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Kube · 03-25-2024, 04:28 PM

Hello guys,

My guess is I have either the wrong wheels or the wrong hub caps...
1931. The ID of the wheel where the cap will be placed is 3 3/4".
The OD of the hubcaps I have is 4 1/8". The distance from one bent tab to the one opposite is 3 1/4".

Kind of a BB in a boxcar.
So, what say you?

Thanks.

180 a · 03-25-2024, 06:08 PM

I think the larger hub caps fit the early V8

Bob C · 03-25-2024, 06:27 PM

Can you post some pictures?

nkaminar · 03-26-2024, 05:56 AM

Wrong hub caps.

Kube · 03-26-2024, 08:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nkaminar

Wrong hub caps.

So, you believe the hole in the rim is the correct diameter?

nkaminar · 03-26-2024, 10:46 AM

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Photos would help. The Model A hub cap can be hard to put on and require the tabs to be bent in a little. That may be the problem.

katy · 03-26-2024, 11:06 AM

What size are the rims? 21"? 19"? 18"? 17" 16"? Or?

03-25-2024, 04:28 PM	#1
Kube Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Wisconsin, USA Posts: 9,007	wheel / hub cap fitment issue Hello guys, My guess is I have either the wrong wheels or the wrong hub caps... 1931. The ID of the wheel where the cap will be placed is 3 3/4". The OD of the hubcaps I have is 4 1/8". The distance from one bent tab to the one opposite is 3 1/4". Kind of a BB in a boxcar. So, what say you? Thanks. __________________ "I can explain it for you. However, I can't understand it for you".

03-25-2024, 06:08 PM	#2
180 a Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Grawn , Michigan Posts: 105	Re: wheel / hub cap fitment issue I think the larger hub caps fit the early V8

03-25-2024, 06:27 PM	#3
Bob C Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: So Cal Posts: 8,755	Re: wheel / hub cap fitment issue Can you post some pictures?

03-26-2024, 05:56 AM	#4
nkaminar Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Western North Carolina Posts: 3,900	Re: wheel / hub cap fitment issue Wrong hub caps. __________________ A is for apple, green as the sky. Step on the gas, for tomorrow I die. Forget the brakes, they really don't work. The clutch always sticks, and starts with a jerk. My car grows red hair, and flies through the air. Driving's a blast, a blast from the past.

03-26-2024, 10:46 AM	#6
nkaminar Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Western North Carolina Posts: 3,900	Re: wheel / hub cap fitment issue Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Photos would help. The Model A hub cap can be hard to put on and require the tabs to be bent in a little. That may be the problem. __________________ A is for apple, green as the sky. Step on the gas, for tomorrow I die. Forget the brakes, they really don't work. The clutch always sticks, and starts with a jerk. My car grows red hair, and flies through the air. Driving's a blast, a blast from the past.

03-26-2024, 11:06 AM	#7
katy Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Red Deer, Alberta Posts: 5,046	Re: wheel / hub cap fitment issue What size are the rims? 21"? 19"? 18"? 17" 16"? Or? __________________ If you don't hear a rumor by 10 AM, start one!. Got my education out behind the barn!