TSW center caps, front hub interference. Solutions?

[lito]

What have you done while using TSW wheels with the front hub cap that interfere wheel center caps?

 

[Newman]

Which wheels are they? I've sold a few sets on some mustangs and never had a issues with them. Are the hub caps not the stock ones?

 

[lito]

Nurburgring RF 19x9.5

Enviado desde mi MotoX

 

[VTXFrank]

All I did with mine was take a ball peen hammer to the center part and bend them down enough for the center caps to fit. That was about 28k miles ago.

All it is is a dust/water cover for the bearings. You won't hurt anything by bending them in a bit.

 

[lito]

Lol, was hoping a flatter replacement cap or something else, brute force was my first choice but wanted to look for options. The only time I played with a hub in these cars, I don't remember how much the spindle comes out.

 

[jmauld]

I just push them in as far as they will go and level it in the wheel. They stay in place like that.

 

[VTXFrank]

Lol, was hoping a flatter replacement cap or something else, brute force was my first choice but wanted to look for options. The only time I played with a hub in these cars, I don't remember how much the spindle comes out.

Plenty of clearance.

 

[stkjock]

BFH solution....

 

[I am Legend]

Tap dat dust cap.

 

[golkhl]

Lito, on my tsw nurburgrings I ran into the same issue. My solution was to grind out the backing plate of the center cap with a dremmel. This provided enough clearance to install the caps.

 

[Stetler17]

Lito, on my tsw nurburgrings I ran into the same issue. My solution was to grind out the backing plate of the center cap with a dremmel. This provided enough clearance to install the caps.

+1. When using TSW rear wheel fitment on the front I had the same issue. Mine weren't Nurburings, but the interference looks to be about the same.

If this isn't quite enough clearance, then the BFH should finish it off.

 

[Sky Render]

I didn't have any issues installing my TSW Nurburgrings...?

 

[golkhl]

Lito: Had my front wheel off today to check clearance for my full size spare. Here is a pic of the back of the TSW center cap that I ground out to clear the dust cap.

 

[lito]

Thank you, haven't done anything with the car since, still waiting on the machinist so haven not even moved it, probably will check that next wee.