Hub-centric vs. lug centric

[Spooled-up]

Does anyone know if any wheel can be converted to hub-centric? I know our wheels are hub-centric, but was curious what has to be done to convert a lug centric wheel to hub-centric. do you have to machine a lug-centric wheel to fit the adapters for lug-centric? One member I know of (his name ecsapes me right now) has Welds that he got hub-centric adapters for and it made the truck ride smoother.

 

[Matt400]

A nice feature of hub-centric wheels is that most all tire shops mount the wheel on their balancer through the center hole so the wheel is balanced that way.



Hardly any tire shop takes the time to use the expensive lug mounting hardware to balance off the lugs even knowing the wheel is lug centric. They do this because its "close enough"



The Hummer H2 wheels fit our trucks with some machine work to the centers, get it just right for a tight fit and it becomes hub-centric, go too far and its lug-centric.

 

[y-knot]

I have installed several sets of new wheels for the cars and most of those will use adapters to get a tight fit on the hub. Looks like the machine the wheel center to fit the largest hub of the cars with that bolt pattern. Then use adapters to fit the hubs of all the other cars that wheel will fit, works great.