QUESTION - what are Hub-Centric rings? I know they are to take up the space between the gap from the hub to the wheel. But, do I/We need it on the Prius? I swapped over a set of wheels from another vehicle and the tech at Americas tire suggested I put them on. They are only $15.....so I may just do it. When I put the wheels on the lugs, there didn't seem to be any play on the lugs.
from my other post i would buy the rings. without looking i would assume that toyota rims are hub centric. all 5 subarus i had were.
I "do not" know about the Prius, but I do know the wheels on all the generations of the Toyota 4Runner are LUG centric. Way back when, we 4runner owners went through a whole big thing about balance shops using adapters to balance tires or use specific types of balancing machines due to lug centric wheels. Alexma, I'm sorry I can't answer your original question. PS, as time went by most of the good balance shops had adapters for their machines that made this a non-issue.
I ended up putting on the rings. They are made of plastic, not sure what they would do as far as support. They look like they are more of a spacer than anything else. So far so good!
Prius is hub-centric. There is a flange on the hub the rims sit on (or should). My winter rims (from corolla) do not sit on the flange.
I'm pretty sure I asked this question but I can't seem to find the post. What is the hub size for the 2010 Prius?
Here's a handy reference. 2007 Prius is 54.1 https://www.uswheeladapters.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Bolt-Pattern-and-Hub-Centric-Guide.pdf
