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Old Oct 26, 2008 | 12:01 PM
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Anyone know if the center caps for a drag pack and the 505a are interchangeable?
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Anyone know if the center caps for a drag pack and the 505a are interchangeable?
I didn't think that they were but they do look similar.
Ya might have to call John down there at CCW to verify.

I'd read that you got a drag pack but what sizes are they, 16" front and rear? And are they the Firestone skinnies up front with the bias ply M/Ts in the back?
Black or polished?
Post pics dude.
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The rims have to be drilled to except the center caps. I know some of the older sets don't except them.
Give John a call, it's still early he might answer.
I know it's Sunday, he does still answer if available.
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I didn't think that they were but they do look similar.
Ya might have to call John down there at CCW to verify.

I'd read that you got a drag pack but what sizes are they, 16" front and rear? And are they the Firestone skinnies up front with the bias ply M/Ts in the back?
Black or polished?
Post pics dude.
Left him a VM so hopefully he'll give me a shout tomorrow.

And yea I picked up a set of 16" at all 4 corners, believe they're firestone skinnies up front and they're m/t bias plys out back, but they're diiiiiiiiirty. I hope to clean em up tomorrow and trial mount them on the car. I'll get pics up then

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The rims have to be drilled to except the center caps. I know some of the older sets don't except them.
Give John a call, it's still early he might answer.
I know it's Sunday, he does still answer if available.
I tried but got the voice mail system, hopefully he'll get back to me tomorrow.
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And yea I picked up a set of 16" at all 4 corners, believe they're firestone skinnies up front and they're m/t bias plys out back, but they're diiiiiiiiirty. I hope to clean em up tomorrow and trial mount them on the car.
The rears might not fit right on there at first but after a little pounding/grinding of the upper tie rod/ball joint bolt thingies they should fit.
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The rears might not fit right on there at first but after a little pounding/grinding of the upper tie rod/ball joint bolt thingies they should fit.
The word your looking for is they WON'T clear. So be sure to clearance the ball joint caps with a ball peen hammer.
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The word your looking for is they WON'T clear.
Believe it or not I have seen/heard of one or two cases where they did actually slide right on and not hit anything but that is quite rare/almost never.
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I have no problems massaging the ball joint caps... I have all day tomorrow to get it to work.
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Originally Posted by LS1LT1
Believe it or not I have seen/heard of one or two cases where they did actually slide right on and not hit anything but that is quite rare/almost never.
Since Murphy (as in Murphy's law) is my Siamese twin I can say any 16" wheel I have placed on a C5 needed the dust cap clearanced.

One very funny incident happened to some idiot named Nitrous Bob while running the Corvette Challenge up in Bradenton Florida.
He borrowed a set of 16" rims from some guy here on the forum with the last name of Valone. Bolted those bad boys on the car, dropped the jack, got in a hit the gas. Car went NOWHERE Valone was laughing his *** off, since I had forgotten to clearance the ball joint dust caps. Rims locked solid.
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Originally Posted by Nitrous Bob
Since Murphy (as in Murphy's law) is my Siamese twin I can say any 16" wheel I have placed on a C5 needed the dust cap clearanced.

One very funny incident happened to some idiot named Nitrous Bob while running the Corvette Challenge up in Bradenton Florida.
He borrowed a set of 16" rims from some guy here on the forum with the last name of Valone. Bolted those bad boys on the car, dropped the jack, got in a hit the gas. Car went NOWHERE Valone was laughing his *** off, since I had forgotten to clearance the ball joint dust caps. Rims locked solid.
Ouch!
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Ouch!
I was pissed but boy was it freaking funny. I'm on dirt with the gas pedal to the floor car in drive and going no place fast. Keith Valone was like this I was like this
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I have no problems massaging the ball joint caps... I have all day tomorrow to get it to work.
That's all you will need man. These things are simply awesome.

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Teaser shot...

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Nice!
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