SSR Comp center cap alternatives?
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SSR Comp center cap alternatives?
The SSR Comps are one of the aftermarket wheels I'm considering. However I don't like the bucket shaped center caps from Tire Rack (apparently in Japan, center caps are not provided for this wheel, and the caps are exclusive from Tire Rack for the US market). I know that it is not unusual to run SSR Comps without center caps, but I would prefer a cap for a more finished look. My question is what kind of alternatives there are to tidy up the appearance of the hub area.
I found a thread on an NSX forum where someone made their own flat center caps, and I wonder whether a similar treatment can be done on a MINI. Question for SSR Comp owners: with the center cap off the wheel, does the MINI's hub+nut stick out at all, or is it recessed (how much) within the wheel's hub opening? Here's the thread where the flat center cap is discussed; http://www.nsxprime.com/forums/showthread.php?t=42281 (see post #4). Personally, instead of carbon fiber, I'd want to try a center disk that matches the wheel color, then put a black MINI wheel sticker on it.
I found a thread on an NSX forum where someone made their own flat center caps, and I wonder whether a similar treatment can be done on a MINI. Question for SSR Comp owners: with the center cap off the wheel, does the MINI's hub+nut stick out at all, or is it recessed (how much) within the wheel's hub opening? Here's the thread where the flat center cap is discussed; http://www.nsxprime.com/forums/showthread.php?t=42281 (see post #4). Personally, instead of carbon fiber, I'd want to try a center disk that matches the wheel color, then put a black MINI wheel sticker on it.
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Originally Posted by Alex@tirerack
19 mm of stub axel extention beyond the wheel flange.
What I want to determine is, for a SSR Comp, how tall does a center cap need to be to clear the MINI axle, i.e., is a custom flat center cap possible on a MINI?
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If i don't forget, i'll take a look at my car later on tonight and see.
When I tried the SSR 'easy button' center cap, the MCS hub was
pushing out the cap but not to the point the cap would pop off.
but it was close...lots of tension.
the easy button has a rubber friction ring which holds onto the recess
area on the inner bore of the SSR center hole. What you need to find
out is if this recess area is over or under the MCS's hub. If over, then
you can make a center cap like the pict you posted and just friction mount
it in there using some plastic circles with faux CF sticker.
If it's under, then forget it. too much of a hassle.
When I tried the SSR 'easy button' center cap, the MCS hub was
pushing out the cap but not to the point the cap would pop off.
but it was close...lots of tension.
the easy button has a rubber friction ring which holds onto the recess
area on the inner bore of the SSR center hole. What you need to find
out is if this recess area is over or under the MCS's hub. If over, then
you can make a center cap like the pict you posted and just friction mount
it in there using some plastic circles with faux CF sticker.
If it's under, then forget it. too much of a hassle.
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