 Curse Those Rear Lug-Centric Wheels, Why did Porche decide on them? |
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| Osnabruck914 |
 Jan 9 2026, 04:15 PM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 195 Joined: 19-December 22 From: United States Member No.: 27,038 Region Association: South East States  |
Having been doing a lot of suspension work on my 914 of late, has necessitated unmounting and mounting my wheels repeatedly. Putting the hub-centric fronts back on is a piece of cake, but those damn lug-centric rears are always a pain to line up the lug nut holes, especially in the bright Florida sunshine. Is there a reason Porsche chose lug-centric for the rears? If there is, then I can more readily accept the aggravation they cause. Is there a hack to make it easier? Someone please educate me...Thanks.
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| Superhawk996 |
Jan 9 2026, 04:36 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 7,614 Joined: 25-August 18 From: Woods of N. Idaho Member No.: 22,428 Region Association: Galt's Gulch 
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| Osnabruck914 |
Jan 9 2026, 04:49 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 195 Joined: 19-December 22 From: United States Member No.: 27,038 Region Association: South East States |
Thanks, Superhawk. I was not aware such a kit existed. Decent price, too. Would still like to know the reasoning behind lug-centric.
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| Craigers17 |
Jan 9 2026, 04:53 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 878 Joined: 5-August 17 From: Rome, GA Member No.: 21,317 Region Association: South East States
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I haven't tried them, but Tangerine offers a Hub Centering Ring that might help a bit. Here:
https://tangerineracing.com/shop/ols/produc...centering-rings Or you could add studs.....that would make it a bit easier.  |
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| Ninja |
Jan 9 2026, 05:26 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 68 Joined: 25-September 25 From: Granbury Texas Member No.: 29,004 Region Association: Southwest Region |
Both "Hub-centric" and studs are the recipe in my book.
My current set up uses 14-6 rotors drilled for 5 lug (PMBs stuff) with studs. This set up is still lug centric in the back. A member on here CNCd a set of hub-centic adaptors. I bought extras... The reason they went lug centric was associated with cost IMO. It very quickly became apparent that a hub centric mounting was significantly stronger and easier to achieve wheel centering during installation. In accidents the wheels stayed on the cars better with hub centric mounting. I do not believe I've seen lug centric mounting on ANYTHING built in the last 3 decades... |
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| rfinegan |
Jan 9 2026, 05:40 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,161 Joined: 8-February 13 From: NC Member No.: 15,499 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region
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Depending on you wheels CFR has some hub centric adapters. I have a set and work very well...
https://tangerineracing.com/shop/ols/produc...centering-rings |
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