70 GTX Legendary wheels -bigger brakes.

[Azmotorhead]

Installing Baer brakes SS+4 11" front discs. Fit is good & install is pretty straight forward.
Now installing a set of Legendary 15" Magnum 500's.
Issue is the center cap for the spindle(Baer spindle & cap) won't allow the legendary wheel center cap to go on.
Anyone found a solution or even encountered this?

 

[Don67Satellite]

This is similar to the situation I had with my Wilwood front discs/Drake Legendary Magnum 500's that the spindle caps protruded a touch too far (and are a touch too fat) even for the repro Magnum 500 centre caps. I briefly considered grinding the spindle caps down a bit.

I already had to install longer Wilwood studs to accommodate the wheels, so I just ended up using a 1/4" billet spacer on each side. The conical deep thread lugs for the Legendary's provide lots of bite so not worried about 1/4" of spacer.

I didn't use those plastic centre caps that came with the wheels. I have 5 of them here brand new if you ever break one.

 

[Azmotorhead]

Thanks Don. Are those OE centercaps or are they made by Drake/Legendary? I tried using the OE caps with these wheels but the inside portion doesn't protrude far enough outward to engage the Bolts or alignment dowels.

 

[Don67Satellite]

These are reproduction ones from eBay. Got them from Maryland Mustang.

Maybe they could be Legendary caps, resold by them. Not sure.

If you have these style:

The outer cap seems the same as OE.

Those rear parts likely won't go into the Legendary's.

Mine came with this style rear piece:

...but of course had the bullseye Mopar caps.

Inner part is just round to connect to the lip on the Legendary's, rather than the tabs which I assume are for the steel road wheels..?

Anyway, they fit perfectly.

 

[Azmotorhead]

my Legendary caps are the snap in 1" tall.
Originals that were on the original 500's on the car had the inner piece with 5 tabs.
I'll give Maryland Mustang a call and see what they have

 

[Don67Satellite]

my Legendary caps are the snap in 1" tall.
Originals that were on the original 500's on the car had the inner piece with 5 tabs.
I'll give Maryland Mustang a call and see what they have

Yup, I have 5 of them here.