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Cd · 03-21-2023, 03:02 PM

User Arcosine ( if I got the spelling right ) had some wheel covers on his Saturn SC1.
They worked beautifully, and had minimal extra frontal area, since they didn't extend far from the body.
He just used heavy rubber / plastic bathtub liner, and some heavy duty rubber bungee cords to keep the covers flush against the body.
The tires would rub against the shower liner in turns, instead of the usual method of using assembly line wheels.

Could I do something similar using aluminum sheet riveted to the back of the wheel cover ?
I'm worried that though slick, the metal would heat much faster than the shower liner and blow out my tire.

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Cd Ultimate Fail Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Austin,Texas Posts: 3,585 Thanks: 2,872 Thanked 1,121 Times in 679 Posts	Question : Wheel covers that rub front tires - ( dangers of) User Arcosine ( if I got the spelling right ) had some wheel covers on his Saturn SC1. They worked beautifully, and had minimal extra frontal area, since they didn't extend far from the body. He just used heavy rubber / plastic bathtub liner, and some heavy duty rubber bungee cords to keep the covers flush against the body. The tires would rub against the shower liner in turns, instead of the usual method of using assembly line wheels. Could I do something similar using aluminum sheet riveted to the back of the wheel cover ? I'm worried that though slick, the metal would heat much faster than the shower liner and blow out my tire.