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Old Nov 8th, 2008, 09:59 PM
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Why would wheel composition have anything to do with whether hubcentric rings are available or would work?

You also posted this in another thread ...
Quote: Originally Posted by mgwatson (original)
Hey guys. I recently just bolted on a new set of Winters on a 15" x 6" set of steel wheels. My question was regarding the safety of using the stock tapered bolts (from the alloy wheels) to bolt on the steelies with. The steel wheels are "multi-fit" and therefore have a slight taper to the mounting holes, however the lug bolts dont sink nearly as much into the steelies as they did into the alloys.

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Any thoughts? Thanks

I don't know if you need different wheel bolts, but others running wheels with larger than stock centerbores without hubcentric rings have reported steering wheel vibration at higher speeds.
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