to all those engineering gurus, help me out!

[HondaB18]

For proper weight balance and quick tire changing. Ferrari uses them also, try getting aftermarket wheels for them

[blizzard335]

thanx guys for all the replies!

cheers

[NAiL05]

For proper weight balance and quick tire changing. Ferrari uses them also, try getting aftermarket wheels for them

Yep its not bad its just expensive lol and only a few producers make them. Only makes I can think of with the single lug design was the F40/50 and the new enzo.

[Ralphie]

Damn good thread!!!

And i would have to agree and im no engineer but it makes perfect sense.

Less weight.

Less time

More surface area for braking.

All deadly important things when it comes to serious racing.

And i can see why your teacher would say no time stuff because its an easy copout for an essay although time is one of the most if not the most important things in racing lol so he is kind of an asshole.

[Dv8]

There, Scott just wrote your paper for you.

[HondaFan81]

I thought of another area where it saves time. If you have ever changed a tire, you know that you have to work the tire around to get all 4 or 5 holes lined up.

With one central shaft and nut, you simply align the center and BOOM, it is on.

Elaborating on this idea further. with central lug nut you save some time in centering the wheel on the hub, but also in making sure it is flush against the hub. One central hub nut is associated with fast cars in general, last thing they need is a shimmy/vibration at 150-220 MPH from a wheel not being flushly mounted to the hub because it involves using 4-6 lug nuts and someone put them on in a rush and cocked the wheel onto the hub. Also, with one central nut, you decrease the chances of missing a lug nut when torquing/installing them and from them not being installed in an evenly manner.

[gloryaccordy]

There, Scott just wrote your paper for you.

Damn good thread...

[93EXaesthetic]

u without reading other replies.. i say so they can change tires fast as hell.. its all about time !

[93EXaesthetic]

jesus nut is also what they call the nut that holds the rotor on top of a helicopter.

yeah i hear a lot of former army aviation guys talk about that... jesus nut

[blizzard335]

There, Scott just wrote your paper for you.

submitted

thanx Scott.. u the man.

yeah, he doesnt want the time argument, coz he wants it from the mechanical point of view, strength, moment, forces, etc...

thanx guys!

[owequitit]

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thanx Scott.. u the man.

yeah, he doesnt want the time argument, coz he wants it from the mechanical point of view, strength, moment, forces, etc...

thanx guys!

LOL! No problem. But you should have maybe verified what I said. I am pretty sure it is all true, but some of that stuff was learned awhile ago.

[blizzard335]

LOL! No problem. But you should have maybe verified what I said. I am pretty sure it is all true, but some of that stuff was learned awhile ago.

well, i didnt take all what u said, i also had to backup the claims with simple free body diagrams and so forth. thanx anyway.

u the man

oh, btw, owequitit, my TOV sn is bien,

[owequitit]

well, i didnt take all what u said, i also had to backup the claims with simple free body diagrams and so forth. thanx anyway.

u the man

oh, btw, owequitit, my TOV sn is bien,

Ah cool! I wondered who that was.

I wasn't ignoring you, I was just trying to avoid it on that site, because things get complicated fast, so I try to stay on the original topic.

[blizzard335]

Ah cool! I wondered who that was.

I wasn't ignoring you, I was just trying to avoid it on that site, because things get complicated fast, so I try to stay on the original topic.

all is cool

to all who chipped ideas into this thread, u guys got credited