Originally Posted By: rooflessVW
The hub supports the weight.
The bolts keep the hub and wheel clamped together.
Wheels should be hub-centric, either by default or with an adapter ring.
Just because you don't have an issue doing something the wrong way doesn't mean it's the right way.
This would only be true if you wheels are a press fit onto the hubs... And then you could tighten the lugs to only 30 ftlbs with no problems...
No hub centric wheels have a tight enough fit to support the weight of the car, on the hub flange. They all rely on the lugs to hold the wheel tight enough to the hub that there is no effective load on the hub flange. Perhaps in a curb strike at 50mph, the flanges get involved, but usually the tire and wheel are destroyed anyways so its not an issue.
The hub supports the weight.
The bolts keep the hub and wheel clamped together.
Wheels should be hub-centric, either by default or with an adapter ring.
Just because you don't have an issue doing something the wrong way doesn't mean it's the right way.
This would only be true if you wheels are a press fit onto the hubs... And then you could tighten the lugs to only 30 ftlbs with no problems...
No hub centric wheels have a tight enough fit to support the weight of the car, on the hub flange. They all rely on the lugs to hold the wheel tight enough to the hub that there is no effective load on the hub flange. Perhaps in a curb strike at 50mph, the flanges get involved, but usually the tire and wheel are destroyed anyways so its not an issue.
