American Racing Equipment, Inc.

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Rick Pruden

Arthur D Hale, Jr

A wheel assembly configured for attachment to a vehicle via a plurality of wheel studs or holes, the wheel assembly including a wheel defining a plurality of wheel openings therethrough, wherein each of the wheel openings has a non-circular shape and is configured to receive a wheel stud or bolt; and a plurality of variable lug inserts, wherein one of the variable lug inserts is within each of the openings and wherein each variable lug insert comprises a body having a longitudinal cross-sectional shape generally corresponding to the non-circular shape of the wheel opening and a variable lug insert opening extending through the body.

Variable lug insert for wheel opening

A hubcap assembly that includes a push-through hubcap having a resilient member disposed on its external surface to maintain a tight fit engagement between the hubcap and a hub bore of an associated wheel. The hubcap assembly of the present invention decreases the potential for the hubcap to become loose and move within the hub bore, thus decreasing the potential for the hubcap to rattle within the hub bore.

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Torrance, CA, United States of America

Rick Pruden