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Front Rim Cap Won't Fit!!! Help!

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Old Dec 30, 2015 | 09:39 AM
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Front Rim Cap Won't Fit!!! Help!

Hi Guys!

Bought some awesome Boze Pro Touring Rims which I am finally mounting. However, the cap on the front rims won't fit due to the bearing cover which sticks out way too much. I've heard people using spacers but even if I do get spacers, the wall thickness of the caps is larger than that of the gap. Any suggestions?

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Simon


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Old Dec 30, 2015 | 09:49 AM
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Re: Front Rim Cap Won't Fit!!! Help!

May have to run a little spacer and hammer down the dustcap a little bit to make it all work. (make sure not to hammer it down to far so the spindle doesn't wear a hole in the cap. May also have to machine the outer rotor bearing surface a bit too.
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Old Dec 30, 2015 | 01:28 PM
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Re: Front Rim Cap Won't Fit!!! Help!

As TTOP said, it could take as little as beating the dust cap a little. Maybe even that and shims.

Pictures of the whole car? Let's see those boze wheels!

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