How Wide Is My Stock Rim?

To find out the width of your stock wheel, you must look at the back side of the rim itself. Imprinted on a spoke of the OEM wheel is a number, such as 16×7. The “16” refers to the diameter, another way to discover this element, and the “7” refers to the rim’s width.

How do I know how wide my rims are?

Luckily, measuring rim width is pretty simple to do! Just take a ruler, yardstick or tape measure and measure the distance from bead seat to bead seat. The rim width is also included in the wheel size, which you can find stamped on the back of the wheel, or in your owner’s manual.

What is the standard rim width?

Wheel Width
The most common wheel widths vary from 6″-14″. When scoping out new rims, keep in mind that increasing or decreasing your wheel width can have a direct impact on your tire’s contact patch, which will affect how your ride handles.

How wide can I go on stock rims?

As a general rule of thumb, it’s safe to fit a tire up to 20 millimeters wider than stock on the original rim. The actual width of the tire will vary depending on the width of the rim: The tire will expand 5 millimeters for every half inch (12.5 millimeters) increase in rim width.

How wide is a 10 inch rim?

For instance, a 10-inch-wide rim (from bead seat to bead seat) might actually measure 10.5 inches or so if measured from outside edge to the opposing outside edge. Half of 10.5 inches is 5.25 inches. This halved number, or 5.25 inches, represents the midpoint of the rim width.

Is rim width the same as tire width?

Rim width and tire width are two closely related sizes.
Actually, there is an approved rim width range for every tire size, but on the other side, there is a tire width range for every rim size, specifically, rim width.

What size are my factory rims?

Look at the backside of the wheel.
If it’s an original wheel, you’ll ordinarily see imprinted on the spokes the make, origin country, OEM number, and size. But for a steel stock wheel, you may find the wheel size on the front side, or the face, of the wheel. For example, the size of the wheel will look like “18×7 ½ ”.

How wide is a WM3 rim?

Please make sure your Hub matches the one we show in this listing. Rim Size = WM3 (2.15″) X 19” X 40 Hole.

Are all 17 inch rims the same width?

No, a rim size is simply the diameter across the face.

What happens if the rim is too wide?

The ratio between the section width and the rim width is pretty important. If the rim width is too narrow, you pinch the tire in and cause it to balloon more in cross-section. If the rim width is too wide, you run the risk of the tire ripping away at high speed.

Do wider tires use more gas?

Tire Size. Larger tires decrease your fuel economy because they are heavier, while smaller tires increase fuel efficiency.

Can I increase rim size by 1 inch?

While you still need to ensure that wider tires will fit inside your wheel wells without rubbing, it’s common to add an inch of width to your wheels—for example, going from a 7-inch-wide rim to an 8-inch-wide one.

How wide is a 10.5 rim?

Equivalency table

What size tire fits a 10 wide rim?

The ideal or best tire size for 10-inch rim is 295. But you can, however, go a bit lower (285) or higher (305 or 315). But again, the perfect fit is a 295. Your only concern is ensuring your chosen tires are not excessively stretched or bulging out.

Will a 10 wide tire fit on a 9 wide rim?

Yes, every given rim width has a range of tire widths that will work on it. Rims too wide/tires too skinny.

Can any width tire fit on rim?

Tires are a part of the wheel setup. For instance, your vehicle has a set size of rims, but you can buy different sizes of tires to fit those rims, as long as the middle of the tires is the correct size. That being said, a vehicle with bigger rims will often be able to fit larger tires than other vehicles.

How do I know if a tire will fit my rim?

Identifying Compatible Tire Sizes
The first is in the driver’s door jam. Open up the driver’s door and look within the door jam or on the door itself and locate the sticker that has your tire information on it. Here you will find the wheel (rim) and tire size your vehicle came equipped with from the factory.

Does rim width matter?

Width and diameter are the two factors that determine tire and rim compatibility. For diameter you’ll need to be sure that your tires and wheels are an exact match, e.g. a 215/65R17 tire will only fit on a 17″ diameter wheel.

What width is a WM2 rim?

WM2 (1.85) WIDE STAINLESS STEEL RIMS.

How wide is a WM1 rim?

WM1 (1.60) WIDE STAINLESS STEEL RIMS.

How wide is a 75 width tire?

So your tire is 215 millimeters wide, or 8.471 inches wide. The second number in your tire size, 75, is the aspect ratio or section height. This is expressed as a percentage of the tire width. So your tire aspect ratio is 75 percent of its width, or 161 millimeters, or 6.35 inches.