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2. Hubcap - Wikipedia

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   A threaded brass hubcap on a cart wheel with artillery style hub Various automobile hubcaps. A hubcap or hub cap is a decorative disk on an automobile wheel that covers at minimum the central portion of the wheel, called the hub. [1] An automobile hubcap is used to cover the wheel hub and the wheel fasteners to reduce the accumulation of dirt ...

3. Lug nut - Wikipedia

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   The conical lug's taper is normally 60 degrees (although 45 degrees is common for wheels designed for racing applications), and is designed to help center the wheel accurately on the axle, and to reduce the tendency for the nut to loosen due to fretting induced precession, as the car is driven. One popular alternative to the conical lug seating ...

4. Spinner (wheel) - Wikipedia

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   During the early-1960s, the simulated wire wheel covers returned, but with a new look designed to emphasize sportiness with their radiating spokes and center "spinner caps." [ 6 ] [ 8 ] These classic center spinner caps feature a rigidly mounted propeller-like center element, usually with two or three projecting "blades."

5. Center cap - Wikipedia

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   A center cap, or centercap is a decorative disk on an automobile wheel that covers a central portion of the wheel. Early center caps for automobiles were small and primarily served the purpose of keeping dirt away from the spindle nut and wheel bearings of vehicles. [1] Center caps are often found on new cars to hide the lug nuts, and/or the ...

6. Locking hubs - Wikipedia

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   The hub is a component where the wheel is directly mounted to, and is outside the axle. The benefits of unlocking hubs for normal road use are mainly found in increased fuel efficiency . When the front hubs are locked, even if no power is sent to the front axle (by means of a transfer case ), the turning of the wheels will still spin the front ...

7. Paulina Porizkova Gained 15 Lbs. After Recent Surgery but ...

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   "I gained about 15 lb after my bilateral hip replacement in early 2024," she wrote in a lengthy caption alongside a few photos of herself in swimsuits during recent travels to Jamaica and Icelend ...