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The reason I am posting this picture is to hope that who sold me these will tell me who is the maker of them. I believe they are Helo but am not sure.
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What size ring am I going to need to put these on my car?? When im driving my car shakes at about 55 MPH and I have had them balanced 3 times now. Thanks.
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First off, they're Hubcentric rings..
2nd, don't the wheels have the maker labeled anywhere on them? Usually the center cap has their logo? They look like something KMC makes, just not sure of the style.. And I believe hubcentric rings are wheel specific.. Find out the maker and contact them..
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I could not find the making on the rims at all.. i looked all over on the rim
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Originally posted by starjammir:
I could not find the making on the rims at all.. i looked all over on the rim
Is there a big K on the centercap? If so, I'm guessing they are KMC..
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There is nothing on the center cap. Just chrome and plastic. I looked on the back and only found a few letters and numbers but no brand name
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Sorry, I'm definitely not a pro when it comes to wheels.. I'd drive to your local tire/wheel shop and see if they can't figure it out for you.. They'll most likely be able to tell you who made the wheels, and even order you some hubcentric rings if you want..
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I just a called up the local Belle Tire and they said that the "rings" would not cause it to vibrate at 55 its just that they are out of balance. What do you think about this?
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Hubcentric rings are unnecessary. They're there to make even torquing of the lugs easier when installing the wheels. They carry no weight of the car and are not part of the problem. You probably threw a wheel weight, and can look on the inside of the wheel and can see where it used to be (it'll be a clean rectangle)
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Originally posted by starjammir:
I just a called up the local Belle Tire and they said that the "rings" would not cause it to vibrate at 55 its just that they are out of balance. What do you think about this?
dude, i work at belle tire.
ive spent countless hours rebalancing wheels, all the while telling the salesman that hub rigs were needed. but it is very likely that they are out of balance, just dont be suprised if it still shakes. get some rings. and by the way, what belle tire did you call?
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Originally posted by weargle:
Hubcentric rings are unnecessary. They're there to make even torquing of the lugs easier when installing the wheels. They carry no weight of the car and are not part of the problem.
lies.
they are there to center the wheel on the hub, or at least do a better job of it. torqued is torqued. no matter what. it cant really be easier by placing a plastic ring between the inside of the wheel hub and the actual hub.... think about it.
get rings.
take it from someone who balances custom wheels everyday.
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