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How I measured the clearance behind by wheel center cap

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I just installed a square setup of Enkei TY-5 in 19x9.5".
The information provided me was that the center cap would barely clear the front hub dust cap.
So I put on 1/4" spacers. There were 7 threads engaged, so that part was good.

I decided to measure the clearance myself.
  1. Bought some Silly Putty at the dollar store.
  2. Took off the wheel, and removed the spacer.
  3. Put the putty over the hub dust cap.
  4. Replaced the wheel, then took it off again.
  5. Cut the putty in half with scissors.

Minimum putty thickness looked to be only about 1mm. Clearance, barely!

Bonus pics:
The Ford scissors jack works with the Steeda jacking rail, if you place it carefully.
The small-pattern tuner lugs fit the spare tire sufficiently well.
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Pretty cool. I never checked clearance amount on my wheels center caps I just test fitted them before mounting tires. No issues but I would have taken a BFH to the dust caps if it had hit.
 
 




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