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    Center cap problems with certain wheels?

    I am debating on these as new wheels for the VX, but the company I called to possibly order through was concerned that the caps would not fit because of the front hub extending beyond the lugs? Has anyone else had this problem or have an opinion on if it would be possible to "make it work". They said they can bore out the center hole to make them as large as needed for the VX by the way:

    http://www.tirerack.com/wheels/Wheel...4x032&code=yes

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    Thumbs up

    They all would look sharp, but the first one would be my choice.

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    Kinda partial to the wheelsnext NDO Ryan. Just my 2 cents
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    Quote Originally Posted by geshaw30 View Post
    Kinda partial to the wheelsnext NDO Ryan. Just my 2 cents
    Me too, of all those posted, these appear the most likely to clear the front hubs.

    http://www.wheelsnext.com/images/whe...NDO_CH_2_W.jpg

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    go black.......
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    Quote Originally Posted by don moore View Post
    go black.......
    I would really like to go chrome with just a little bit of black but I agree black looks great. I am leaning towards the Panther 280C http://www.aaron-katzman.com/panther/280c-r10.gif and trying to paint the 5 small strips black that go from the wheel center to the rim edge. Or the Cruiser 926C http://www.rimfinancing.com/BRANDS/C...20926C-028.jpg that LDub and George like. I also like the American Racing RT-S that Tom likes http://www.tiretrends.com/include/get_image.php?id=4793 Those are my top three now and will make a decision shortly any more input greatly appreciated on these 3 options. Thanks.

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    Ryan, lol you need to go into ploitics after you win the olympics. The one I really liked was the very first one you started the thread about. lol

    http://www.tirerack.com/wheels/Wheel...4x032&code=yes

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    Quote Originally Posted by tomdietrying View Post
    Ryan, lol you need to go into ploitics after you win the olympics. The one I really liked was the very first one you started the thread about. lol

    http://www.tirerack.com/wheels/Wheel...4x032&code=yes

    Whatever you decide, I'm sure it will be the right decision.

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    Ah I see sorry about that, yeah that would be great but it seems like there is two much center bore center cap problems to deal with but I found a couple new ones I like:

    http://www.cwdwheels.com/images/whee...rome_large.jpg

    http://www.cwdwheels.com/images/whee...lack_large.jpg

    http://www.cwdwheels.com/images/whee...7_mb_large.jpg

    http://www.cwdwheels.com/images/whee...lack_large.jpg


    Now on to research about the offset.....

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    Don't forget to look at MKW wheels, they have a few that will fit our beloved VX and if you look at their gallery, there is a nice looking dragon there, but then I would say that since it's mine.
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    I can see the concern for center cap with those styles with hub inserts.
    If it's any help, here's a few pics i have of the hub you have to avoid....

    It sticks out almost 3" so the rim has to be either deep or have a center cap that is a protruding cup.

    Good Luck.



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    Quote Originally Posted by Kenny View Post
    I can see the concern for center cap with those styles with hub inserts.
    If it's any help, here's a few pics i have of the hub you have to avoid....

    It sticks out almost 3" so the rim has to be either deep or have a center cap that is a protruding cup.

    Good Luck.
    Thanks a lot. I am still going through many different options. This hub problem is only an issue on the front wheels correct? Thanks again, those photos help a lot, especially since my VX is still at Aamco and I can't just run outside and visualise!

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    There's some pix in my gallery that show the front hub since I don't have center caps. Maybe that'll help answer some of your questions. There's no hub protrusion on the rear wheels (sorry, no close up pix).
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    Just a little update on the center bore.
    We do not need 108mm as I have seen listed around here.
    The factory spare only has 98-100mm center bore, 8-10mm can make a huge difference when having wheels custom bored..... I would say if anyone was going to have wheels custom bored in the future 100mm is as wide as you need. Just a little FYI.

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    I would double check too, I ordered my rims bored over to 108 mm and I know my fronts barely clear(they stick sometimes going on or off). It is really easy to measure the hubs themselves. I am out of town, so I can't check mine, I am just going off of what I ordered and how hard they were to fit on over the hubs.

    Also, I saw these(they're new) in an offroading mag:

    http://www.tirerack.com/wheels/mamba/mamba.jsp
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