sry110

iTrader: (17)

On Saturday I installed my PIAA super rozzas which came with hub centric rings shipped loose. I pressed the rings into the wheel mounting bores and gently tapped them into place making sure that they were seated evenly all around. Then when I installed the wheels w/ rings pre-installed onto the wheel hubs I found that the fit between the wheel hubs and the rings was extremely tight. I was expecting a close-tolerance slip fit (i.e. a tiny bit of wiggle) but what I had was a press fit. So I pushed them on as far as I could by hand, trying to keep the gap between the wheel mounting surface and the hub as even as possible all the way around, then I put the lug nuts on and started tightening each one incrementally to draw the wheel closer to the hub as evenly as possible.

So in the end, I got all the wheels on, and the fit is extremely tight. Actually on the last wheel I got curious so I installed it completely, then I removed the nuts to see if I could pull the wheel off. Well, I couldn't. The thing wouldn't budge. While this isn't a problem immediately, it will be a problem come December when I need to swap in my winter wheels. So my question is: what is the preferred method of removing aftermarket wheels with hub-centric rings that have a close tolerance (i.e. light press) fit? Rubber mallet on the back side, etc.?

Scarab440

iTrader: (8)

while sitting with the car supported.. size 12's to the tire..

RedBullRR

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Your supposed to put the rings on the Disc first. The purpose of this is so that the rim goes on alighned.