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Originally Posted by dsraven
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I wanted to do that in the beginning, but the contour of the dish in the center of the Dodge wheels is such that the spring clips won't work. The original GM wheels were flat in the center with pretty square sides and the clips were riveted into the bottom of the dish. The Dodge wheels have a tapered sidewall down toward the center of the wheel, so the Chevy center caps sit in the top, or opening of the dish, about 3" above the bottom of the dish.
Basically, the center of the Dodge wheel is the female portion a giant inverted flare fitting.
When this is all done, there will only be two moving parts, the Chevy hub cap and the button head screw that retains it. The Dodge center caps are held in place by the lug nuts and serve as a retainer for the Chevy hubcap. It was a bit of trial and error to see what works and what can be done to make things work simply.
-Joe