How are people attaching late model center caps on without changing to metric lugnuts
 

I have a chance to but some real nice 16 aluminum oem wheels off a 04 3/4 gmc with the center caps that thread on to the outside of the lug nuts. I was thinking of putting them on my 71 gmc but dont know how people attaching late model center caps on without changing to metric studs and lugnuts.
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I did this on my old 72....

They are attached from the back side. There are little tabs on the back of the caps you can thread a screw into, you put the screws on from the back of the wheel going thru the hole in rally for the bolt that hold on the earlier style cap.


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Re: How are people attaching late model center caps on without changing to metric lug
 

You can buy 1/2" or 9/16" conversion lugnuts for the later wheels. I have seen them on ebay too.

http://www.ezaccessory.com/GM_9_16_E..._p/98-0009.htm

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Thanks got the info guys
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Great information!
Just what us steelie fans need to adapt later model caps to wheels without the hubcap nubs.
Thanks!

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Re: How are people attaching late model center caps on without changing to metric lug
 

the chevy asto vans had 1/2" wheels studs with the threads on the outside of the nuts . thats on the 5 lug vans , not sure about the 6 lug vans.

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Yep..

Go to your local salvage yard and pull em off of chevy astro vans, im pretty sure you can still get them from your local G.M dealer.

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Alot on Ebay......Been doin those on my trucks and trailers for 10 years--Got a local spring shop here that got the 7/16, 1/2, and 9/16 nuts that long ago!!............jim