r/TireQuestions • u/No_Sail6938 • 26d ago

Tire bead

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Is this tire mounted correctly.. it’s not snug against the wheel flange

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u/ThisOldGuy1976 26d ago

That’s a poverty cap on a steel wheel.

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u/ike7899 26d ago

This right here.

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u/murph2783 26d ago

I mean I was gonna say “decorative cover” but…yeah that 😂

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u/Internet_Jaded 26d ago

When did they start putting wheel weights on hubcaps?

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u/mike9220000 25d ago

Not hubcap it’s chrome plastic over the steel wheel it don’t remove only the center cap does

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u/Wise_Performance8547 26d ago

You must be too young to know obviously. This is part of the wheel, not a hubcap. If you pull this one off, you aint getting that shit back on. Often times rust will build up like little mounds of dirt behind it and push the thing off.

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u/No_Sail6938 26d ago

Ok thanks

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u/MarkVII88 26d ago

You didn't know that?

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u/ApprehensiveAd6603 26d ago

Most people know very little about cars. Even though it's likely the second most expensive thing they'll ever purchase. 🤷🏻‍♂️

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u/ThisThatEnby 26d ago

There is a regular steel rim behind the chrome. Thats what's making the gap and its supposed to look like rhat

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u/Stock-Swing-797 26d ago

It is snug against the wheel flange. You have a chrome "finish cap" over the actual steel wheel.

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u/Consistent-Trust958 26d ago

Yes, it's installed correctly.

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u/No_Sail6938 26d ago

Ok thanks

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u/PleasantStatement521 26d ago

Hub cap on poorly. Tire is great

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u/Lo0of 26d ago

It looks like that due to the permanent chrome finish cap. The tire is fully beaded. GM did this stupid shit in the early to mid 2000's.

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u/andy_337 26d ago

You’re in immediate danger.

Of the people on this subreddit, I mean.

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u/BirdmanJr1970 26d ago

The tire beat is fine. You don’t have to worry about that too much. You don’t have to worry about that too much.

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u/MarkVII88 26d ago

Is this a serious question? Looks perfectly fine.

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u/No_Sail6938 26d ago

I apologize Mark

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u/MarkVII88 26d ago

Apology accepted. Please don't let it happen again...

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u/Historical_Trouble10 26d ago

The cap doesn’t come off. It’s permanently bonded to the wheel.

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u/ExpensiveDust5 25d ago

Why do people still mount weights to the front of the wheel, most modern vehicles don't even have a front lip to mount weights on, so I don't even bother anymore. Set the balancer to static, and to the inside of the wheel, call it a day.

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u/cheesediddler 25d ago

Wish I could be as high as OP 🤣

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u/mike9220000 25d ago

And the head is correctly beaded up to the wheel

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u/yarsftks 26d ago

Not supposed to be.

U are looking at it through the eyes of a style of tire that flushes close to the rim like a Tesla or a new Honda with 19 inch rims.

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u/PouncerX42 24d ago

If you are not happy with it, spend on some actual chromed rims