Stud Piloted vs Hub Piloted

[Jim Owens]

Mike,

Info on the

http://www.accuridewheels.com

website indicates that the trucking industry is moving to the hub
piloted wheels because of the reduced parts inventories and ease of
maintenance for those servicing large fleets. The hub piloted wheels
use one nut per stud on single or dual configurations and all threads
are right hand on both sides of the vehicle. Doesn't sound like much
but for fleets with hundreds of units it all adds up. Also part of
the explanation for some fleets using Alcoa "super singles" and
Accuride wide rim singles.

Jim Owens
77 FC33SB (Gas)
Lake of the Ozarks, MO (envious of those with new tires and rims)

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Mike Hohnstein"
<MHOHNSTEIN@w...> wrote:
>
> I had to learn the lesson after I purchased a set of 6 brush finish
alloys. Time came to mount the new tires, I noticed there was no
divot around the stud holes to receive the lug nuts. The dealer got
me the right ones no problem. He did say the stud pilot stuff is
getting harder to supply. Don't know if that was BS or not.
> Mike Hohnstein
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Richard Hayden
> To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Friday, December 16, 2005 9:00 AM
> Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: Stud Piloted vs Hub Piloted
>
>
> Am I the only one who doesen't know what hub "piloted and stud
piloted" means? At the risk of embarrassing myself, what do those
terms mean?
>
> Dick Hayden - '87 PT 38 - Lk. Stevens, WA
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Jeff Miller
> To:
WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com om>
> Sent: Friday, December 16, 2005 6:35 AM
> Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: Stud Piloted vs Hub Piloted
>
>
> New hubs, new brake drums, new studs/nuts, new center-caps.
>
> The cost would be too much to be worth it IMO, you can buy stud-
piloted
> wheels new.
>
> - Jeff Miller
> in Holland, MI
>
>
> --- In
WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com om>, "Henry Claeys" ...>
> wrote:
> >
> >
> > I'm searching for 8.25 X 22.5 rims for my 1979 FC 35. So far
I've
> found many more hub piloted instead of the stud piloted rims.
Is much
> modification required to use the hub piloted rims? I'm
guessing that
> I'd need different hubs. Henry@H... McAllen, Tx 1979 FC 35.
> >
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