“4x4” front hub decals?

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Does anyone know of a place to buy properly colored “4x4” decals in the diameter that fits the OEM auto-locking hubs?

I bought some replacement rear caps from LMC, but they really highlight how faded the fronts are. I cant seem to find decals for the front anywhere.

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I haven't measured yet, but I think just the black circle of the rear metal stickers will fit the front hubs. I figured when I spruce mine up I'd buy an extra set for the back and cut them to fit the front.
 

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I could be wrong, but I dont think that is the case. I think the rears are almost 4” and the fronts seem to be closer to 2.5”.
 

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I couldn't find anything suitable to fit mine so I made my own.

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Does anyone know of a place to buy properly colored “4x4” decals in the diameter that fits the OEM auto-locking hubs?

I bought some replacement rear caps from LMC, but they really highlight how faded the fronts are. I cant seem to find decals for the front anywhere.

Thanks in advance.
LMC Truck has them, But I find sets of 4 less expensive on eBay.
they’re usually 3” or 3 1/2”.. trim to
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fit front
 

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I could be wrong, but I dont think that is the case. I think the rears are almost 4” and the fronts seem to be closer to 2.5”.
The hub itself is a different size, but the DECAL appears to be the same, from what I've seen at least (not sure why GM would go through the effort to produce an entirely different thing for a limited option). You can't just unbolt the old cover and slap on a new one like the rears, but surely a crafty individual could make something work up front with a few simple tools.

Worst case scenario, it you really can't make it work, but also just can't stand the way the factory ones look, you could always switch to manual hubs? not only would they look better than faded old caps, you'd also have something you could rely on in the occasion you actually needed to use 4x4... ;)
 

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The hub itself is a different size, but the DECAL appears to be the same, from what I've seen at least (not sure why GM would go through the effort to produce an entirely different thing for a limited option). You can't just unbolt the old cover and slap on a new one like the rears, but surely a crafty individual could make something work up front with a few simple tools.

Worst case scenario, it you really can't make it work, but also just can't stand the way the factory ones look, you could always switch to manual hubs? not only would they look better than faded old caps, you'd also have something you could rely on in the occasion you actually needed to use 4x4... ;)
Both sites state 3 1/2” size
 

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I know that the ones that go on the automatic locking hubs are different/smaller than what goes on the rear. I suppose you could modify the rear to fit the front, perhaps that is the best course of action. But the front is significantly smaller in diameter than the rear.

LMC does sell the rear but my advice is to use some serious glue in addition to the sorry adhesive that comes on them. They will fall off. I just went through this yesterday, after losing two of those stickers I started gluing them on with some JB Weld gel glue.

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I just saw this post. I know the decals you are looking for, the small one's on the cover of the Warn auto locking hubs. No one is reproducing them. I also tried to locate them a year ago. Warn made the hubs and back when you could buy the replacements from GM, the decals were on them.

People had trouble with those auto hubs and many were swapped out for manual hubs. This also made for very little call to buy those hubs or covers.
 

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