Staged07SS

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Your M52's didnt come with hub centric rings?

Mine came preinstalled with them from Tire rack.

sc4door

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Honestly I'm not too sure but I know the ones for PF01's are an odd size that only Enkei seemed to make and they cost me like $70 I think. They should be able to help you out, they're customer service has always been good for me

austinw304

I'm gonna call them and offer 12.5, I doubt they'll take it though, considering it's not wholesale.

CudaJoe

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bought them used off a member. I never checked to see if there are hub centric rings in them or not. I dont remember seeing any. I just ordered some off of amazon for $15 just in case.

The size is 65.1 mm inner diameter x 72.6 mm outter diameter. Looks to be the case for most of the Enkei performance wheels.

StevoElSupremo

Get it, dont **** with the engine and love it forever ...people still give me a dumb founded look when I tell 'em my 2010 TC hasn't been tuned lol.

Snail_SS

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Hey joe what you buy im not even sure mine came with them either, i would have to check, if possible if you could post a link that would be really helpful

63 Nova SS

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Like someone else said they are custom alum machined by Enkie and come with the wheels. They are expensive from Enkie and I hope the Amazon ones work. They are important.

CudaJoe

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as long as the outter diameter matches Enkei's specs they should be fine. 72.6mm is whats pasted all over enkeis website and from a fairly simple search here, 65.1mm is the 5 lug 5x110 cobalt ss hub diameter.

Per Enkeis specs chart for m52s http://enkei.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/M52.pdf center bore is 72.6 mm

I went with aluminum ones.

Heres what I grabbed.

Snail_SS, I will let you know if these work or not. I am suppose to get them July 29 - Aug 3rd.



The only other thing Ive read about hub centric rings is that they are rather important if you dont have acorn style lug nuts. I havent had a car not have acorn style lugnuts before. The Acorn style lug nuts, if torqued correctly, will center the wheel just fine. Like I said, I havent seen any issues yet but I agree, if the manufacturer of the wheels sends you hub centric rings, I should get some.

having the hub centric rings means that everytime I take the wheels off and put them back on, they will be centered. Without them, I may have a tough time centering them every tire rotation.

CudaJoe

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sc4door

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Those look fairly similar to what I bought from Enkei, the only difference being that the ones from Enkei have like a locking ring (nothing fancy, just basically like a piece of springy wire) that helps hold the ring inside the wheel but from what I can see, I'd say those should work

Snail_SS

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Thanks man, it will be really helpful. Now that i think about it my wheels are lug centric atm so no hub centric ring i do have to center the wheel if not its hard to get the lug nuts in properly

double clutch

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Well this thread really got off topic lol

63 Nova SS

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Surprised?

Snail_SS

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Lol it sure did but yeah no surprise

TotalChaos

Well, did the OP buy the car? I would not pay what the dealership is asking. I bought my '10 SS/TC about 9 months with a few thousand less miles and for less money. Look at KBB and Edmunds and NADA to get a better idea. Also, look at the trade in value b/c it will give some idea what they paid allowing for more negotiating room (at least that's the idea)

austinw304

Well thanks for all the feedback guys, I've decided against it. Going to get something cheap and reliable I can pay off in a few years, stack some money, build some credit and buy something wholesale that I really want.

CudaJoe

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Rings came in today. They look pretty good, what I noticed though was that they were not 65.1mm. They were 65.07mm. Not sure how much of an issue that is lol. The outside says 72.62mm so that should be close enough. They are going on tomorrow

Also checked with the guy I bought the wheels from, he told me the rings he had crumpled when he tried taking them off

Snail_SS

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Cool let me know to order my set if they work

GoodSpeed150

I own a 2010 cobalt with 73k miles. Having random misfires left and right. Replaced spark plugs which didn't help. Being direct injection doesn't help since it might injector seals or valve coking. $$

I can truly see how much fun this car can be when trouble free. Decent hp, good handling and an awesome sound system. But if I could do it over I wouldn't have bought this car. Just to many problems. With the amount of money I'm paying on this car I could have a similar mileage c5 vette. So buy one of those and have a hell of a time.

StrykerCC

I technically can't afford my SS/TC, but I got it because I wanted it, and because I could. I drive a truck also, but I am home daily. I have had another Cobalt since 2/07 and it has been a very reliable car, no major problems, has never let me down. But the SS/TC is totally awesome. It depends on what you want. I wanted the SS/TC specifically. If you just want a fun car to drive there's a lot of other options out there, but the SS/TC is unique and rewarding in its own way. I drive 50 miles to the terminal every morning, and when it comes to handling and what the car is capable of, it's hard to imagine anything better for the money. That being said, 14k seems a little high, I wouldn't have got mine if it wasn't under 10k... well, maybe I would have, but I knew what I wanted and frankly was going to get it no matter how much blood was to be let.

mikeluis92

i bought a 2009 cobalt ss LNF w/ intercooler and intake from HAHN i tuned it fixed oil cooler ( milky coolant) that fixed my problem and nothing but fun times and new tires from there. def a good buy and if you maintain the car it will definately last and put every gear where they are supposed to go

acarmon55

I bought my 07 ss supercharged with a little over 10,000 miles about 5 years ago and have had very little problems with it. What I did have was covered under warranty. I hate to sell it but I need a truck so I am trying to sell the cobalt. It has won many awards at car shows around here because it is not a common car and that is with absolutely no mods at all. If you are looking for a reliable car, I would say these cars are great!

double clutch

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Op already said hes not buying the car.

CudaJoe

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I installed the hub centric rings today. They fit like a glove. Some of the wheels I had to tap them in with a hammer due to the tight fight, one of the wheels I could just press in with my fingers.

Heres some photos showing the fit.










Rotated my wheels and cleaned them while they were off so I had a reason to do this :P

Any thing I noticed? Well dont know if its because I rotated the tires but the steering response changed a little and I feel like some clanking noises I was hearing before have now dissappeared. THeres still something but I think its my steering rack being loose.

Snail_SS

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Nice thanks man, i will be ordering my set tomorrow