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Old 05-14-2020, 09:27 PM
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Originally Posted by tortuga View Post
Exactly...The adapter is where a WHEEL would normally bolt onto the hub/rotor assembly. Instead of a wheel the drive pins (lug nuts) hold the adapter on, over which goes the knock off wheel and spinner...Sure seems like alot of un-sprung weight for getting a knock off...
I’ve never compared the two but when you consider you’re trading five or six stubby drive pins and a knock off for five longer wheel studs and lug nuts, I doubt the difference is all that much. At any rate it was done on the originals of course to facilitate rapid wheel changes during races.
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