<VV> Hubcaps & trim rings VS wheelcovers

[LonzoVair at aol.com]

My answers are in the body of JR's question:
 
In a message dated 3/29/2008 3:49:54 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
hmlinc at sbcglobal.net writes:

<<So, you are saying (between the lines) that a LM 500 or 700 has  the center 
nubs for hub caps?>>
 
Yes, the 500 was the only LM out there that came with the "hubcaps", but  ALL 
LM wheels have the 3 nubs so you can put them on there... the LM wheel does  
NOT have the nubs that would hold the "original" (bow tie style) trim  rings.



<<That was the thought I was trying to convey to  Bill.>>
And Bob Helt also brings the "hubcap" into the discussion that serves as  the 
front wheel bearing cover... you know, that thing with all that grease  
inside and the cotter pin that jabs under your finger nail... OUCH! But we're  
talking bigger things here...
:-)



<<Of course, there are likely OTHER 13 inch wheels out  there with the nubs - 
just have to be sure they will fit on lug nut and  back spacing.>>

With the nubs for the trim ring? The only thing that might be would be the  
61 Tempest, Special or F88 IF it had them... we're talking 4 lug 13 inch  rims 
(EM, at least, since the discussion was about the trim rings fitting), and  I 
honestly don't know what the Tempest, et al used... and it would be 61,  since 
they was done away with in 62 (they tend to become "frisbee-like when you  
hit a big enough pot hole)....
As for the LMs, and of course any EM without the nubs for the trim ring,  any 
aftermarket trim ring (of the correct diameter) should fit.
Anyway, I hope this makes things a wee bit clearer, since I didn't do too  
good of a job earlier.
Later,
Lonzo
 
 
Lon  Anderson
White Mills, KY
CORSA, Derby City Corvair, Corvanatics
1961  Greenbrier 110/pg
1963 Greenbrier 95/4spd
1964 700 95/pg
1969 Monza  110/pg FOR SALE



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