rick_rabies

first....dont get your panties in a bunch with this question
but i only have one set of steeelies on 1 car. the other car
has 15" slipstreams..they are ugly but light. im putn DOT slicks on them
and i want them to look as stock as possible

1 out of 346346 prolly has tried to put a hubcap on an aftermarket wheel..
but hopefully that 1 will say "yeah itl stay on"
will it? any ideas on how to keep a hubcap on?

ferio252

I don't think they look all that bad imho, but on my oem hubcaps the bolts usually go over the plastic face.

rick_rabies

yeah but i need to have my car look as stock as possible like if grandma was still driving it.
i know the oem replacement hubcaps just snap on but those will fly off when i....

93egSLEEPER

i dont think its legal to race w/ hubcaps on... at least at the tracks here is WA. can be a safety hazard if they fly off

munchies91crx

ill trade you some stealies for the rotas

1988_96hb

zip ties? Or bailling wire lol

Relic1

most tracks are that way.

but I have a feeling he's not aiming for a track.

ferio252

Ooooooo I didn't see the DOT slicks part! Zip tie that ****!~

ej1love

lol rick. u never fail to make me laugh.

besides, hubcaps have the lil washer that holds them on, they shouldnt fly off...

rick_rabies

cool. il post a pic when get those tires and sum hubcaps. this should make a good story one day.

Scott.

iTrader: (1)

my old ones, you had to take the lugs off, then put the hub caps on, the lugs nuts held them on.

R666_EK

Yeah, if you get some factory covers they should hold just by the fact that the lug nuts hold em on.

rick_rabies

Oem hubcaps wont work though. Look at the center of the wheel. The lugnuts go farther in and at the moment these knuckles have been taken off and xtnded wheel studs are gettn put in. I think only the snap on ones will work www.jegs.com sells DOT slicks for $300 shipd for 2

R666_EK

That's very true. Might be a long shot but you could try chevy lug nuts (IIRC are 12x1.5 also) They have threads on em that the factory wheel covers thread onto.

R666_EK

You might be able to run a cobalt hub cap. They are 4x100 and screw into the lug nut itself.

So if the threads don't reach you could always get extended lugs and just put the Chevy lug nuts right on top of the ones holding the wheels on.

rick_rabies

hhmmm.. il look into that stuff

Linked

IMHO you just a lil tire grease to make your rubber shine, the slipstreams look awesome IMO

axegrinder87

the hubcaps will surely draw less attention..........but how loud is your bov?

mortificationrock

I dont get why he wants to do this??

acake em1

sleeper look im assuming

axegrinder87

ill swap ya a set of steelies for those slips

Danthemagicbum

ding ding ding, we have a winner

hey rick, you ever put the fake muffler on yet?

mortificationrock

x2

Damm he really trying to go sleeper status huh?...LoL

acake em1

yeah rick is crazy man good crazy though, and he likes to play with mustangs in his sleeper HAHA, but wouldnt we all do the same thing if we had sleeper status

mortificationrock

Maybe..... i did that with my old ek. when i took on a Porsche....good times.