dhjunkie
New Member
Here is a break down of what needs to be done to fit factory Hummer H2 take offs with the factory center caps.
Now I liked the looks of the H2 take offs and wanted to run the factory center caps. So I did the next step of searching through the threads for pictures and asked the right questions of if they would fit and what it took for them to fit. I got the usual answers of “ya they fit, see my garage pictures" and “a little grinding is required"... well the details were left out!
First off you do need to modify the cap to make them fit with out hassle and that factory center cap lip on the rim needs to be removed a bit for an even nicer fit. Well I removed the entire lip on the rim first, thinking the cap will fit without problems. It fit all right, but would not thread onto the lug nuts. So hence the cap modification. Sorry I didn't take pictures of the rim during machining process, but I did during the cap modification.
You need to cut 3/8" off the lip from the cap but not touch the stand offs. Remove the lip by cutting the stand off reinforcement flashing with diagonal cutters and pull off the lip. Next is to cut down the stand off to where it is about 3/16" above the newly cut cap lip. This will allow you to install the removed hard plastic stand off insert to make the cap clear the 3/8" radius of the rim and allow about 4/5 threads of lug cap nut contact.
Now if your interested in this mod but don't have the machinery to do it, PM me for a quote and see if it worth your while.
Now I liked the looks of the H2 take offs and wanted to run the factory center caps. So I did the next step of searching through the threads for pictures and asked the right questions of if they would fit and what it took for them to fit. I got the usual answers of “ya they fit, see my garage pictures" and “a little grinding is required"... well the details were left out!
First off you do need to modify the cap to make them fit with out hassle and that factory center cap lip on the rim needs to be removed a bit for an even nicer fit. Well I removed the entire lip on the rim first, thinking the cap will fit without problems. It fit all right, but would not thread onto the lug nuts. So hence the cap modification. Sorry I didn't take pictures of the rim during machining process, but I did during the cap modification.
You need to cut 3/8" off the lip from the cap but not touch the stand offs. Remove the lip by cutting the stand off reinforcement flashing with diagonal cutters and pull off the lip. Next is to cut down the stand off to where it is about 3/16" above the newly cut cap lip. This will allow you to install the removed hard plastic stand off insert to make the cap clear the 3/8" radius of the rim and allow about 4/5 threads of lug cap nut contact.
Now if your interested in this mod but don't have the machinery to do it, PM me for a quote and see if it worth your while.
