Quick question: I was having new rims installed this afternoon and when he went to put on the back two, he said that the center (grease) cap on the axel was too large for center of the rim- so it wouldn't go on.

Has anyone else had this problem? If so, what did you do? Thanks in advance.

J-

 

Well the issue seems to be that you got the wrong size hub on the wheels. You are either going to have to get the hub opening on the wheels drilled larger which will cost about $200-400 depending on the shop or get wheels that clear the hub.

Dixit

 

You can open up the center hole to make it bigger. A few of my friends got this done but where I don't know. But I am guessing any good machine shop can do this, you just need to tell them the correct size.

 

thanks for the advice.

 

I had the same problem on my rears. Luckily it was with the center caps. All I had to do was bore out the plastic backing of the center cap piece. Sounds like you have a bit more of a challenge.

 

would hubcentric rings help at all?

 

excuse my ignorance...but what the hell are hubcentric rings?

 

let me make a wild guess....u got the motegi mr7's?

 

basically, they center wheels on the hub of your car if the centerbore is different. They also push out the wheel slightly, so it may help your wheel clear the cap... not sure tho....

 

bowing my head in shame.......yup. I take it that this is a global issue?

 

What?

If your rims have a bore to large the rings fit in place with the proper hub bore. I can't see how they "push out the wheel" as the wheel is still mounted flush on the suface.

By the way ALWAYS have the proper hub bore or rings installed. It is to easy to mount the wheel a little off creating a vibration.

 

my bad then... i guess hubcentric rings wouldn't help...

 

I usually just read the posts, but I just could not let you guys go on like this....

First... It is not a good idea to over drill the bore on the rim. any small mistake by the machinist will throw off your balance out of wack, not recomemded.

2nd... You can't use hubcentric rings on a rim bore that is too small. They are designed for rim bores that are too big for the car's hubs. they are what acctually centers the car (not the lugs, they just keep the rim pressed against your hub.).... Very important.

Best and wises solution sell them to someone who can use them and get the proper rims with proper dimensions.

 

Again, you'll have to excuse my lack of knowledge, but I've only purched rims once before with no problems at all. So, how the heck do I know what size 'hole' needs to be in the center of the rim? Is it the same on 17"s and 18"s?

 

I had ordered a set of Roja formula 5 and they didn't fit the problem is they are low disk wheels our car needs mid or high disk. A hubcentric ring will not fix this problem. You can fit a spacer on the rear to clear them. I just sent mine back and we tried the Formula 7 still no luck plus I didn't like the look. So I ended up with SSR Competition. The size for the two I tried were 18X9 42mm and 40mm offset.

 

No Worries... Just trying to pass on some info, i've learned after countless modifications to quite a few cars...