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-sean- · 03-28-2011, 11:31 PM

Been searching around for hubcaps (and/or rings) now for a while and just can't seem to make up my mind on what I want to do.
Not necessarily looking for "year correct" caps, just something that will look cool on a lowered 69 stepper with stock steelies that are painted black.

Thoughts and pics are greatly appreciated.

**Boog** · 03-29-2011, 12:32 AM

Buddy just do a thread search for wheels and you will get an eyefull of various wheel types and combinations.

jhwkns · 03-29-2011, 12:52 AM

Here's some of mine; From the left, 80's poverty caps, 67 Chevelle, S-10, 70's truck.

VA72C10 · 03-29-2011, 12:59 AM

cool collection of caps!

MistaGavin · 03-29-2011, 01:11 AM

I am going to Use the S-10 Hubcaps cause they have gloss black and chrome with gloss black painted steel wheels.

hotrod farm truck · 03-29-2011, 01:37 AM

This is a 1969 impala, biscayne hub cap.

**special-K** · 03-29-2011, 06:21 AM

Chevys are easy. I like all the car caps from the '50s into the '70s. The '60s look best,IMO

'62s:

68Stepbed · 03-29-2011, 08:50 AM

hotrod farm truck, can we get some more pics of your truck? What's the wheel/tire specs?

-sean- · 03-29-2011, 11:33 AM

Great ideas and some that I was considering but wasn't sure if they would work with the factory wheels.
Thanks guys!

70 shorty · 03-29-2011, 02:03 PM

I believe the 62 caps shown were a carry over from 61 as well, and yeah they do look good, especially on a 409 Bubble top Bel Air, but would look just as good on our trucks.

hotrod farm truck · 03-30-2011, 01:48 AM

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Originally Posted by 68Stepbed

hotrod farm truck, can we get some more pics of your truck? What's the wheel/tire specs?

68Stepbed, The front wheels are just stock 15x6's with 3.5 in. b.s. and the rears are 15x9 's with 4.5 in. b.s. Here's a couple more pictures.

heeroyue2002 · 03-30-2011, 02:13 AM

nice caps

68Stepbed · 03-30-2011, 08:48 AM

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Originally Posted by hotrod farm truck

68Stepbed, The front wheels are just stock 15x6's with 3.5 in. b.s. and the rears are 15x9 's with 4.5 in. b.s. Here's a couple more pictures.

That looks great! Where'd you get the rears from? What size tires are you running?

**special-K** · 03-30-2011, 09:18 AM

Here are some Chevy car hubcaps:

**special-K** · 03-30-2011, 09:20 AM

A couple more and a Pontiac:

hotrod farm truck · 03-30-2011, 11:55 AM

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Originally Posted by 68Stepbed

That looks great! Where'd you get the rears from? What size tires are you running?

Thanks, Stockton wheel widened the rear wheels,the rear tires are 265-70's the fronts are 225-70's.

-sean- · 03-30-2011, 12:42 PM

Special-K, is that your own private collection? Impressive!

**special-K** · 03-30-2011, 12:58 PM

No,I found them on a site that sells them and saved pictures for reference.

-sean- · 03-30-2011, 06:40 PM

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Originally Posted by jhwkns

Here's some of mine; From the left, 80's poverty caps, 67 Chevelle, S-10, 70's truck.

So do all of the above caps fit our OEM wheels? I have done some searching around and the info you get is different from source to source. For the above caps I have found measurements from 10" ID to 10 1/2" ID and everything in between for each one except the truck caps.

Hubscrub · 03-30-2011, 07:06 PM

baby moons

jhwkns · 04-09-2011, 04:40 PM

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Originally Posted by -sean-

So do all of the above caps fit our OEM wheels? I have done some searching around and the info you get is different from source to source. For the above caps I have found measurements from 10" ID to 10 1/2" ID and everything in between for each one except the truck caps.

Sorry for the late reply.
Yep. All of the GM caps back to around '55 will fit. I had to stop myself from collecting more. I stopped at five full sets. The only others that I would like to have are a set of 60's COPO style caps. I've got two. I'll find a couple more some day. I have had good luck combing junkyards for repairable caps, and have bought some on ebay. Most of the reproductions are not that great, and pretty expensive. I've gotten pretty good at restoring damaged ones. It's easier than one would think. I restored all of the caps in the picture. Some of them were pretty banged up.
Here's a thread I did on hubcap repair about a year ago.

CG · 04-09-2011, 05:27 PM

The wheel in my av is an aftermarket and the moon cap on it is the kind that snaps with an inside ring. I really would have liked an older poverty style cap like in jhwkns collection. Im pretty sure those are all snap over nub though.

-sean- · 04-09-2011, 05:42 PM

I actually bought an NOS set like jhwkns has, the far left Caprice/Impala style, on Ebay. $40 for all four.

scrapmetalart · 04-09-2011, 07:26 PM

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Originally Posted by special-K

Chevys are easy. I like all the car caps from the '50s into the '70s. The '60s look best,IMO

'62s:

yep. I have a set of these for my truck. AWESOME

FRENCHBLUE72 · 04-09-2011, 07:48 PM

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Originally Posted by hotrod farm truck

68Stepbed, The front wheels are just stock 15x6's with 3.5 in. b.s. and the rears are 15x9 's with 4.5 in. b.s. Here's a couple more pictures.

Nice looking truck.

03-28-2011, 11:31 PM	#1
-sean- Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Colorado Posts: 484	Hubcap Ideas? Been searching around for hubcaps (and/or rings) now for a while and just can't seem to make up my mind on what I want to do. Not necessarily looking for "year correct" caps, just something that will look cool on a lowered 69 stepper with stock steelies that are painted black. Thoughts and pics are greatly appreciated.

03-29-2011, 12:32 AM	#2
Boog laying low Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Searcy, Ark. USA Posts: 13,514	Re: Hubcap Ideas? Buddy just do a thread search for wheels and you will get an eyefull of various wheel types and combinations. __________________ Boog 69 Chevy stepside, 358/T350, 4.11 posi, 4.5/4 drop, rallys, poboy driver primer is finer 91 Chevy sportside, Tahoe, Yukon & GMC Crewcab All GM..'nuff said. I stand for the flag and kneel at the cross

03-29-2011, 12:52 AM	#3
jhwkns Registered Cruiser Join Date: May 2002 Location: Las Vegas NV Posts: 2,230	Re: Hubcap Ideas? Here's some of mine; From the left, 80's poverty caps, 67 Chevelle, S-10, 70's truck. __________________ I intend to live forever. So far, so good.

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MistaGavin Registered User Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Fairbanks Alaska Posts: 126	Re: Hubcap Ideas? I am going to Use the S-10 Hubcaps cause they have gloss black and chrome with gloss black painted steel wheels. __________________ You're not old, it IS loud! 1970 CST-10 BB 400

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hotrod farm truck Registered User Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: reidsville north carolina Posts: 64	Re: Hubcap Ideas? This is a 1969 impala, biscayne hub cap. Attached Images

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special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,851	Re: Hubcap Ideas? Chevys are easy. I like all the car caps from the '50s into the '70s. The '60s look best,IMO '62s: __________________ "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 ~ Last edited by special-K; 03-29-2011 at 10:17 AM.

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68Stepbed Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: 10-Uh-See Posts: 5,609	Re: Hubcap Ideas? hotrod farm truck, can we get some more pics of your truck? What's the wheel/tire specs? __________________ Matt 68 C10 stepside, LS1/700R4, TCI Engineering suspension system

03-29-2011, 11:33 AM	#9
-sean- Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Colorado Posts: 484	Re: Hubcap Ideas? Great ideas and some that I was considering but wasn't sure if they would work with the factory wheels. Thanks guys!

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70 shorty Where's my beer? Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Glen Allen, VA Posts: 1,772	Re: Hubcap Ideas? I believe the 62 caps shown were a carry over from 61 as well, and yeah they do look good, especially on a 409 Bubble top Bel Air, but would look just as good on our trucks. __________________ 70 C10, shortstep, .30 over 250,Hurst shifted 3 spd parts hauler. Holley 390, Clifford Intake, Header, ported cylinder head, unknown bigger cam. 79 Corvette L82, 4 spd, black, red interior, headers, flowmasters, and unkown bigger cam. '03 Grand Cherokee Laredo, 4.0 4x4 daily driver. 165K miles, and runs great '08 Tahoe LTZ 4x4 155K

03-30-2011, 02:13 AM	#12
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03-30-2011, 09:18 AM	#14
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,851	Re: Hubcap Ideas? Here are some Chevy car hubcaps: Attached Images __________________ "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 ~

03-30-2011, 09:20 AM	#15
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,851	Re: Hubcap Ideas? A couple more and a Pontiac: Attached Images __________________ "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 ~ Last edited by special-K; 03-30-2011 at 09:23 AM.

03-30-2011, 12:42 PM	#17
-sean- Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Colorado Posts: 484	Re: Hubcap Ideas? Special-K, is that your own private collection? Impressive!

03-30-2011, 12:58 PM	#18
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,851	Re: Hubcap Ideas? No,I found them on a site that sells them and saved pictures for reference. __________________ "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 ~



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-sean- Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Colorado Posts: 484	Re: Hubcap Ideas? I actually bought an NOS set like jhwkns has, the far left Caprice/Impala style, on Ebay. $40 for all four. Last edited by -sean-; 04-09-2011 at 11:23 PM.

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