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Originally Posted by sperry
Actually, the guys at discount tire direct seem pretty cool. I bet if he called them and said, "oops I threw out the hub rings, can you send me another set?" they'd be happy to, considering it probably costs them all of $2 to make a customer happy.
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True this.
Also, most of my cars have been LUGcentric - the old VWs and Porsches with 5x205 pattern are all LUGcentric, and over 50 years of running like that with no issues can't be wrong.
The main thing being HUBcentric does is line the wheel up properly with the lugs, and add an extra source of clamping force for the wheels-to-hub. I wouldn't worry, especially for snows that will likely never see hard cornering.
That being said, I feel better about having my summer wheels designed to fit the 57.1 hub, and would prefer wheels intended for abuse to not use hubcentric rings to achieve that.
But like I said, if VWs and Porsches have been rocking LUGcentric wheels for 50+ years, there's not a whole lot to worry about IMHO.