Do caravan alloys have centralising spigot rings?

[otherclive]

Changed my tyres this morning as the OEM Hankooks were beyond 5 years and at 60psi I preferred to start life with this new caravan with tyres that I know. On slackening the wheel bolts the fitter noticed that the wheels (OEM Storm 14 inch) became quite loose and sloppy prior to removing them. Whereas with a car's alloys they still retain their centralised position prior to taking them off. When he had removed the van wheels I noticed that there wasn't a spigot ring in the wheel hubs to locate them centrally over the shiny Alko axle nut cover. This is my first caravan with alloy wheels so don't know whether mine should have a spigot ring or not. It's just that every car that I have had with alloys its wheels have been able to be centralised on the hub prior to refitting the wheel bolts. Are the caravan ones different?

Will be contacting Swift on this subject but thought some Forum feedback would be helpful.

 

[Damian]

Al-Ko and BPW hubs do not have a centralising spigot.
The hubs are plain faced which is why it is important to centralise the wheel properly when fitting the wheel.

 

[otherclive]

Damian,
thanks for the quick return reply. I can now rest easy.

 

[Tuningdrew]

it's a shame that they dont as almost certainly the wheels are never truly central. I think (but I am sure to be corrected) that this is a primary cause for wheel bolts coming loose and caravan interiors being shaken to bits

 

[chrisn7]

it's a shame that they dont as almost certainly the wheels are never truly central. I think (but I am sure to be corrected) that this is a primary cause for wheel bolts coming loose and caravan interiors being shaken to bits

I think they will be because each wheel bolt has a conical seat, so once the bolts are in place how could they not be centered?

 

[Anseo]

it's a shame that they dont as almost certainly the wheels are never truly central. I think (but I am sure to be corrected) that this is a primary cause for wheel bolts coming loose and caravan interiors being shaken to bits

I think they will be because each wheel bolt has a conical seat, so once the bolts are in place how could they not be centered?

Assuming the (conical) bolts are in good condition then the wheel should be centred.

I once encountered a wheel that had been misused and the holes in the wheel had become enlargedelongated, this threw the centering off, and a new wheel was required.

Worth checking that the mounting holes in the wheel are true, visual inspection should suffice.

 

[chrisn7]

Well of course that's going to be true of anything that has been abused, such as wheel having been run loose, but under normal conditions, there wouldn't be an issue.

Nevertheless I do wish there was a centring spigot, since this makes refitting of a wheel a lot easier