Someone better tell the racing team that is building a Dakar rally LC250 in Japan that they picked the wrong Rays ALAP wheels!
High Offset Wheels (>=than 40mm)
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@D-bag do you work for Ray's? Im not sure why you came in hot pretending like you know anything at all. Its one thing to be ignorant, but its another thing to be ignorant AND arrogant. If you're incapable of being neither, at least pick one or the other. The fact that you still think you have a point tells me you never understood the conversation we were having before you so rudely interjected.
No one is attacking your precious Ray's. As I said, I am currently importing a set of ZE40X's. They arrive in October.
I love it when people use the defense "BUT BUT how could you know better than the engineers at X, Y, and Z?" Have you ever met an engineer? If you had, you'd know they are human just like us. You would also know that they design things with multiple goals in mind, some of which are longevity, ease of maintenance, and cost. These things are not mutually exclusive and there is always a balance. But all that's beside the point because I haven't called out any design flaws; all I said is they are behind the times in terms of innovation.
I admit I don't know much about that Dakar LC250 you posted. However, if its used for racing then you can bet it uses a modified hub or at least hub-centric rings, and it also has longer studs. So what does that prove then? Nothing.
There is one simple truth you need to understand: If Ray's drilled their wheels for ET lugs, and the bore was 95.1mm, we would have a much easier time installing them correctly. If you refute anything, refute that because that is the only point I was trying to make before you came in with your childish sarcasm and "how could engineers be flawed" argument.
No one is attacking your precious Ray's. As I said, I am currently importing a set of ZE40X's. They arrive in October.
I love it when people use the defense "BUT BUT how could you know better than the engineers at X, Y, and Z?" Have you ever met an engineer? If you had, you'd know they are human just like us. You would also know that they design things with multiple goals in mind, some of which are longevity, ease of maintenance, and cost. These things are not mutually exclusive and there is always a balance. But all that's beside the point because I haven't called out any design flaws; all I said is they are behind the times in terms of innovation.
I admit I don't know much about that Dakar LC250 you posted. However, if its used for racing then you can bet it uses a modified hub or at least hub-centric rings, and it also has longer studs. So what does that prove then? Nothing.
There is one simple truth you need to understand: If Ray's drilled their wheels for ET lugs, and the bore was 95.1mm, we would have a much easier time installing them correctly. If you refute anything, refute that because that is the only point I was trying to make before you came in with your childish sarcasm and "how could engineers be flawed" argument.
“Hey Toyota rally team, some guy on the internet is very angry about your wheels.”
Hubcentric wheels don't support the weight of the vehicle by resting on the hubs, it's the clamping force of the lugnuts/studs that create many tons of pressure between the wheel and hub face.
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