Wheel centering ring

Donald · Apr 30, 2016

I bought aluminum rims and snows from DTD. They came with a small centering ring which I used for each rim. Now it's spring and those centering rings are a PIA to get off before I can mount the normal all-season tires/rims. Need to work them off with a putty knife.

Next year some silicone grease or similar in there.

Any one else come across this?

sciphi · Apr 30, 2016

Yep, on both cars. With aluminum rims from DTD, go figure. Gooping them up really well with anti-seize seems to work. Although the plastic rings just get stuck no matter what since they fit tightly in the fall. It's much easier to pry them off with a pick in the spring with the anti-seize. The aluminum centering rings don't get stuck.

DBMaster · Apr 30, 2016

With both sets of plastic centering rings I had with DT wheels I eventually had to buy an extra set to replace the ones that would inevitably break due to brittleness. Aluminum would be better.

Jetronic · Apr 30, 2016

copper paste works briiliantly.

camrydriver111 · Apr 30, 2016

Originally Posted By: Jetronic
copper paste works briiliantly.

I would try this.

dparm · Apr 30, 2016

They're called hub-centric rings. They do seem to get stuck inside the snow wheels sometimes, but you can just leave them there.

Donald · Apr 30, 2016

Mine are aluminum. I think that is the problem. Aluminum corrosion dust holding then on to the center of the hub.

eljefino · Apr 30, 2016

Could you grind a slit in them then put a loop of mechanics wire through? Come spring, yank the wire.

Quattro Pete · Apr 30, 2016

When they get stuck on the hubs, i just nudge them with a knife or a thin flathead srewdriver.

JHZR2 · Apr 30, 2016

The bbs wheels I got from Tire Rack for my accord have aluminum centering rings that stay snapped in the wheels. Work great, no issues.

Jetronic · May 1, 2016

Yes, but your wheels/ring could still rust-i-fuse with the hub, esp if the anodising of the ring is only so-so.

Olas · May 1, 2016

If they don't want to lay, cut them. They're only plastic...

In the future if you make sure to buy wheels that fit properly you won't have this problem.

SHOZ · May 1, 2016

Don't really need them if you tighten the wheel up correctly.

dparm · May 1, 2016

Originally Posted By: Olas
If they don't want to lay, cut them. They're only plastic...

In the future if you make sure to buy wheels that fit properly you won't have this problem.

It has nothing to do with "proper fitment". Car companies change the hub size sometimes but the aftermarket wheel manufacturers are not going to crank out new versions of the same wheel. Hub centric rings are perfectly safe.

asand1 · May 1, 2016

My wheels have oversize bores, and I don't run rings. The conical lugnuts center them just fine.

Olas · May 4, 2016

Originally Posted By: dparm
Originally Posted By: Olas
If they don't want to lay, cut them. They're only plastic...

In the future if you make sure to buy wheels that fit properly you won't have this problem.

It has nothing to do with "proper fitment". Car companies change the hub size sometimes but the aftermarket wheel manufacturers are not going to crank out new versions of the same wheel. Hub centric rings are perfectly safe.

You're right in that they're perfectly safe, I don't disagree with that one bit. CB however, is as much a part of fitment as PCD.

Wheel centering ring

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