Iconic Cobra publicity photo.

[cobrakiwi]

Originally Posted by CSX3183

Of course 3170 is correct. Cars only had center caps/grease caps on the front, to protect the bearings, there aren't any bearings on the rear.

So every guy who had caps on the rear, is incorrect, if trying to be original looking.

There are indeed bearings in the rear uprights/ hubs, the hole in question is a blind hole.

[patrickt]

But who of us has original style axles and hubs? Most of us with Jag based IRS rear suspensions have a big castle nut in the hub on the end of the stub axle on the outside of the wheel.

[CSX3183]

Yes there is a blind hole, I think most people understood what I meant by my statement, there isn't a spindle and bearings on the spindle.

Originally Posted by cobrakiwi

There are indeed bearings in the rear uprights/ hubs, the hole in question is a blind hole.

[patrickt]

If your rear hub looks like this, then you can leave the cap off.



But if your rear hub looks more like this front hub, then you're being dumb not to put a hub cap on it.



I'll just add a pic of an original-style Cobra rear hub that does not need a cap on the outside -- for obvious reasons. This hub would not fit my beautiful ERA outboard braked rear, nor any other Cobra that I have actually touched with my fat sticky fingers.

[Ivygreen65]

Saw this Mercedes C class commercial tonight. Thought it looked familiar.
https://www.autoevolution.com/news/m...d-114374.html#