Contour Enthusiasts Group Archives Forums Modifications Wheels & Tires Centric rings??

Go pull the rings out of your RS-5's on your tour and try that, then tell us how nice she rides.

It rides just fine. I forgot to put them on after an autocross once (left them in the trailer) and just put them on the next time. Why on earth do you believe otherwise? Why would a wheel manufacturer make a difference if all four tapered lugs are torqued down with no load on the wheel?

Dude. Go fight with a wall that's more your intelligence level. There's no point in arguing with you. If you say the sky is red, then by [censored] it's red to you - physical proof or otherwise..

I guess I'll just burn all my engineering books seeing as Mr. Weargle says that design practices for wheel ends are needless, and I'll be sure to call BMW and Ferrair and tell them wheel hub pilots are a waste of their time and money.

Your story simply makes no sense now - why would you have taken the rings off when you removed the RS-5's to put your other wheels (The ATS Comps) on in the first place, they would have had the same size bore in the wheel?

You can say whatewver you want to try and refute me, so it's pointless.

Because they fall out when you stack them up and you throw them in a trailer so that you don't forget them? All that you need to do is show me where it says that hubcentric rings are necessary. Please. Do so.

The inner diameter of the RS-5's != the inner diameter of the Comp Lites. The Comp Lites have a tapered inner seat that will not accept any sort of ring.

why dont you get your dumbass to SZ and i will personally take you for a ride. then we will stop and i will take off the rings. when we are done doing our little test drive if the rings make a huge difference, as i am stating they will, you can pay for my weekend including meals, hotel, beer, strippers, and other various fees. if they dont then i pay for your weekend. deal?

Originally posted by weargle:

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The Comp Lites have a tapered inner seat that will not accept any sort of ring.

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my hubcentric rings could fit a tapered inner seat. i think that is how my wheels are. there are little triangular fins that are extending from the inner part of the ring to the outter flange.

I'm not going to SZ because I'm not a fanboy. Do the little test yourself if you want to. It ain't hard to do. But I do love the comments calling me dumb. Keep 'em coming.

Poser how? Because I don't worship the Contour? No, I drove the crap out of one last year autocrossing it. Finished second in STS and won Rookie of the Year in it. I've been to local Contour meets. But why drive to a Contour meet? I'd rather spend that weekend working on my Miata or autocrossing it locally.

You see, I'm a car enthusiast. I enjoy cars, I'm just not married to any single one. They're utilitarian. They serve a purpose. That's all.

I find humor in the fact that I offer a legitimate statement of fact regarding wheel installation that runs contrary to someone's opinion that just so happens to have an order of magnitude more posts than I have, and then have my statement summarially disregarded as being bullpucky.

I actually sought out an opinion about this thread from a friend who is Senior Automotive Market Research Analyst and his reply was

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You are correct. Now, I will say that I like the idea of a hubcenter in order to backup the studs in cases of stud flex.

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Yeah, the insults really do hurt my widdle poor feelings too.

Good deal. Your buddy that's in marketing knows more than an senior axle design engineer. Studs aren't supposed to flex you ignoramus. They are not supposed to be load bearing. What does it take to get that through your thick skull? Jesus Christ almighty!

You're a buffoon. I wish you'd just STFU.

My post number could be 1, and I'd still know WTF I'm talking about. Just because you can drive, doesn't make you a f#$king engineer!

I don't worship the Cntour either. But I do enjoy it. So in your books, attendees of SZ are basically gay? If you don't want to go fine. But don't insult those that do, a-hole!