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Originally Posted by Artman
If the bolt pattern is 5x114,3 and you have a strong metal hub centering ring, you will not have any problems, because the centering of the wheels is not bolt-related at all. The wheels will stay correctly centered after proper tightening of the lug nuts, no matter how you drive.
I also have no problems.
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My 4 decades of performance driving lead me to disagree with your claim. The center hub was never engineered to center the wheels. A slight error of even a millimeter there multiplies as it moves out from the hub. The lugs are designed to center the wheel and hold it firmly in position. The wheel must line up perfectly on the lugs. 114.3 mm wheels do not line up on 115 mm lugs.
Hub centering rings are not the right way to solve the problem. Once vibration starts, it almost always gets worse.
Many years ago, I felt the right front wheel and tire vibrate violently then roll down the road ahead of my car as I rapidly descended a hill on a busy 2 lane black top. Soon the right front of my vehicle dipped, throwing my car into the path of a large Semi 18 wheeler. By the grace of God, I hit the opposite shoulder and eased into a ditch - a fraction of a second before the truck barrelled by.
Why did the wheel come off? I had oversized the wheels with mismatched rims and one wheel vibrated loose. No part of the car takes more stress than where the wheels are bolted to the lugs.