Hello Guys..
Could someone please explain the basics of tire and rim sizes?
I mean how to check the width of the rim?
for example a tire says 33x12.50R15LT and the rim says 7x15?
Thanks!
Tire & Rim help
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well..i knw a bit..and ill try helping with basics..
a tyre size of which the car can take on max and what is an OK from the factory will be written on a stiker stuck on the driver door area near the lower D piller .
example..
Tyre :
215 / 55 / R17
means ....
R 17 - is 17inch of rim
55 - the the outter wall ( distance between the rim and the tyre ending whn it faces you,low profile,medium profile,etc)
215 - is the thickness of the tyre, 335+ means lambo tyres
rims:
114.3 means the LUG nut spacing or something with the lug nuts fitment.
a tyre size of which the car can take on max and what is an OK from the factory will be written on a stiker stuck on the driver door area near the lower D piller .
example..
Tyre :
215 / 55 / R17
means ....
R 17 - is 17inch of rim
55 - the the outter wall ( distance between the rim and the tyre ending whn it faces you,low profile,medium profile,etc)
215 - is the thickness of the tyre, 335+ means lambo tyres
rims:
114.3 means the LUG nut spacing or something with the lug nuts fitment.
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for example a tire says 33x12.50R15LT and the rim says 7x15?
that tire info is wrong actually it should be written something like this 245/35/R18
245 IS THE WIDTH <------>
35 is the thickness
and 18" is the scale
simple
for rims...
7x114
7" is the width and 114.3 is the bolt pattern (in other words the space between the bolts) and 35+ is the offset (means how deep can the rim go inside)
that tire info is wrong actually it should be written something like this 245/35/R18
245 IS THE WIDTH <------>
35 is the thickness
and 18" is the scale
simple
for rims...
7x114
7" is the width and 114.3 is the bolt pattern (in other words the space between the bolts) and 35+ is the offset (means how deep can the rim go inside)