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Old Aug 22, 2007 | 08:43 AM
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should the center rings fit snuggly on the hub in all four cornersor do the front one fit looser than the ones on the rear wheels. i installed my wheels last night and the rears fit nice and snug but the ones up front have a little bit of play. is this normal or do i need to get smaller ones up front? thanks.
 
Old Aug 22, 2007 | 09:39 AM
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they should all fit snug and no play at all if any play you have the wrong ones in ( spigot rings is the name of them )
 
Old Aug 22, 2007 | 10:05 AM
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so is it known that the front are a different size than the rears? they fit tight in the wheels just not over the lip on the hub. thanks.
 
Old Aug 22, 2007 | 10:40 AM
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sounds like you have 2 different sized wheels ( the hub centers are or should be the same ) unless a mod on them has been done and if so you need to match the spigot rings to the alloys and the hub centre diameter other wise you could get wheel wobble
 
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the wheels are all the same size as are the rings themselves, it is actually the lip on the front axels that the rings fit around that is a different diameter than the ones in the back. is this normal?
 
Old Aug 22, 2007 | 11:17 AM
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no its not normal they should be the same for wheel rotation purposes, are the fronts bigger than the rear?? did some one fit brembo discs?
 
Old Aug 22, 2007 | 11:38 AM
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the frontsare a little smaller than the rear, maybe 3mm, just enough where they are not snug on the lip. the rears pushed on with a little force the fronts just slid right over the lip and can be spun easily. i haven't noticed any wobble yet but i've had them on for less than 24hrs.
 
Old Aug 22, 2007 | 11:44 AM
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I for-see a problem with tyre ware so keep an eye on them,
front spigot rings not fitting snug = excess tyre ware because they cant be balanced on the car
 
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