I am shopping for new wheels, my preference would to have them hub-centric.

Here is the list of wheels hub-centric wheels I have found so far:

- AEV Pintler (17x8.5 10mm offset)
- AEV Savegre (17x8.5 10mm offset)
- Rugged Ridge Fortec (17x9 -12mm offset)
- Mopar

Do you know any more to add to the list?

 

That is the complete list I could find unless you go completely custom and spend a lot more. I got the Rugged Ridge wheels and they fit great.

 

Those are the only ones I know of also. I have the Rugged Ridge and they are a very nice wheel. I think I would like AEV Pintler because it protects the valve stem but I did not get to see them in person at the time when I purchased.

 

When properly installed, Lug-centric wheels will perform just as well as Hub-centric ones.

The reason that you do not see more Hub-centric wheels is manufacturing cost.
The wheel vendors would have to have to build even more varieties than they do now just to cover the variety of hub sizes to match the various bolt patterns.

The ones that are available are focused at a specific market.

 

I just got my American Racing DJ109 cannons mounted with my 295/70r17 trailgrapplers, and the wheels are "lug centric." what, if anything do I need to watch so i can avoid any problems down the road? I guess im just a little leary since i have never had a lug centric wheel before....

 

What is the diff?

 

The diff is that the lug centric wheel rests solely on the lug studs of the axle. Hub centric wheels have a center bore a hair larger than the outside diameter of the hub on your vehicle (making for a snug fit), so the weight of the vehicle primarily sits on the center of the wheel instead of the studs. When you torque your nuts to 95 lbs, the studs take some of the weight and hold the wheel tight to the mounting surface. In a lug centric wheel, none of the weight is taken off of the studs as the center bore of the wheel is too large to make contact with the hub of the vehicle. That is all I know. I assume that the only thing i need to worry about or watch with my lug centric wheels is that the nuts are snug... Not trying to hijack the OP's thread, but does anyone know if there are advantages or disadvantages to either?

 

Hub centric is when the rim is machined to fit (center itself) on the hub center. The lug nuts then simple hold the rim tight to the job.

 

Thanks that helps me understand the diff. I second your final statement. What are the advantages and disadvantages?

 

Yup, that's the same list that I came up with before I purchased the Mamba MR1's (lug centric).

As many have already stated, there's really no issues with running lug centric wheels, they just take a little more time to install properly.

When I rotate my Mamba MR1's, I end up tightening the lug nuts in three stages to make sure the wheels are seated properly;

1) Hand tighten all the lug nuts on one wheel using a 4-way wrench (follow a criss-cross/star pattern)
2) Then torque all the lug nuts to 45 ft./lbs. with a ratchet style torque wrench
3) Then a final torque to 95 ft./lbs.