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spearfish25 · 06-08-2011, 04:50 PM

Agree to disagree. I think you're confusing centering and support. They're different beasts and lug- or hub-centric is just about how the wheel centers when mounted. Neither suggests where the forces are applied once correctly installed.

When you correctly install and torque a wheel, the flush inner wheel face and outer hub face make for a contact patch that distributes the car's weight. The friction between the hub/spacer face and the inner wheel face is where the load is being taken. The wheel neither sits on the studs nor the hub/spacer lips.

This is a topic discussed ad-nauseum on other forums.

FWIW, my Z's factory lugnuts are tapered...

06-08-2011, 04:50 PM	#123 (permalink)
spearfish25 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Naples, FL Posts: 4,117 Drives: to work Rep Power: 1856	Agree to disagree. I think you're confusing centering and support. They're different beasts and lug- or hub-centric is just about how the wheel centers when mounted. Neither suggests where the forces are applied once correctly installed. When you correctly install and torque a wheel, the flush inner wheel face and outer hub face make for a contact patch that distributes the car's weight. The friction between the hub/spacer face and the inner wheel face is where the load is being taken. The wheel neither sits on the studs nor the hub/spacer lips. This is a topic discussed ad-nauseum on other forums. FWIW, my Z's factory lugnuts are tapered... __________________ 2013 Cadillac V-Wagon, RIP Z Last edited by spearfish25; 06-08-2011 at 04:56 PM.