Is a wheel measured from rim to rim across the center?
Wheel Measurement
Jan 29, 2005
6 Replies
bead to bead, actually. Don't know why you're asking, but don't forget about offset and bolt circle either.
nate
When it is noted a 16" wheel, how is this figured?
Scroll down to "How to measure rims and wheels".
Bill Putney (To reply by e-mail, replace the last letter of the alphabet in my adddress with the letter 'x')
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Bill Putney (To reply by e-mail, replace the last letter of the alphabet in my adddress with the letter 'x')
Ah, I thought you were talking about width, sorry. The overall diameter of the wheel will be a little larger than the nominal size, so if you measure a wheel at, say, 15-3/8" (to pull a number out of my ass) it is a 15" rim. Definitely not a 16" in this example.
nate
OK, thanx, I think I got it now...
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