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10-18-2020, 09:44 PM | #11 | |
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10-19-2020, 11:46 AM | #12 | |
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Re: Are exposed hubs a problem?
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Do they fit? Sort of. That cap was designed for a wheel that has a smaller mounting diameter; plus a recess machined for the cap, including the three raised tabs you can see in the picture at the link above. So the problems include: (1) very little of the flat facing surface of the cap is sandwiched between the wheel and the hub; (2) the cap must be held in place while the wheel is tightened, and will never be truly centered; and (3) it is unknown what will happen if the cap metal sandwiched between the wheel and hub shears off and the flattened material falls out, leaving the wheel loosely mounted. Would they "work"? Maybe. I bolted them on and drove for a few miles. I called Nivel and they said they certainly weren't designed for each other, but that it appeared from looking at each part that they might fit together at least a little. At the end of the day I made a safety decision. The aesthetic benefit of using a center cap and wheel that weren't designed for each other wasn't worth the potential danger to my family members who use the cart often. |
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10-19-2020, 01:52 PM | #13 |
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Re: Are exposed hubs a problem?
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10-19-2020, 09:07 PM | #14 | |
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Re: Are exposed hubs a problem?
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Those style center caps have been used for decades on everything from cars trucks and SUVs to lawn mowers and plenty of golf carts too. Steel wheels don’t have a flat flange where they mount to the hub, and that’s done on purpose because steel wheels bend and flex as the wheel rolls along with the forces of the vehicle. It would be better if the center cap matches the diameter of the center hole in the wheel, but even so it will have no impact on the wheel, or safety of the wheel or hub. If you like the look, bolt them on and roll. |
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10-19-2020, 09:21 PM | #15 | |
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He just needs the correct diameter cap, or snug them down to the center and then torque them down. |
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