Center Caps, Beauty Rings - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

Pl4yboy · 01-21-2008, 08:32 AM

Okay, I have these old 15" rallies from before I put on my 22's and I was wanting to paint them black and put chrome Tri-Bar center caps on them. Does anyone know where I can find new ones that will fit these wheels? I could use some beauty rings too. My truck isn't a 4x4 but a PO slapped those ugly caps on there.

I really just want something pretty to slap on every once in a while... especially in the dirty winter months. I haven't had time to clean my wheels in a month and the chrome is looking pretty dirty.

jamesi20 · 01-21-2008, 12:17 PM

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Pl4yboy · 01-21-2008, 12:47 PM

Thanks. I've found quite a few places to get the rings, but none to get the center caps I want... anyone else have any ideas?

68GMCCustom · 01-21-2008, 02:42 PM

OK.....here you go:

CHEVY-SPINNER-KIT-KNOCK-OFFS-3-BAR-WHEEL-CENTER-CAPS

this looks about the same height as the OEM center caps? I was thinking take the knock off apart, put the stand under the center cap (with a center hole pre-drilled in it). Then just screw/bolt the knock off top thru the center cap to the mount? Or, do it the way they say (from behind

)... and use a spacer?

Husker · 01-21-2008, 02:52 PM

What kind of shape are the 4x4 caps you have pictured in? May be interested in them, I have a 4x4.
Thanks
Ron

Pl4yboy · 01-22-2008, 12:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Husker

What kind of shape are the 4x4 caps you have pictured in? May be interested in them, I have a 4x4.
Thanks
Ron

They're in horrible shape. I think I have 3/4 of them but the last one is missing the center part that says 4x4. That is about the nicest looking one.

Ps... I have 6 lug wheels remember. Not 5. Those only fit 4/5 lug.

68GMCCustom · 01-22-2008, 06:14 AM

then don't use the stand....use the standard center caps for the knock off stand... and drill the hole to mount the spinner on top?

ChevLoRay · 01-22-2008, 06:17 AM

The one that doesn't have any logo in the center, i.e., has a hole, should be for the front hub of a 4X4 truck to stick thru.

Pl4yboy · 01-22-2008, 10:01 AM

This is true... but it also means I have three caps for the rear and one front one =)

72BLUZ · 01-22-2008, 12:51 PM

annies hub cap in chattanooga, tn could probably find you what you need. i have had great success with these people. phone: 423-855-4432

**special-K** · 01-22-2008, 09:21 PM

6-lug rallyes only came on 4wds.That`s why there are as many open caps as closed and they say 4x4 on them.Most guys find spinners and bolt them to the caps.I don`t think anyone makes a spinner center cap for 6-lug.

63 & 64 Bowties · 01-22-2008, 10:41 PM

I'm with Special-K, I don't think anyone makes one. I wish someone would.
The biggest problem, the clearance/tolerance between the hub and the hole in the wheel is almost "zero." So a cap that would slide in from the rear like a lot of custom aftermarket wheels wouldn't work unless it's paper-thin. Whatever you find will have to bolt on from the outside of the wheel just like the stock ones.

weasel29gm · 01-23-2008, 05:23 AM

Wheel vendors at most swaps has 'em. Around $ 75-100 should do it.

01-21-2008, 08:32 AM	#1
Pl4yboy Freeeeee Mason... Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: McAlester, Oklahoma Posts: 320	Center Caps, Beauty Rings Okay, I have these old 15" rallies from before I put on my 22's and I was wanting to paint them black and put chrome Tri-Bar center caps on them. Does anyone know where I can find new ones that will fit these wheels? I could use some beauty rings too. My truck isn't a 4x4 but a PO slapped those ugly caps on there. I really just want something pretty to slap on every once in a while... especially in the dirty winter months. I haven't had time to clean my wheels in a month and the chrome is looking pretty dirty.

01-21-2008, 12:17 PM	#2
jamesi20 Senior Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: NORTHEAST OHIO Posts: 494	Re: Center Caps, Beauty Rings I got my trim rings here http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB..._promot_widget

01-21-2008, 12:47 PM	#3
Pl4yboy Freeeeee Mason... Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: McAlester, Oklahoma Posts: 320	Re: Center Caps, Beauty Rings Thanks. I've found quite a few places to get the rings, but none to get the center caps I want... anyone else have any ideas?

01-21-2008, 02:42 PM	#4
68GMCCustom Truck and auto performance nut Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: McKinney,Texas Posts: 3,848	Re: Center Caps, Beauty Rings OK.....here you go: CHEVY-SPINNER-KIT-KNOCK-OFFS-3-BAR-WHEEL-CENTER-CAPS this looks about the same height as the OEM center caps? I was thinking take the knock off apart, put the stand under the center cap (with a center hole pre-drilled in it). Then just screw/bolt the knock off top thru the center cap to the mount? Or, do it the way they say (from behind )... and use a spacer? __________________ Kurt - '68 GMC short step - NIB '09 LY6 6.0L crate motor w/mods, NIB '12 crate 4L85e w/billet 3k stall Circle D, 3.73 posi 12 bolt, DynaTech f-swap headers, 3/4 drop, handling mods, etc. - my toy '72 Chevy LWB C-10 Highlander - 350/350 ps/pb/tilt/ac - not original but close '06 Chevy TrailBlazerSS - LS2/4L70e - little black hot rod SUV - my DD '18 Kia Sorento - wife's econo-driver '95 Chevy S10 - reg cab shortbed, LS, 4.3, auto... my '68's powertrain and chassis build -links broken A surprise phase - carb to efi -links broken

01-21-2008, 02:52 PM	#5
Husker Registered User Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Mid NE USA Posts: 2,212	Re: Center Caps, Beauty Rings What kind of shape are the 4x4 caps you have pictured in? May be interested in them, I have a 4x4. Thanks Ron __________________ Member #111 68 C-10 Daily Driver 70 4x4 Project 76 Jeep CJ-5 Help Support the Board: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/payments.php He who knows nothing is closer to the truth than he whose mind is filled with falsehoods and errors. Thomas Jefferson

01-22-2008, 06:14 AM	#7
68GMCCustom Truck and auto performance nut Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: McKinney,Texas Posts: 3,848	Re: Center Caps, Beauty Rings then don't use the stand....use the standard center caps for the knock off stand... and drill the hole to mount the spinner on top? __________________ Kurt - '68 GMC short step - NIB '09 LY6 6.0L crate motor w/mods, NIB '12 crate 4L85e w/billet 3k stall Circle D, 3.73 posi 12 bolt, DynaTech f-swap headers, 3/4 drop, handling mods, etc. - my toy '72 Chevy LWB C-10 Highlander - 350/350 ps/pb/tilt/ac - not original but close '06 Chevy TrailBlazerSS - LS2/4L70e - little black hot rod SUV - my DD '18 Kia Sorento - wife's econo-driver '95 Chevy S10 - reg cab shortbed, LS, 4.3, auto... my '68's powertrain and chassis build -links broken A surprise phase - carb to efi -links broken

01-22-2008, 06:17 AM	#8
ChevLoRay Old Skool Club Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Benton, AR "The Heart of Arkansas" Posts: 10,880	Re: Center Caps, Beauty Rings The one that doesn't have any logo in the center, i.e., has a hole, should be for the front hub of a 4X4 truck to stick thru. __________________ Member Nr. 2770 '96 GMC Sportside; 4.3/SLT - Daily driven....constantly needs washed. '69 C-10 SWB; 350/TH400 - in limbo The older I get, the better I was.

01-22-2008, 10:01 AM	#9
Pl4yboy Freeeeee Mason... Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: McAlester, Oklahoma Posts: 320	Re: Center Caps, Beauty Rings This is true... but it also means I have three caps for the rear and one front one =)

01-22-2008, 12:51 PM	#10
72BLUZ Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: lafayette, ga. Posts: 832	Re: Center Caps, Beauty Rings annies hub cap in chattanooga, tn could probably find you what you need. i have had great success with these people. phone: 423-855-4432 __________________ Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same.... Ronald Reagan

01-22-2008, 09:21 PM	#11
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,851	Re: Center Caps, Beauty Rings 6-lug rallyes only came on 4wds.That`s why there are as many open caps as closed and they say 4x4 on them.Most guys find spinners and bolt them to the caps.I don`t think anyone makes a spinner center cap for 6-lug. __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~

01-22-2008, 10:41 PM	#12
63 & 64 Bowties and a few others Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Blue Ridge Mountains of VA Posts: 5,638	Re: Center Caps, Beauty Rings I'm with Special-K, I don't think anyone makes one. I wish someone would. The biggest problem, the clearance/tolerance between the hub and the hole in the wheel is almost "zero." So a cap that would slide in from the rear like a lot of custom aftermarket wheels wouldn't work unless it's paper-thin. Whatever you find will have to bolt on from the outside of the wheel just like the stock ones. __________________ Bill US Army Vet -193rd Infantry BlueRidgeMuscleCars.com “The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated” Gandhi

01-23-2008, 05:23 AM	#13
weasel29gm SLOW BUT SURE,BUT CLOSER Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: eleanor wv usa Posts: 3,099	Re: Center Caps, Beauty Rings Wheel vendors at most swaps has 'em. Around $ 75-100 should do it. __________________ 69 C-10, OWNED 38YRS... 350 over 30, 350 Turbo, 3:73 Posi P/S, P/B Black with red and black int. ''LOVE THESE OLD ''TRUCKS.......

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