Sharon Posted April 15 Posted April 15 Ok Guys, I need your help. I am ordering wheels and tires this week. I thought that I wanted flat cap rally wheels. But now I'm rethinking my options and can't decide between the larger (derby) caps or the smaller flat caps. I've been looking at Car Show pictures from the Facebook page and most members seem to prefer the larger ones. I'm thinking that looks better. What are your opinion? Quote
420ponies Posted April 15 Posted April 15 Since you're in North Carolina, I like the 3 spear style. I can remember back in the early '80's, cars from the 60's-70's had rally wheels and these on them. That's why they are on my Monte. 6 Quote
cbolt Posted April 15 Posted April 15 Its funny, I ran the 3 spear style for 23 years and just switched to the derby caps. I guess I like the derby caps better right now because it was a noticeable change. 4 Quote
willie Posted April 15 Posted April 15 I say derby caps, even though my 72 has the PO2s (not a fan). But its your car put on what you like! 5 Quote
Sharon Posted April 15 Author Posted April 15 2 hours ago, 420ponies said: Since you're in North Carolina, I like the 3 spear style. I can remember back in the early '80's, cars from the 60's-70's had rally wheels and these on them. That's why they are on my Monte. Quote
502ci Posted April 15 Posted April 15 I would say Derby caps...granted I only ran them on my Monte for like 2 years before switching to custom wheels. I did run my Rallys on my Impala for many years and I used the derby caps on that car too. 4 Quote
Michael Boyte Posted April 15 Posted April 15 I always kept a set of Derby caps, a set of flats and a set of the spinners (3 spoke) . I would change them out about every 3 or 4 months, each set gave the wheels a different look ! The spinners were my favorite. At one point, we had to put pieces of razor blades between the wheel and the center, just to keep people from stealing them . However, we never had that problem with the Derby caps. 3 Quote
Marks71 Posted April 15 Posted April 15 32 minutes ago, Michael Boyte said: I always kept a set of Derby caps, a set of flats and a set of the spinners (3 spoke) . I would change them out about every 3 or 4 months, each set gave the wheels a different look ! The spinners were my favorite. At one point, we had to put pieces of razor blades between the wheel and the center, just to keep people from stealing them . However, we never had that problem with the Derby caps. I’m new to this 3spoke cap. It’s funny, I’ve seen the photo of Jim’s car many times and didn’t notice them. I zoomed in on his caps this morning and went wow, good looking. I’ve got the cable locks on my Camaros derby’s. It attaches to one of the hex heads that hold the center of the derby, and one of the lug nuts. Won’t prevent a theft but if it’s a spur of the moment decision by some scum, it might be a deterrent. 4 Quote
1970mcss Posted April 15 Posted April 15 I've had both, I went back to Derby caps but I do like the look of Aarons 5 spokes 5 Quote
Sharon Posted April 15 Author Posted April 15 1 hour ago, Michael Boyte said: I always kept a set of Derby caps, a set of flats and a set of the spinners (3 spoke) . I would change them out about every 3 or 4 months, each set gave the wheels a different look ! The spinners were my favorite. At one point, we had to put pieces of razor blades between the wheel and the center, just to keep people from stealing them . However, we never had that problem with the Derby caps. I like the idea of changing the caps out. 6 Quote
Scott S. Posted April 15 Posted April 15 8 hours ago, 420ponies said: Since you're in North Carolina, I like the 3 spear style. I can remember back in the early '80's, cars from the 60's-70's had rally wheels and these on them. That's why they are on my Monte. Hey James, do the fake "knock off hubs" still come with the little brass hammer ??? 1 Quote
420ponies Posted April 16 Posted April 16 Nope, Just a rubber mallet, sometimes I can just pull and they come off. I just like the look. 3 Quote
Scott S. Posted April 16 Posted April 16 I liked them on the Shelbeys..... But NASCAR has sure made a mess of the "one lug" system. 3 Quote
DragCat Posted April 16 Posted April 16 3 hours ago, Scott S. said: I liked them on the Shelbeys..... But NASCAR has sure made a mess of the "one lug" system. Nascar has made a mess outta everything stock car related racing 4 Quote
420ponies Posted April 19 Posted April 19 54 minutes ago, Scott S. said: Now that's a nice looking green Monte. 👍 Well..... It's an SS too boot! Very Nice!🙂 5 Quote
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