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A centerlock wheel is a type of automobile wheel in which the wheel is fastened to the axle using a single, central nut, instead of the more common ring of 4 or 5 lug nuts or bolts. It is mostly used in racing and high end sports cars.
A center locking hub is a simple concept that replaces the standard five wheel nuts holding a wheel onto the car for a single large lug nut in the center. When you see Formula 1, and now NASCAR,...
Center lock wheels seem like one of the easier racing mods to bring to your road car—but the off-track benefits are mixed.
One wheel, one hole, made for one application - yours. HYPERLOCK is the world’s first center lock-only custom wheel brand. By removing the generic lug pattern found on wheels, a lighter and more pure wheel is created. • Unmistakable streamlined style.
Center lock wheels are no different than standard wheels except for how the wheels are bolted onto the wheel hub. Traditional wheels are held in place with 5 or 6 lug nuts equidistant from the center, while a center lock wheel uses a single large nut directly in the center.
Center locking hubs, or what’s called center lock wheels, use one large nut to replace the wheel studs and lug nuts on a car. So they replace a five-operation process of removing wheels down to a single spin of the nut.
Center-lock wheels pivot on the premise of minimizing rotational mass by employing a single center-mounted lug nut, contrasting with multiple lug nuts circulating around the wheel's center.
Thanks to the application of HLT technology, the wheel acquires mechanical features quite similar to those of a forged wheel, ensuring that two critical objectives have been achieved – weight reduction and strength. The Central Lock version is designed for Porsche GT2, GT3 and Turbo owners.
Center-lock wheels use a larger nut directly in the rim's center. Changing a center-lock wheel takes much less time than a regular wheel because there's only one nut to tighten or loosen, and when seconds separate winners and losers in racing, these wheels make sense.
No two sets are the same. True center lock wheel construction. Every wheel set includes custom hardware to convert the car to HYPERLOCK center lock wheels as well as a specialized center lock wrench. Everything needed is included, just add tires. All wheels are FEA tested for strength.