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Originally Posted by ThunderMoose
I haven't had a hub or stud failure on my e46 including 6+ years with aero and Hoosiers. I think heavy supercharged E9x on full slicks are taxing them much more than our cars did. I run a hub centric spacer but have been told that it shouldn't matter as the friction holds the wheels to the hub.
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The E9X chassis are pigs compared to what stripped out E36s and E46s care. The extra weight certainly makes a difference.
My understanding is that on a hub centric wheel, the load or force is transferred onto/through the hub since it's perfectly contacting the wheel bore. On a non hub centric wheel, since the hub and centre bore of the wheel aren't making contact the studs bare all the load and stress. Maybe I'm wrong, but from what I've read this is my understanding.
Hearing of all these people complaining of failures and upgrading to 14mm studs has me a bit paranoid, but also confused.