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center caps....

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center caps....

do any of you know if anyone makes a center cap with the hub hole in it....the mickey thompson center caps are metal so it will be hard for me to cut like i did my old plastic ones...
 
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Try summit racing. I knwo they have lots of center caps. Just search for the diameter you need.
 
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If you really like the looks of the Mickey Thompson metal centercaps..... You can take them to a local machine shop or maybe you even have an acquaintance that is a machinist that can turn the cap on a lathe to cut a hole to the hub diameter you need.

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i thought about that.......i like the mickey t centercap but will it rust when they cut it and the chrome comes off?????
 
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Probably will if left untreated....
You might try applying some POR 15 to the exposed surface.

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Summit Racing does not have a center cap from Mickey Thompson that will fit the wheel with the hole already in it.
 
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my american racing wheels have the 2 open caps up front for the hubs, and they rust like crazy in the winter time, the wheels and centers are chromed steel
 
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use stock lugs with the snap on stock center caps with the holes that are chrome...problem solved...
 
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so why ya want the hole in em so bad?
 
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He has a solid front axle.
 
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meh..
 
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Originally Posted by 04lvl2
He has a solid front axle.
no he has TTB front suspension, with manual locking hubs i would guess
 
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Originally Posted by Redneckstone
no he has TTB front suspension, with manual locking hubs i would guess
yup......but the TTB (twin traction beam) is extremely close to a solid axle, compared to the SLA front ends on the '98 and newer rangers....even with the automatic locking hubs i would need the open caps.......but i do have manual locking hubs.
 
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Originally Posted by Redneckstone
no he has TTB front suspension, with manual locking hubs i would guess
Ok so they are manual locking hubs sorry lol.
 
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Originally Posted by 04lvl2
Ok so they are manual locking hubs sorry lol.
dang bill......you are never wrong......lol
 
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Bill is the man, lol, everyone knows it.
 
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