Me thinks these are going to look awesome!

[Discount Tire]

@nklem Awesome looking set up! Thank you for the opportunity to earn your business. Much appreciated!

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[Pucman1]

So what do the hub centric rings do?

 

[Robert C]

I find beauty in the strangest things. But these look so cool to me. The machining shines through the black. I am getting them mounted today….

It is so awesome when my cheapness meshes with what I like anyway.
Everything about the Maverick XL is that way for me.
From the black interior to the Steel wheels.
I prefer the standard silver painted steel wheels.
I'm sure it's my age but when I see black rims I think "Jeez, that guy lost both his hub caps".
But to each his own.

 

[nklem]

So what do the hub centric rings do?

So rims come with a bigger center hub size to fit many auto manufacturers. I think the rims were 74.1 MM and the ford is 64.3 MM (do not quote me on sizes check wheel-size.com). So they make a plastic bushing to fit the hub. You have to have them. You CANNOT trust your lugs to center a wheel. DO NOT buy aluminum bushings. They corrode and stuck as well as deform. Plastic is your best bet. The wheels will never fuse to the hub.

 

[nklem]

@nklem Awesome looking set up! Thank you for the opportunity to earn your business. Much appreciated!

Thank you and thanks for the great deal on Snow Tires too! Falken F-ICE 1 with studs... Love the fast service, amazing pricing and free shipping! You guys are great.

 

[nklem]

It is so awesome when my cheapness meshes with what I like anyway.
Everything about the Maverick XL is that way for me.
From the black interior to the Steel wheels.
I prefer the standard silver painted steel wheels.
But to each his own.

Thats the beauty of it. You can make it your own, however you like. I will love the steelies all winter long. With me it's salt. Wheels take a beating in Maine. I prefer a summer set with smooth tires and a nice finish and a Winter set (that can take the abuse) with studs. And I do not have to pay $124x2 dismount, mount and rebalance twice on my OEM rims and that process damages wheels too. Plus I get double the tire life as 1/2 with snows and 1/2 with summers. I also love a perfectly balanced set of tires, and having them mounted like this, maintains the balance. At the first snowfall, I will be in by driveway switching them over and storing them for Spring. To me it is small money to have convenience and smoothness.

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