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sailorjerry13
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 Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2007 5:41 pm Post subject: how about this for a wheel? |
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| has anybody tried these on stock bug wheels? i'm considering some for my bug but dont wanna spend cash on something that wont work, can you send me some pix if you know of any? |
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TC/TeamEvil
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| Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2007 7:29 am Post subject: |
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| They won't fit. There's that extra collar around the lug hole on the wheel which hits the cap. |
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sailorjerry13
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| Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2007 10:54 pm Post subject: |
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| damn it!!! im trying to look for something to use instead of the hubcaps, but have come to nothing, i dont have the $$$$ for fancy wheels, i guess i'll have to slap on the old hubcaps, thanx anyway |
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raul arrese
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| Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2007 5:16 am Post subject: |
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| TC/TeamEvil wrote: |
| They won't fit. There's that extra collar around the lug hole on the wheel which hits the cap. |
dont those go from the back, first the cap then the rim?? |
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TC/TeamEvil
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| Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2007 7:00 am Post subject: |
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Yup, they fit through from the back, but the opening in a stock wheel isn't a perfect circle, there are five little "bumps" or "ears" intruding into the opening where the metal surrounding the lug holes is reinforced with a lip.
The cap will go through the wheel just fine but not all the way, the diameter of the cone will hang up on those "ears".
Although, those in the picture seem different from the ones offered with the Ol' Skool JACKMAN wheels. There DOES seem to me a greater distance between the lug hole and the edge of the cone. You could probably enlarge the image to real size, measure the distance and see if there is enough clearance to fit the through the stock wheel . . . . maybe . . . . |
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Stock Steve
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lostinbaja
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| Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2007 8:51 am Post subject: |
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| Stock Steve wrote: |
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The cap will go through the wheel just fine but not all the way, the diameter of the cone will hang up on those "ears".
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TC, I'm guessing we're not talking about real high quality stuff here (i.e. Taiwan mfg., etc.)--what would stop someone from just threading in the lug bolts, and just "making 'em fit," via just slowly torquing down the bolts??? |
I have been running them on my Baja for years. Once the wheel is torqued on, the "hub cap" will have 5 little dents from the wheel and they look like they came that way.
Jerry... |
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sailorjerry13
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| Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2007 3:34 pm Post subject: |
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| i'll try that bro, thanx for the info |
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TC/TeamEvil
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| Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2007 8:14 am Post subject: |
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| So will I ! ! ! ! |
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