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#1
08-17-2005, 05:26 PM
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Thanks for the info, Wolf. I dont see hubcentric rings mentioned in your post, and this thread is the first mention I've seen of them. Are they necessary for some replica wheels for the reasons you mentioned?
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08-17-2005, 05:44 PM
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From what I gathered at various places today, the answer is 'sometimes'. It sounds like they help compensate in certain situations. My guy at the tire place who's going to do the mount/balance said he'll see what they (wheels) look like when they get here. I just ordered some from Lakeshore Wheel and Tire in MI (ebay) for $975 shipped. Jason at LWT said that they don't need hubs, so we'll see. He also told me that each wheel they ship is spun-out previous to delivery. I'm keeping my fingers crossed on this deal!
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08-18-2005, 01:33 PM
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I have had aftermarket wheels in the past on Mercedes that have required hub-centric rings, but I did not use them when mounting my 4.6i replicas, as the vendor said repeatedly that they were not needed. Which is curious because the center holes on each of my replicas (from 2 different manufacturers) were cut at 72.6mm and those who have purchased wheels from AFS apparently have used 72.56 (72.6) to 74.1 reducer rings to get a more centered fit on the X5.
Honestly, with some of my rims already being off-center by .5mm to 2mm due to poor quality control, I can't see ring reduction helping much but they're pretty cheap so perhaps its worth a try regardless.
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09-06-2007, 04:28 PM
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As a follow up for future readers - I did eventually try the metal version of the 74.1mm to 72.56mm hub rings from http://www.1010tires.com/hubrings.asp as MC suggested earlier in this thread and they made an ABSOLUTELY DRAMATIC difference in the quality of the ride.
In my situation, the chinese aftermarket manufacturer (surprise) labeled their rims as being 72.56mm on the shipping container but manufactured them to 74.1mm probably to fit a wider-variety of BMW's that also use the 120mm bolt pattern. If your 20" aftermarket wheels just wont ride correctly, get a digital caliper and measure the diameter of the hole to ensure a precision 72.56mm opening. If its larger, get the appropriate rings to compensate for the difference otherwise your new rims will NEVER ride correctly regardless of how many times you have them rebalanced. 
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09-06-2007, 05:39 PM
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This is why I'd never put replica rims on my X5. Out of round, wrong hub size, weaker materials, poor finish, poor customer support, no center caps, etc. I contacted AFS three times with a simple question (do your style 87 rims need hub rings) and they never answered my emails. The more I read about replica rims, the easier it was to make up my mind - NO WAY!
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09-06-2007, 05:49 PM
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I bought my Style 87 20" replica AFS wheels and Toyo tires from ebay seller cleanin_out_the_garage back in April. They came mounted and balanced with the plastic hubcentric rings. Luckily, I have had zero issues with them-they arrived in perfect condition and are absolutely vibration free. I now have about 6k miles on them and the wheels still look brand new with no finish issues.
I am sure there are those that have had issues, but luckily mine have been great.
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10-17-2007, 04:53 PM
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