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BobH[_5_]

On 12/8/2015 6:43 PM, wrote:
On Tue, 8 Dec 2015 18:32:31 -0700, BobH
wrote:
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How do steel wheels locate to the hub? Do they locate on the lug
bolt/nuts? Do they locate on the hub in the center of the bolt circle?

Would 6061 T6 be suitable for making a wheel spacer? The spacer will be
about 0.6 thick, and the lugs are long enough to pull up with plenty of
space.

Thanks in advance,
BobH
If it is a "sandwich" spacer with long studs, 6061T6 is plenty good
enough. The wheels are stud-centric, but having an accurate hub center
shure doesn't hurt - I'd make the spacer fit snugly on the exixting
axle stub, with an accurately centered stub on the spacer, with the
holes for the stud a snug fit over the studs - so the studs are
supported by the spacer, and the wheels centered by both studs and
wheel center.

This is pretty much what I had in mind. Thanks,
BobH