Possible bus find. Advice please.

[masterplumber]

Hey Salty, every time I don't log on for a few days your thread jumps 3 or 4 pages! I hope this one works out.

 

[SaltySeaWitch]

Hey Salty, every time I don't log on for a few days your thread jumps 3 or 4 pages! I hope this one works out.

Hey there MP!! I do too but trying not to get too gung ho until I check it out in person. I will be going to see it Thursday so I will let you know. Hope you are well. Are you traveling or home now?

 

[akrvbob]

That is important info. What would I do without you HDR? Can I keep you? I shall call you my squishy, and you shall be mine lol

Well that settles it, I'm going to go and change his user name right now.....
Bob

 

[highdesertranger]

whoa, slow down y'all, I'm kinda of fond of highdesertranger. lol. highdesertranger

 

[B and C]

HDR aka "Squishy"!  LOL

 

[GotSmart]

HDR aka "Squishy"!  LOL

I like High Desert Stranger. It sounds like a delicacy out of Colorado. 

 

[SaltySeaWitch]

HDR, my squishy, if those rims don't match or are the wrong ones, do you think it's still worth the price for bus?

I'm thinking I could sell those rims to offset costs of new ones.

 

[SaltySeaWitch]

And is this the difference you were explaining about flat and acorn HDR?

 

[Konaexpress]

Pleas welcome Squishy, our newest member!

John

 

[ldmccain]

Let's see if I can make this work
Hub centric

 

[SaltySeaWitch]

Pleas welcome Squishy, our newest member!

John

I love it lol

Let's see if I can make this work
Hub centric

Okay hub centric is in the middle? or just the type of lug nuts?

 

[ldmccain]

Both.
Hub centric slides tightly onto the center hub, so, as the lug nuts may not be in the exact center of each lug hole, lug nuts with washers attached are used.
On lug centric the rim fits very loosely on the hub and the tapered lug nuts are used to hold the rim away from the hub

This is hard to explain. [emoji3]

 

[SaltySeaWitch]

So why does it matter which kind are used?

 

[ldmccain]

So why does it matter which kind are used?

Weight and shear force.
Hub centric is more important on heavy and off-road vehicles.
Buses are heavy and you might drive it off-road.

 

[GotSmart]

I do not know hub centric, so this is an education. 

What I do see is the current rims look powder coated.  That makes them more desirable.  They can be sold. 

 

[VJG1977]

It looks like a lot of after market rims are manufactured to fit multiple vehicles.  When installed on a hub centric vehicle a spacer ring is used.  A good tire store could most likely find a set of spacers to fit.

I googled "hub centric vs lug centric"  http://tires.about.com/od/understanding_wheels/a/hub-centric-vs-lug-centric-wheels.htm

Looking at just a few forum post about this, there is a lot of disagreement as to the necessity of using the spacers.   I would use the spacer.

 

[rvpopeye]

HDR/Squishy
Remember when we were kids and your "friends" gave you a nickname that you didn't like ,
so you complained and they gave you another one ???
Usually , the first one was waaaaay better than the new one .

Squishy ain't so bad , I'm sure your other friends will get used to it right away.
OR is that what you're afraid of ?

Skuh kuh kuh kuh kuh kuh
Just kidding and maybe Bob was too ??????

I used to call my wheels 1Ton Duallys , now I'm gonna have to get used to hub centric.....................
THX for the info, HDR !

 

[SaltySeaWitch]

Squishy ain't so bad , I'm sure your other friends will get used to it right away.
OR is that what you're afraid of ?

I think I scared him lol.

 

[rvpopeye]

Probably so , Squishy isn't so bad though,,,as long as there's a pretty lady doin' the callin'....

 

[rvpopeye]

Oh yeah, hope the lookie session goes well tomorrow .
May the force be with you and sendin' good ju ju.
We'll all be waitin' for your report.