JamieP Posted September 4, 2008 Share Posted September 4, 2008 Whats the score when measuring wheels? is say a 11" wide wheel measured overall, outside to outside of the rim or is it the measurement from the inside bit that the tyre lips on you go by? Ive heard different things over the years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supra matt Posted September 4, 2008 Share Posted September 4, 2008 Outside to outside same as you would measure anything else mate . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael Posted September 4, 2008 Share Posted September 4, 2008 http://www.tirereview.com/files/Images/calculator2.jpg As above, edge to edge / outside to outside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieP Posted September 4, 2008 Author Share Posted September 4, 2008 If thats the case it makes my wheels 10.5" wide front and 11.5" wide rears. Surprised them fronts fit, on the red car i had 8.5" front, i get no rubbing even on full lock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveR Posted September 4, 2008 Share Posted September 4, 2008 10.5" wide fronts?! What power steering cooling have you got going on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieP Posted September 4, 2008 Author Share Posted September 4, 2008 Nothing, they was on Paul Wiffins car for 7 years with no problems as far as im aware. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveR Posted September 4, 2008 Share Posted September 4, 2008 Nothing, they was on Paul Wiffins car for 7 years with no problems as far as im aware. I don't have anything yet either, but I fitted an auto rad after CW advised it was a quick & easy way of cooling the power steering fluid (use the seperate, meant for the auto gearbox bit, at the bottom of the rad). I should* really get it connected up before Llandow, just in case. I went down there on Sunday to check it out and the bit with several tight corners in close sucession is a lot tighter than it looks on the videos! lol * = but probably won't get round to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieP Posted September 4, 2008 Author Share Posted September 4, 2008 If i get a problem ill try that. On a side note your car had the same wheels on it when Jake had it, brought from PW so id expect them the same size. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveR Posted September 4, 2008 Share Posted September 4, 2008 If i get a problem ill try that. On a side note your car had the same wheels on it when Jake had it, brought from PW so id expect them the same size. It's got the Lexus/TTE rims on it now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieP Posted September 4, 2008 Author Share Posted September 4, 2008 It's got the Lexus/TTE rims on it now. Yea i know, i tried to buy them from Jake with no luck:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveR Posted September 4, 2008 Share Posted September 4, 2008 Yea i know, i tried to buy them from Jake with no luck:) There is a chap on here flogging full sets (with the 10.5" rears) for £800 (new). It smells a little fishey, but others have bought from him and seem happy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieP Posted September 4, 2008 Author Share Posted September 4, 2008 There is a chap on here flogging full sets (with the 10.5" rears) for £800 (new). It smells a little fishey, but others have bought from him and seem happy. I dont mean the lexus rims. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveR Posted September 4, 2008 Share Posted September 4, 2008 I dont mean the lexus rims. Duh, sorry! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merckx Posted September 4, 2008 Share Posted September 4, 2008 or is it the measurement from the inside bit that the tyre lips on you go by? . Correct. The rest of you are wrong. There's an inside lip which is inboard about 0.5" and it's measured from that. So a 9" wheel measures 10" with the tape measure to the outside. The reason I know is that I measured my wheels when I bought them. http://www.streetdreams.org/images/offset.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieP Posted September 4, 2008 Author Share Posted September 4, 2008 That makes my wheels 9.5" front and 10.5" rear, sounds more like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnd-mkiv Posted September 4, 2008 Share Posted September 4, 2008 its should tell you on the casting, on the inside of the wheel mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieP Posted September 4, 2008 Author Share Posted September 4, 2008 Sticker in Japanese. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merckx Posted September 4, 2008 Share Posted September 4, 2008 If you don't believe me. That's not the correct way of measuring the width of the rim, you need to measure between the inner flanges. http://www.mkivsupra.net/vbb/showthread.php?t=140859&highlight=correct+measuring+width+rim%2C+measure+flanges Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieP Posted September 4, 2008 Author Share Posted September 4, 2008 I believe you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveR Posted September 4, 2008 Share Posted September 4, 2008 flange Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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