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Install the wheels with standard 1/2 by 20 lug nuts torqued
down to the factory spec — this is important. Aluminum is
soft. Too little torque and you risk losing a wheel. Too much
and you risk distorting the wheel. Replacement lug nuts, if
needed, are available at auto parts stores.
The road is a hostile place for plastic center caps. Age
and heat turn the plastic brittle, so the caps’ retainers
crack and break upon removal. This original (left) has lost
a lot of paint, and has chips and pry damage. Fox Mustang
Restoration (www.foxresto.com; (704) 888-1278) has
the repro center caps.
SOURCES
FOX MUSTANG RESTORATION
105 Pine Forest Dr.
Locust, NC 28097
(704) 888-1278
(866) 496-7320 toll-free
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ORLANDO MUSTANG
2475 Reed Ellis Rd.
Osteen, FL 32764
(407) 688-1966
www.orlandomustang.com
STOCKTON WHEEL SERVICE
648 W. Fremont St.
Stockton, CA
(800) 395-9433
www.stocktonwheel.com
Sixteen inches of restored, rotational wonderfulness. From now on, use a plastic tool to remove the
center caps. They’re not hard to find online.
TURBAX WHEEL
CORPORATION
14150 SW 119th Ave., Suite 101
Miami, FL 33186
(800) 395-4914
www.turbax.com
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