Can anyone help explain the pro's and con's of having centerlock wheels on a (mostly) street car? I'm guessing that "limited wheel selection" is a con, but what else?

It sounds like it is relatively easy to convert a 5-lug car over to centerlock, so I'm surpised that more people haven't done it. It just looks so darn cool!

Any thoughts?

Thanks..........Rich

 

can a regular tire shop work on center lock wheel?

 

I wouldn't use center locks on the street pal... Not as safe. If you look at the wear and tear etc... of the bearing and the center lock itself after some laps of a race you'll see why it's not a good idea. Race teams change that stuff out regularily and also it sure makes for faster pit stops when changing tires and wheels. For us street guys be safe and use the 5

Yes it does look cool tho!

 

LOL good point I think some of the more expensive mounting machines do have the ability to do so with a center lock but...

 

Alex has little center nuts.

 

Yes but two not one.... That's what happens with the twig and berries.

 

HAHAHAHAHAA

 

even they do what about the proper torque wrench. i doubt it.

 

 

i've got cls on my ruf rturbo. the only downside, as far as i'm concerned, is that you must use a torque multiplier to tighten the nut.

you must also pay attention to lube/ antisieze on the threads.

wear is not a problem- in racing a 5stud will also need regular stud and bearing replacement. you should see the fikse thrust washers!

 

You could just borrow the one from Arling's CGT tool kit

 

The wheels he is asking about are the 9ff's. In which case you would have to see how they mount to get an accurate idea of the reliability, ect. 9ff provides 5 studs that thread into the existing lugbolt holes, and retain factory lugcentricity. These studs are machined specifically to fit the indentations in the backpad of the wheel. The actual centerlock nut only serves to hold the wheel to the rotor assembly, the same as lugbolts typically would. It is really a pretty well thoughtout system. The only downside, as mentioned is the torque specifications. The centering bolts require 96 ft/lbs, just like factory. The centerlock nut itself requires 380ft/lbs. A GT torque multipier would be a wise investment. As far as wheel balancing requirements go, the wheel can be coned from the rear or the front the same as any other aftermarket wheel would. Any tire shop that cannot balance these shouldnt be balancing tires period. Hope that helps.