In the search for alloy wheels i have found there is various sizes not in diameter but another measurement for example the 6 x 14" £239.00 6.5 x 15" £265.00 7 x 17" £330.00
What does the 6 6.5 or 7 mean?
Many thanks
In the search for alloy wheels i have found there is various sizes not in diameter but another measurement for example the 6 x 14" £239.00 6.5 x 15" £265.00 7 x 17" £330.00
What does the 6 6.5 or 7 mean?
Many thanks
Width in inches.
Width
width
How do i know what i have already got on the car? do i have to measure or does it say on the wheel?
It will more than likely say on the wheel, if not the tyre size gives your enough idea.
It's the width of the alloy. As you've seen, bigger wheels are usually wider.
A 7" (or 7.5") wheel will take both 205 and 215 width tyres. If you get an
8" wheel, you really need 225 or 235 width tyres, so avoid these (unless it's for a big car).
You don't need to know. What size are your current tyres ?
Your kind of missing the point here.
When you phone the wheel supplier, and say "I want some 17" Oz Super Leggeras to fit a 2002 Clio", they just say "OK" and send you them. All the required fitments/tyresize etc. will be in their book - it's not upto you to supply the details !
Unless it is for something special likea pro-street, a 7 type car or a hotrod, or a custom beetle etc where the rim wodth will be non standard and be needed to fill the arches.
For example if you phoned up for a set of Oz Superlegera 17's for a Dooster Coupe, running Cycle wings with Ford RWD offset. they might not be quite what you are looking for if they send them to fit under Capri/Cortina/Sierra/Grandad wheel arches.
Yep.
But he's got a 2002 Clio :)
See my other post :
First thing you need to do, is keep the total radius of wheel+tyre the same. So the bigger the alloy, the thinner the tyre needs to be. Assuming you're gonna fit 17" rims, then
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