are popular

I've got those Bulldog ones. Got them second hand for £60. Work well and haven't had any issues with them. Had them on for about four months and they've remained tight.

My front wheel bearings have just gone, but that was after I removed them for a disc change and mustn't have tightened them properly because they went straight after.

And as James says, the hub centric ones have the extra "ring" that the wheel sits on before tightening.

Some kind of lip on the outer edge that helps it sit/locate onto the hub?

Yeh the hub centric ones are for alloy wheels where the nuts don't centralise the wheels

Cheers troops,

So do you think I will be alright with the Alli hub centric ones as per the link?

Fraze

They were the ones recommended to me in this thread (see post 5) but I decided not to get spacers as I got the the lock stops adjusted to stop my tyre rubbing...

http://www.landyzone.co.uk/lz/f7/wheel-spacers-adjust-lock-stops-227604.html