You fit a new set of aftermarket wheels, everything is torqued properly, and at 100 km/h the steering wheel starts to shake. Nine times out of ten the missing piece costs less than $25.
What a hub-centric ring does
Your vehicle's hub has a raised centre that the wheel is meant to sit on. Factory wheels are made with a centre bore that matches that hub exactly, so the wheel is centred by the hub itself. Aftermarket wheels are made with a larger centre bore so one wheel can fit many vehicles. That leaves a gap between the hub and the wheel.
A hub-centric ring fills that gap. It is a precise spacer ring that sits in the wheel's centre bore and fits snugly over the hub, so the wheel is centred on the hub again rather than only by the lug nuts.
Do you need them?
- Factory wheels: no. They already match the hub.
- Aftermarket wheels with a larger bore than your hub: yes, in almost every case. They make the wheel easier to mount dead-centre and help prevent vibration.
- Aftermarket wheels made for your exact hub: no.
How to pick the right size
A hub ring is described by two numbers: the outer diameter (the wheel's centre bore) and the inner diameter (your hub). Both are in millimetres. Tell us the wheel and the vehicle and we will match it — or buy them with your wheels and we fit them free alongside the install.
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Quick answers
What are hub-centric rings?
Rings that fill the gap between an aftermarket wheel's larger centre bore and your vehicle's hub, so the wheel is centred on the hub.
Do I need hub-centric rings?
Usually, if you are fitting aftermarket wheels whose centre bore is larger than your hub. Factory wheels do not need them.
Can hub rings stop wheel vibration?
They often do, when the vibration comes from a wheel that is not centred on the hub. We check balance and the rest while the wheel is off.