Wheel Fitment Guide

Hub-centric wheels, explained.

"Hub centric" is the difference between a wheel that bolts on cleanly and one that wobbles at highway speed. Every wheel returned by vehicle search on jsdcwheels.ca is hub centric — but here's what that actually means in practice.

The centre bore

In the middle of every wheel is a round opening called the centre bore. It slides onto a matching round projection on the vehicle's hub. When the centre bore matches the hub diameter exactly — say, both are 67.1 mm — the wheel is hub centric. The hub itself carries the wheel's weight and centres it perfectly on the axle.

If the centre bore is larger than the hub, the wheel sits loose on the hub and is held in position only by the lug nuts. That's called lug centric mounting — common with aftermarket wheels that ship with an oversized 73.1 mm bore so they can fit many vehicles.

Why lug-centric causes vibration

Tightening the lugs in a cross pattern usually centres a lug-centric wheel close enough to balance out. But "close enough" still leaves a gap measured in tenths of a millimetre between the hub and the bore — and at 100 km/h, a sub-millimetre offset becomes a steering-wheel shake you can feel through your fingertips.

Plastic hub rings (sometimes called "centric rings") are sold to fix this — they fill the gap between an oversized aftermarket bore and a smaller hub. They work, but they're an extra part to source per vehicle, and the cheap plastic versions wear over time. A properly hub-centric wheel doesn't need them.

How to check your hub bore

• Your vehicle's owner's manual usually lists the hub bore in millimetres
• For common cars: Honda 64.1 mm, Toyota 60.1 mm, Hyundai/Kia 67.1 mm, Ford 63.4 mm, BMW 72.5 mm, Tesla 64.1 mm (varies by trim)
• Search by your vehicle on this site — we display the OE hub bore in the wheel detail page

Why JSDC guarantees hub-centric for vehicle search

We sell to GTA tire shops who install for paying customers — a single vibration complaint costs more than a sale earns. So our vehicle-search filter only returns wheels whose centre bore matches the searched vehicle's hub exactly. The catalogue contains lug-centric wheels too (for buyers who know their setup and want a specific look), but the vehicle search hides them automatically.