forgive me if this is a stupid question, but I am confused
I always thought that spinners were what people "in tha hood" put on escalades and such.

But then I find that these are also "spinners", and I was wondering if they are the same principle, and if not, why they are called that

 

um, I think what you have pictured there is what would keep a "knockoff" style wheel secured to the car...in racing, they would just jack up the car in the pits, spin that thing off, swap wheels and spin it back on, rather than zip-zip-zip all the wheel nuts.

"in tha hood" lol...

 

Originally, yes. They were used on '50s T Birds and Vettes. Now, they are added to the fan blades or Bullitts for the old school look.

 

This type of "spinner" has been around longer than the ghetto ones that keep moving when the caris stopped. The one pictured stays stationary and is a classic for muscle cars of the Craiger S/S era.

 

Yeah deez bitches dont keep spinning.

 

...so are they stationary (as in emblem does not rotate) while the wheel spins or something?
because I see these and it clearly has the spinner and lugnuts...

 

These are a replacement for the center cap.

 

+1

 

The spinners look great on our stangs.

 

It's like the Pony, Snake or Ford Emblem that does not keep moving after the car stops.....it's on tight.
I had Spoke Rims on my first car a long time ago that had the Spinner on it. In the center was an emblem that would pop out so you could lock it in place and not worry about someone stealing your rims.