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bw4sale · 12-22-2010, 12:16 PM

Can someone explain the types of wheels to me. I'm looking at a set of the Nissan Titan steelies and trying to figure out if they will work or not. I've heard the term hubcentric thrown around. Not sure what it means. Thanks.

Tony@AirRideTech · 12-22-2010, 12:42 PM

Hubcentric means that the wheel is centered off of the hub... not the lug nuts. If it were centered off of the lug nuts it will typically use a conical lug nut and be called lug centric

bw4sale · 12-22-2010, 12:52 PM

So the wheels on my 68 are lugcentric then. Do you know what the Nissan wheels are? After posting this I saw another pic of a truck with some on it, but haven't been able to find out what it takes to make it work yet. I wouldn't think anyone would go through a ton of trouble for them, but who knows.

geezer#99 · 12-22-2010, 01:12 PM

The major concern when swapping on newer wheels with the same 6x5.5 bolt pattern is the centre hole size.

cparman · 12-22-2010, 07:40 PM

Hub centric wheels center on the hub of your brake rotor, or the hub of your drum. Lug centric wheels ( most aftermarket wheels )center on the lug nuts. ALL OE wheels currently are hub centric. The trouble you might have is that the hubs on your truck are larger that the Nissan wheels. If this is the case the wheels will not fit. IF they are larger then the will. OE engineers say that hub centric is preferred for a smoother truer ride.

54Caddy · 12-23-2010, 12:21 AM

i work at nissan as a tech. another tech there has a set of nissan stock steelies on his 02 suburban with no problems the hubs happen to be nearly the same. If you could measure your hub on your truck i can get you the measurment of the titans and you can have an answer if they will fit your truck.

bw4sale · 12-23-2010, 10:20 AM

Yeah, I finally talked to someone who has put these on a 67-72. The hub size is different, but you can either machine the wheels or the rotors/drums to make them fit pretty easily.

54 Caddy, that would awesome if you could get me that measurement. Then I would know for sure what kind of fit issues I would be dealing with. Thanks a lot.

54Caddy · 12-23-2010, 11:18 AM

will see if i can find it on assist today at work if not ill get a micrometer and mesasure it out for you

PTS · 12-30-2010, 02:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tony@AirRideTech

Hubcentric means that the wheel is centered off of the hub... not the lug nuts. If it were centered off of the lug nuts it will typically use a conical lug nut and be called lug centric

What he said! If your vehicle requires hub centric you better do that or it will vibrate even with your wheels perfectly balanced. This a shop chaser nightmare with cheap wheel lines...

cajundragger · 12-30-2010, 01:49 PM

Dont let it scare you. My wheels are hub-centric and I run them lug-centric. No problems.

SCOTI · 12-30-2010, 03:05 PM

To further this discussion, what about the ability to interchange older & newer dually wheels?

Let's say you have an older 16" GM steel dually wheel & you want to swap to some newer 17" or larger steel GM/Dodge dually wheels?

54Caddy · 01-09-2011, 02:02 AM

been real busy at work finally got to measure one. The assist which is our program we have with the service manuals for all the nissans does not list the measurment for the hub. i measured it and it is 3 1/16"

cajundragger · 01-09-2011, 02:59 AM

I thought alll dually wheels are hubcentric?

SCOTI · 01-09-2011, 03:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cajundragger

I thought alll dually wheels are hubcentric?

I've been trying to confirm this.

texastrendz · 01-09-2011, 01:10 PM

my 2000 dually is lug centric, it is a c series truck(old body style). now i am running adapters to go to the ten lug wheels. they are hub centric.

cajundragger · 01-10-2011, 12:01 AM

hm guess not.

all the newer stuff is cause it increases the load capacity.

12-22-2010, 12:16 PM	#1
bw4sale Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Hendersonville, TN Posts: 1,528	Hubcentric Can someone explain the types of wheels to me. I'm looking at a set of the Nissan Titan steelies and trying to figure out if they will work or not. I've heard the term hubcentric thrown around. Not sure what it means. Thanks. __________________ BRENT -'68 Stepside Project -'98 Z71 Daily Driver -Enough extra parts to build another truck and a half

12-22-2010, 12:42 PM	#2
Tony@AirRideTech Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Huntingburg IN Posts: 620	Re: Hubcentric Hubcentric means that the wheel is centered off of the hub... not the lug nuts. If it were centered off of the lug nuts it will typically use a conical lug nut and be called lug centric

12-22-2010, 12:52 PM	#3
bw4sale Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Hendersonville, TN Posts: 1,528	Re: Hubcentric So the wheels on my 68 are lugcentric then. Do you know what the Nissan wheels are? After posting this I saw another pic of a truck with some on it, but haven't been able to find out what it takes to make it work yet. I wouldn't think anyone would go through a ton of trouble for them, but who knows. __________________ BRENT -'68 Stepside Project -'98 Z71 Daily Driver -Enough extra parts to build another truck and a half

12-22-2010, 01:12 PM	#4
geezer#99 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Bowser Posts: 13,734	Re: Hubcentric The major concern when swapping on newer wheels with the same 6x5.5 bolt pattern is the centre hole size.

12-22-2010, 07:40 PM	#5
cparman sharp as a marble Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: atlantic beach,florida Posts: 1,082	Re: Hubcentric Hub centric wheels center on the hub of your brake rotor, or the hub of your drum. Lug centric wheels ( most aftermarket wheels )center on the lug nuts. ALL OE wheels currently are hub centric. The trouble you might have is that the hubs on your truck are larger that the Nissan wheels. If this is the case the wheels will not fit. IF they are larger then the will. OE engineers say that hub centric is preferred for a smoother truer ride.

12-23-2010, 12:21 AM	#6
54Caddy GM Addicted Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Visalia, Ca Posts: 2,294	Re: Hubcentric i work at nissan as a tech. another tech there has a set of nissan stock steelies on his 02 suburban with no problems the hubs happen to be nearly the same. If you could measure your hub on your truck i can get you the measurment of the titans and you can have an answer if they will fit your truck. __________________ ..Mac’s Garage.. 73 GMC, 54 Caddy, 2010 Silverado, 68 C10 RIP DAd My 73 GMC Truck Build Pic 2010 Silverado 4/6 on 24s IG:MacsGarage

12-23-2010, 10:20 AM	#7
bw4sale Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Hendersonville, TN Posts: 1,528	Re: Hubcentric Yeah, I finally talked to someone who has put these on a 67-72. The hub size is different, but you can either machine the wheels or the rotors/drums to make them fit pretty easily. 54 Caddy, that would awesome if you could get me that measurement. Then I would know for sure what kind of fit issues I would be dealing with. Thanks a lot. __________________ BRENT -'68 Stepside Project -'98 Z71 Daily Driver -Enough extra parts to build another truck and a half

12-23-2010, 11:18 AM	#8
54Caddy GM Addicted Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Visalia, Ca Posts: 2,294	Re: Hubcentric will see if i can find it on assist today at work if not ill get a micrometer and mesasure it out for you __________________ ..Mac’s Garage.. 73 GMC, 54 Caddy, 2010 Silverado, 68 C10 RIP DAd My 73 GMC Truck Build Pic 2010 Silverado 4/6 on 24s IG:MacsGarage

12-30-2010, 01:49 PM	#10
cajundragger Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: louisiana Posts: 1,008	Re: Hubcentric Dont let it scare you. My wheels are hub-centric and I run them lug-centric. No problems.

12-30-2010, 03:05 PM	#11
SCOTI Registered User Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: DALLAS,TX Posts: 22,068	Re: Hubcentric To further this discussion, what about the ability to interchange older & newer dually wheels? Let's say you have an older 16" GM steel dually wheel & you want to swap to some newer 17" or larger steel GM/Dodge dually wheels? __________________ 67SWB-B.B.RetroRod 64SWB-Recycle 89CCDually-Driver/Tow Truck 99CCSWB Driver All Fleetsides @rattlecankustoms in IG Building a small, high rpm engine with the perfect bore, stroke and rod ratio is very impressive. It's like a highly skilled Morrocan sword fighter with a Damascus Steel Scimitar..... *Cubic inches is like Indiana Jones with a cheap pistol.*

01-09-2011, 02:02 AM	#12
54Caddy GM Addicted Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Visalia, Ca Posts: 2,294	Re: Hubcentric been real busy at work finally got to measure one. The assist which is our program we have with the service manuals for all the nissans does not list the measurment for the hub. i measured it and it is 3 1/16" __________________ ..Mac’s Garage.. 73 GMC, 54 Caddy, 2010 Silverado, 68 C10 RIP DAd My 73 GMC Truck Build Pic 2010 Silverado 4/6 on 24s IG:MacsGarage

01-09-2011, 02:59 AM	#13
cajundragger Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: louisiana Posts: 1,008	Re: Hubcentric I thought alll dually wheels are hubcentric?

01-09-2011, 01:10 PM	#15
texastrendz Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: HOUSTON TX Posts: 1,161	Re: Hubcentric my 2000 dually is lug centric, it is a c series truck(old body style). now i am running adapters to go to the ten lug wheels. they are hub centric.

01-10-2011, 12:01 AM	#16
cajundragger Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: louisiana Posts: 1,008	Re: Hubcentric hm guess not. all the newer stuff is cause it increases the load capacity.



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